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My FAV key combo is simple: FN + Backspace

Since I use the terminal ALOT, this key combo is the same behavior as delete on a full keyboard. It will delete text in front of the cursor.

Another helpful one I found out through trial and error is Fn + Shift + <- OR ->

The above moves the cursors placement to the beginning or end of a terminal prompt. Hope this helps someone else :)

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You will see the same behavior with the emacs shortcut Ctrl-D on most system text areas, as well as in the terminal. I even added it as a Vim mapping in my config.

While we're here:

  ^A - Home (beginning of line, A is the first letter of the alphabet)
  ^D - Delete (the character to the right of the cursor, or the one underneath the block cursor)
  ^E - End (end of line, E for End)
  ^T - Transpose (switch the characters left and right of the cursor, for example "acbd" with the cursor between "c" and "b" would become "abcd")

Fn + arrow keys = PgUp, PgDown, Home, End.

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