Bash shortcut – Navigation
Ctrl + a Go to the beginning of the line.
Ctrl + e Go to the end of the line.
Alt + f Move the cursor forward one word.
Alt + b Move the cursor back one word.
Ctrl + f Move the cursor forward one character.
Ctrl + b Move the cursor back one character.
Ctrl + x, x Toggle between the current cursor position and the beginning of the line.
# Add to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_aliases the follow command:
bind '"C-f": "C-a YOUR_COMMAND C-j"'
# Example:
bind '"C-f": "C-a echo $(date) C-j"'
# When you press `CTRL`+`F` will run YOUR_COMMAND.
## For BASH
# Add to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_aliases the follow command:
bind '"C-f": "C-a YOUR_COMMAND C-j"'
# Example:
bind '"C-f": "C-a echo $(date) C-j"' # CTRL+F run YOUR_COMMAND
####
## For ZSH
# Add to your ~/.zshrc the follow command:
bindkey -s "C-f" "C-a YOUR_COMMAND C-j"
# Example:
bindkey -s "C-f" "C-a date C-j" # CTRL+F