Alternative to Alt+B and Alt+F to move between words in Linux?

MisterSnrub · 03-17-2013, 01:02 PM

I hate having to use the Alt key. It's clunky and awkward and difficult for my hands. Is there an easier way to move to the next/previous word? Is there a way to map Alt+F to Ctrl+right arrow and Alt+B to Ctrl+Left arrow?

I guess I should describe my setup: I connect to a CentOS server through PuTTY in Windows 7.

shivaa · 03-17-2013, 01:40 PM

What's function of Alt+F and Alt+B in Putty?

In the meantime, you have limited options under putty configuration as catagory > keyboard, where you can do modifications.

MisterSnrub · 03-17-2013, 07:40 PM

Alt+F goes forward a word on the command line. Alt+B moves back a word on the command line.

This isn't just PuTTY-specific. For example, in Terminal in OSX Option+F goes forward a word and Option+B goes back a word. But again, it's a pain to use the Option key when the control key is far preferable.

shivaa · 03-17-2013, 10:29 PM

Well, I don't think that there's any alternative to Alt+F and Alt+B in Putty. Meanwhile you can use following for ease,

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CTRL+A – Cursor moves at the beginning of the command
CTRL+E – Cursor moves at the end of the command
CTRL+H – Erase characters one by one from cursor position

chrism01 · 03-18-2013, 12:56 AM

Not sure if that's a Putty thing, but using a Centos system on my desktop; in an xterm session, ctrl-left. ctrl-right work for me (Centos 6.4) at the cmd line.