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Move by word in bash

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Mar 15, 202619764 views

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In bash, you can move to the beginning of the line with CTRL+A, and the end with CTRL+E. How can I move forward and backward by word?

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With emacs bindings: Meta-B moves back a word and Meta-F moves forward a word. Ctrl-B moved back a character and Ctrl-F moves forward a character. So B vs F is backwards vs forward and Meta vs Ctrl is word vs character. The exact mapping of Meta may…

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Move by word in bash

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