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More Terminal Tricks​

  • Use ↑ and ↓ to navigate between your previous commands.

  • Use Ctrl + r to search for a previously issued command.

  • Use Ctrl + A to navigate to the beginning of the line.

  • Use Ctrl + E to navigate to the end of the line.

  • Use Alt + B to navigate one word to the left of the cursor.

  • Use Alt + F to navigate one word to the right of the cursor.

  • Use Alt + Backspace to delete one word to the left of the cursor.

  • Use Ctrl + Delete to delete one word to the right of the cursor.

  • Use Ctrl + D to close the current terminal.

Altering the Prompt​

You can modify your prompt while keeping the same user and hostname, by using the PS1 environment variable. Check out how you can do this here.

Alternatives to Bash​

There are quite a few alternatives to Bash, such as zsh and DASH. Feel free to experiment with them in your free time.

Hardcore Python​

Python is well-known for being able to produce short code. A part of this feature owes to its list comprehensions and its join function.

If you want to learn even more, take a look at Python's built-in list operations: Learning about lambda functions will surely ease your use of the above functions.