Keyboard shortcuts for Command Line:
In this article, we are going to see keyboard shortcuts for Command-Line.
Last updated on Oct 01, 2020.
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Navigation Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Home | It is used to move the selection point to the beginning of the line |
| End | Helps to move the selection point to the end of the current line |
| CTRL+← | It will move the selection point to the beginning of the previous work on the current line |
| CTRL+→ | This shortcut is used to move the selection point to the beginning of the next work on the current line |
| CTRL+↑ | It will help to scroll the page up without moving the insertion point |
| CTRL+↓ | It is used to scroll the page down without moving the insertion point |
| CTRL+M | It shows enter or exit mode |
Text Selection Shortcuts:
| Shortcuts | Function |
|---|---|
| CTRL+A | It helps to select all the text in the current lines |
| Shift+← | This shortcut is used to extend current selection by one character to the left |
| Shift+→ | Helps to extend current selection by one character to the right |
| Shift+Ctrl+↑ | It extends current selection by one word to the left |
| Shift+Ctrl+↓ | It also extends the current selection by one word to the right |
| Shift+↑ | This shortcut key used to extend the current selection by one line up and the selection extends to the same position in the previous line |
| Shift+↓ | It will extend the current selection by one line down and the selection extends to the same position in the previous line |
| Shift+Home | It is used to extend the current selection to the beginning of the command |
| Shift+End | This shortcut is used to extend the current selection to the end of the current line |
| Ctrl+Shift+Home | It will extend current selection to the beginning of the screen buffer |
| Ctrl+Shift+End | It helps to extend the current selection to the end of the screen buffer |
| Shift+PageUp | It is used to extend current selection by one page up |
Text Manipulation Shortcuts:
| Shortcuts | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+CorCtrl+Insert | This shortcut is used to copy the currently selected text |
| Ctrl+VorShift+Insert | It helps to paste the text from the clipboard |
| Backspace | It will delete the character left to the insertion point |
| Ctrl+Backspace | This shortcut is used to delete the word left to the insertion point |
| Tab | It shows autocomplete folders and file names |
| Esc | Used to delete current line |
| Insert | It performs Toggle insertion mode. In this mode, the things that you type will be inserted at the current location and overwrite the content when this mode is turned off |
| Ctrl+Home | It will delete the text from the insertion point at the beginning of the current line |
| Ctrl+End | It is also deleted the text from the insertion point at the end of the current line |
| Ctrl+Z | It will help to mark the end of a line |
Command History Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| F3 | It will help to repeat the previous command |
| ↑orF5 | It is used to scroll back through previous commands |
| ↓ | Helps to scroll forward through previous commands |
| →orF1 | This command performs to retype the previous command character by character |
| F7 | It shows the history of previous commands |
| Alt+F7 | Used to clear the command history |
| F8 | This is used to move backward in the command history to commands matching the current command |
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