Question

Which is the command to move the cursor to the beginning of line in mysql input editor?

(a) Ctrl-E

(b) Ctrl-D

(c) Esc-a

(d) Ctrl-A

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Answer 1

Right answer is (d) Ctrl-A

For explanation I would say: Control-A moves the cursor to the beginning of the line. Ctrl-E moves the cursor to the end of the line. Control-D deletes the character under the cursor whereas Esc-a is not valid.