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→Part 1: Using the Linux Shell
# Type the following Linux command, but DON’T press the ''ENTER'' key:<br><span style="font-family:courier;color:blue;font-weight:bold">cd /bin</span><br><br>
# Press the <span style="font-family:courier;color:blue;font-weight:bold">ctrl-a</span> key combination. What happens?<br><br>
# Press the <span style="font-family:courier;color:blue;font-weight:bold">alt-f</span> key combination '''two times'''<br>(OPTION+right-arrow for Mac OSx).<br><br>What happens?WARNING: If you are using the graphical SSH application, that key combination brings up a menu. You wouldn't have this problem if you ran SSH in the Windows command terminal. Just press <ESC> and move the cursor to the beginning of the text "'''/bin'''"<br><br>
# Press the <span style="font-family:courier;color:blue;font-weight:bold">alt-b</span> key combination '''one time'''.<br>(OPTION+left-arrow for Mac OSx).<br><br>What happens?<br><br>'''NOTE:''' These short-cut keys should work if you issued the ssh command within a terminal. If you are using a '''graphical''' windows SSH application, would would need to configure the application to understand the ''META'' (alt) key for shortcut commands (i.e. not shortcuts for the ''application menu'').<br><br><table align="right"><tr valign="top"><td>[[Image:ctrl-b.png|thumb|right|150px|'''alt-b''' moves one word backwards for Windows OS]]</td><td>[[Image:ctrl-w.png|thumb|right|150px|'''ctrl-w''' deletes a word to <u>left</u> of the cursor.]]</td><td>[[Image:new-ls.png|thumb|right|150px|After command is deleted, then type new command and press '''ctrl-e''' to move to end of the command line.]]</td></tr></table>
# Use a combinate of the '''ctrl-a''' and '''alt-f''' keys (or Mac equivalent) until the cursor is to the '''<u>right</u>''' of the '''cd''' command<br><br>
