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		wazoox on April 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Shell Productivity Tips and Tricks Ctrl-u (delete everything from the cursor to the beginning of line) is one less stroke for the very same result :)

usrme on April 25, 2020 [–]

Ctrl+U is also really handy for clearing password (or any other input) lines where you know you made a mistake, but don't want to just spam Backspace until you think you've gotten to the beginning.

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