Basic Operations

Key Bindings

The shell provides bash-like key operations to make it easier to enter commands. Below is a list of key operations that you can use in the shell.

Ctrl Key	Single Key	Function
Ctrl + I	TAB	Autocomplete command and file names
Ctrl + P	Up	Show previous history
Ctrl + N	Down	Show next history
Ctrl + B	Left	Move cursor one character left
Ctrl + F	Right	Move cursor one character right
Ctrl + A	Home	Move cursor to the beginning of the line
Ctrl + E	End	Move cursor to the end of the line
Ctrl + D	Delete	Delete the character at the cursor position
Ctrl + H	Back	Delete the character before the cursor
Ctrl + J	Return	Confirm input
Ctrl + K		Delete from cursor to end of line
Ctrl + U		Delete from before cursor to beginning of line

Help Option

Each command is equipped with a help option --help (or -h) that displays the command's detailed usage information.

L:/>cp --help
Usage: cp [OPTION]... SOURCE... DEST
Options:
 -h --help      prints this help
 -r --recursive copies directories recursively
 -v --verbose   prints what is being done
 -f --force     overwrites existing files without prompting