I could see these shortcuts being really useful! One snag is that the behavior doesn’t seem to be consistent between X11 and regular Aqua apps.īut, this still doesn’t help me just move back a word. Otherwise, you will need to remove some content from your Mac to clean up the. (In X11, entire line.)Ĭmd-delete to delete entire line of text behind cursor. resize apfs container catalina Therefore, to make the most of your Mac.
Option+delete to delete entire word behind cursor. And this Lifehacker article, The Mac OS X Delete Key: It Goes Both Ways, has gotten me a step in the right direction:įn-delelte to delete text in front of the cursor
I’ve been in the market for a way to move back by word for awhile. In both X11 and Aqua apps like Mailplane, TextMate, and Firefox, I regularly use:Ĭtrl-a to move to the beginning of a line
