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Ctrl+R — search history

Press Ctrl+R and start typing — the terminal finds the last command containing that text. Faster than scrolling with the up arrow.

# Press Ctrl+R, type "docker"
(reverse-i-search)`docker': docker-compose up -d
# Enter — execute, arrows — edit

alias — short commands

Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc (the git commands themselves are covered in Git flow):

# Git shortcuts
alias gs='git status'
alias ga='git add .'
alias gc='git commit -m'
alias gp='git push'
alias gl='git log --oneline -10'

# Navigation
alias ..='cd ..'
alias ...='cd ../..'
alias ll='ls -la'

# Docker
alias dcu='docker-compose up -d'
alias dcd='docker-compose down'

# Apply changes
source ~/.zshrc

&& and || — command chains

&& — run the next command only if the previous one succeeded. || — only if the previous one failed.

# Build and run (only if the build passed)
npm run build && npm start

# Create a folder and cd into it
mkdir my-project && cd my-project

# Go back to the previous directory
cd -

# Command history
history
history | grep docker   # find commands containing docker

# Run a command from history by number
!42

Hotkeys

  • Ctrl+C — interrupt the current command
  • Ctrl+L — clear the screen
  • Ctrl+A — jump to start of line
  • Ctrl+E — jump to end of line
  • Ctrl+W — delete the previous word
  • Tab — autocomplete
  • Tab Tab — show all options

Try zsh + Oh My Zsh — smart autocomplete, command highlighting, handy git plugins. And if you live in VS Code, the built-in terminal plus the right extensions cover 90% of tasks.

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