<!-- date: 2017-07-09 -->
<!-- title: Unix Line Discard -->
<!-- tag: Unix, Shell, Technology -->
<!-- key: jxiwr -->
<p>
  Type <code>C-u</code> (i.e., <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>u</kbd>) in Bash
  or Zsh to discard the current line of input.  To read more about it,
  enter <code>man bash</code> and then
  type <code>/unix-line-discard</code> to locate the relevant section
  of the manual.  Here is an excerpt:
</p>
<pre>
<code>unix-line-discard (C-u)
       Kill backward from point to the beginning of the line.
