3.4.3.2 CLI Editing Commands

These commands are used for editing text on a line. The C character means press the Control Key.

C-h

DEL

Delete the character before point.

C-d

Delete the character after point.

M-d

Forward kill word.

C-w

Backward kill word.

C-k

Kill to the end of the line.

C-u

Kill line from the beginning, erasing input.

C-t

Transpose character.

C-v

Interpret following character literally. Do not treat it specially. This can be used to, e.g., type in a literal ? rather than do help completion.