Move the cursor to the Terminal

In my case, Terminal.app is one of the most widely used applications in the operating system. And the first thing that seems inconvenient is a reaction to the usual keyboard shortcuts regarding cursor movement. Let me explain by the example of graphic applications. You probably often have to work with text editing, and use keyboard shortcuts using arrows and system keys to move the cursor to the beginning of a word or line. So I have to disappoint you, but in the terminal these tricks will not work. Until we go there with a file. For the cause.

In fact, I put it not quite correctly. The above steps can be done, but you will have to use several other combinations. Which ones? In response to this question, I compared the keyboard shortcuts performed in the graphical interface with those used in the terminal, and captured the result in the following table:

Actions	GUI	Terminal
Move the cursor to the beginning of the word	Option ⌥ + Left key ←	Esc ⎋ + B
Move the cursor by the end of the word	Option ⌥ + Right key →	Esc ⎋ + F
Move the cursor at the end of the text	Option + Down key ↓	Control ⌃ + A or Shift + Home ↖
Move the cursor to the beginning of the text	Option ⌥ + Up key ↑	Control ⌃ + E or Shift + End ↘
Delete the word in front of the cursor	Option ⌥ + Backspace ⌫	Control + W or Option ⌥ + Backspace ⌫
Delete the word after the cursor	Option ⌥ + Delete ⌦	Esc ⎋ + D

At the moment, my goal is to bring everything to any one scheme. Technically, it is much easier to simply configure the terminal, which, by the way, has quite flexible settings. We need to go to the Settings menu, the Keyboard submenu. For those who have Russian localization, you can see the screenshot below to get your bearings:
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In the terminal, you can work both locally and remotely. In order to achieve more complete compatibility with other operating systems, in terms of control from the keyboard, we will need to tick the “Use option as meta key” box. This action will also eliminate the problems that may arise when using some text editors. Now back to what was intended. Click the button “Add key setting”, which is depicted as a mathematical plus sign, and enter your settings for each action. About this in order:

1. Move the cursor to the beginning of the word.
   Key: cursor left
   Modifier: option
   Action: send string to shell
   In the input field, press "Esc ⎋ + B" or paste the code "\ 033b"
2. Move the cursor to the end of the word.
   Key: cursor right
   Modifier: option
   Action: send string to shell
   In the input field, press "Esc ⎋ + F" or paste the code "\ 033f"
3. Move the cursor to the beginning of the text.
   Key: cursor up
   Modifier: option
   Action: send string to shell
   In the input field, click "Control ⌃ + E" or paste the code "\ 005"
4. Move the cursor to the end of the text.
   Key: cursor down
   Modifier: option
   Action: send string to shell
   In the input field, click "Control ⌃ + A" or paste the code "\ 001"
5. Delete the word after the cursor.
   Key: forward delete
   Modifier: option
   Action: send string to shell
   In the input field, press "Esc ⎋ + D" or paste the code "\ 033d"

In addition, it is worth mentioning the additional keyboard shortcuts that are available either in graphical applications or only in the terminal:

Actions	GUI	Terminal
Delete line	Command + Backspace ⇧	-
Delete all to the left of the cursor	-	Control ⌃ + U
Delete all to the right of the cursor.	-	Control ⌃ + K

Of course, everything is individual and each sees in its own way a perfectly tuned Terminal. With questions or comments, welcome to comments.

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