| Key Sequence | Action |
| Ctrl-b or Left Arrow | Move cursor back one position |
| Ctrl-f or Right Arrow | Move cursor forward on position |
| Delete | Delete character currently beneath the cursor |
| Backspace | Delete character to the left of the cursor |
| Ctrl-_ | Undo previous change (can be repeated to undo all previous changes) |
| Ctrl-a | Move cursor to the start of the line |
| Ctrl-e | Move cursor to the end of the line |
| Meta-f or Esc then f | Move cursor forward one word |
| Meta-b or Esc then b | Move cursor back on word |
| Ctrl-l | Clear the screen of everything except current command |
| Ctrl-k | Delete to end of line from current cursor position |
| Meta-d or Esc then d | Delete to end of current word |
| Meta-DEL or Esc then DEL | Delete beginning to current word |
| Ctrl-w | Delete from current cursor position to previous white space |