alt-f – move forward one word alt-b – move backwards one word ctrl-a – takes you to the begining of the command you are currently typing. ctrl-b – move backwards one character ctrl-c – kills the current command or process. ctrl-d – kills the shell. ctrl-e – takes you to the end of the command you are currently typing in. ctrl-f – move forward one character ctrl-h – deletes one letter at a time from the command you are typing in.