# Worth Reading: Terminal Line Editing

DevFeed: [Worth Reading: Terminal Line Editing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/worth-reading-terminal-line-editing-11048.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2024/07/worth-reading-terminal-line-editing/>)

Published: 2024-07-10T09:01:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [Terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terminal.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>)

Tags: [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [deep](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deep.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terminal.md>), [worth-reading](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/worth-reading.md>)

## AI overview

This recommendation highlights Julia Evans's deep dive into why command-line editing is unavailable in some Linux utilities, including the ancient sh. It covers how CTRL-A moves to the beginning of a line and how to enable command-line editing in these utilities.

## Source excerpt

In another wonderful deep dive, Julia Evans explains why you can't edit the command line in some Linux utilities like the ancient sh. You'll also figure out: Why does CTRL-A jump to the beginning of the line? How can you enable command line editing in ancient utilities? Have fun!