Terminal: Replacing Ctrl+r with Ctrl+k

Question

I'm using Ctrl+r for searching command history in the terminal but this keyboard shortcut is not comfortable for me.

I would prefer using Ctrl+k

How can I update this keyboard shortcut?

(Updating to Ctrl+k in addition to Ctrl+r is also an option)

possible duplicate of http://askubuntu.com/questions/313589/changing-keyboard-shortcuts — codingEnthusiast, Feb 05 '15 at 10:06

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 27 '17 at 10:26

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You can use the shell builtin command "bind" for that. What you specifically want is:

bind '"\C-k":"\C-r"'

Put that in your ~/.bashrc file and it should work each time you open up a shell. For more details checkout the bind section here.

edited Jan 27 '17 at 10:26

Tshilidzi Mudau

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answered Feb 05 '15 at 11:11

Charles Tassell

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And in ZSH it's: bindkey "^K" history-incremental-search-backward – Eyal Levin Feb 05 '15 at 12:55

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:39

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Check this stack overflow question about a similar problem.

But my advice is to keep Ctrl+k and Ctrl+r as is and get used to, because Ctrl+k is used to erase from the cursor to the end of the line which is a very useful shortcut.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:39

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answered Feb 05 '15 at 11:24

xoner

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