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    For xterm, it's configurable. Probably not generally available for other terminals. Commented Dec 15, 2015 at 11:02
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    Using what terminal? You can do this in tools like screen or tmux for example. I'm sure you can configure some terminals to do so as well. Please edit and tell us what you work with. Commented Dec 15, 2015 at 11:55
  • See also ^E/^Y in vi/less/screen Commented Dec 15, 2015 at 12:52
  • Do you mean the virtual console on Fedora or any of the many X11 terminal emulators available for the several desktop environments available there? Commented Dec 16, 2015 at 10:12
  • On the console (what you reach with Ctrl+Alt+F2), no. In a GUI terminal, maybe: it depends which terminal — there are many. Which one you get depends on the desktop environment and its configuration, not on the distribution. You can tell by running ps $PPID in the terminal. Commented Dec 16, 2015 at 10:43