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I know that to jump to first character we have to type ctrl + a and ctrl + e for last character. But how do I jump to any character for example 4 character from start?

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Unsure about a specific character count, but since the Mac OS X command line uses bash these shortcuts come close to what you want to do:

  • ctrl + f lets you move forward one character.
  • ctrl + b lets you move back one character.

And here are the rest:

  • ctrl + a lets you go to the beginning of the line.
  • ctrl + e lets you go to the end of the line.
  • ctrl + p lets you retrieve the previous command.
  • ctrl + n lets you retrieve the next command.
  • alt + f lets you move forward one word.
  • alt + b lets you move back one word.

More details here.

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    Thanks for the reply but to shift by one character using arrow keys will work Oct 6, 2014 at 2:46

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