Show HN: Tip – use ctrl and w to rapid delete in terminal / shell

Re:Show HN: Tip – use ctrl and w to rapid delete in terminal... by stevekemp on Wednesday March 18, 2015 @06:28AM (#9224546)

This handling comes from readline, rather than your terminal/shell.

Readline has many shortcuts available here's a random assortment:

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Re:Show HN: Tip – use ctrl and w to rapid delete in terminal... by ksherlock on Wednesday March 18, 2015 @02:16PM (#9227524)

^W, ^U, ^C, ^S, ^Q, ^Z, etc are handled by the terminal driver. See stty -a

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