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How to navigate long commands faster?

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Is there a way speed up Linux CLI navigation when I must enter long commands?
I simply use arrows right now, and - if I have a long command it takes some time to get from start of the command to the middle of it.

Is there a way to for example jump to the middle of the command without using arrows?

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answered 1 Year ago panshow · Accepted Answer

Some useful line editing key bindings provided by the Readline library:

Ctrl + A: go to the beginning of line

Ctrl + E: go to the end of line

Alt + B: skip one word backward

Alt + F: skip one word forward

Ctrl + U: delete to the beginning of line

Ctrl + K: delete to the end of line

Alt + D: delete to the end of word