All linux terminals (whether they're running in or
outside X etc.) support the following.
Note you can see mappings with `stty -a`

KeyActionNotes
Shift+{PgUp,PgDown}Scroll back,forwardThe scroll buffer is configurable in each terminal program. For e.g. the scroll buffer is lost when you switch virtual consoles as it uses video memory.
Ctrl+lredrawVery handy if command line is messed up with wall messages, or mc session is corrupted for e.g.
Ctrl+spause 
Ctrl+qresume 
Ctrl+udel to start of line 
Ctrl+wdel word (to left) 
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