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Ctrl + A doesn't work in Bash Terminal on OS X Lion
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Mar 15, 202613877 viewsConfidence Score0%
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In bash windows using the Terminal.app on OS X Lion, I can no longer use ctrl + A as a shortcut for going to the start of the command line. Other ctrl characters like ctrl + E don't work any longer either. Any ideas?
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Fix for: Ctrl + A doesn't work in Bash Terminal on OS X Lion
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