In bash, how does one clear the current input?

Question

Suppose in bash you start writing a command like:

$ rm -rf /foo/bar/really/long/path/here

and then realize you don\'t want to execute this

Answer 1

There are two options to do this

ctrl+c - this clears the whole line, no matter where the cursor is.

ctrl+u - this clear the line from the position of the cursor until the beginning.