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--- mkatari-bioinformatics-august-2013-introlinuxnotes [2015/06/03 17:49] – [Command Line Editing] mkatari
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 |Backspace (delete on MACs) |delete previous character|
 |Left Arrow, Right Arrow| move left and right on lines |
+|Up Arrow, down Arrow| previous and following command|
 |Ctrl-A| go to front of line|
+|Ctrl-E| go to end of line|
+|Ctrl-D| delete next character|
+|Ctrl-K| delete everything to the right of the character|
+|Ctrl-Y| paste|
+|Ctrl-C| stop a running job|
+Once you press enter the program will be executed. When your prompt returns, you know that the program has finished. If there is an output to the program it usually prints it on the screen (often referred to as the standard output)
+In the example below, ''date'' is
 ====== Logging in with X Windows ======
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 {{:emacswindow.png?300|}}
+====== Home Sweet Home ======
+When you first log in, you will be in a directory called “home directory”
+<code>
+/home/<your username>
+</code>
+Generally in this directory you have complete control over creating, modifying, and executing files in this or any sub directory you create. In order to return to your home directory simply type the command: “cd ~” at the prompt. Unless appropriate changes have been made you can can not enter anyone’s directory or even see what is in it.