PuTTY Keyboard Shortcuts:
PuTTY is a terminal emulator that is compatible with Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux Operating Systems. It is free and open-source software.
Let’s see the shortcuts for PuTTY that we have listed below.
Last updated on Aug 3, 2020.
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CTRL Key Bound Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Tab | Used to Auto-complete file and folder names |
| CTRL+W | It is Used to Delete the word before the cursor |
| CTRL+K | Used to Clear the line after the cursor |
| CTRL+T | This shortcut will Swap the last two characters before the cursor |
| Esc+T | Used to Swap the last two words before the cursor |
| Alt+F | Helps to Move cursor forward one word on the current line |
| Alt+B | Used to Move cursor backward one word on the current line |
| CTRL+A | This shortcut will Go to the beginning of the line you are currently typing on |
| CTRL+E | It will Go to the end of the line you are currently typing on |
| CTRL+L | Used to Clear the screen |
| CTRL+U | Used to clear the line before the cursor position. If you are at the end of the line, clears the entire line |
| CTRL+H | The function of this shortcut is Same as backspace |
| CTRL+R | Used to Search through previously used commands |
| CTRL+C | It will Kill whatever you are running |
| CTRL+D | Used to Exit the current shell |
| CTRL+Z | Used to Put whatever you are running into a suspended background process. Type fg to restore it |
Alt Key Bound Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Alt+< | This shortcut is used to Move to the first line in the history |
| Alt+> | It will move to the last line in the history |
| Alt+? | Used to Show the current completion list |
| Alt+* | Used to Insert all possible completions |
| Alt+/ | This shortcut Attempt to complete filename |
| Alt+. | It will pull the last argument to the previous command |
| Alt+B | Used to Move backward |
| Alt+C | It is used to Capitalize the word |
| Alt+D | It will Delete word |
| Alt+F | Used to Move forward |
| Alt+L | Used to Make word lowercase |
| Alt+U | It is Used to Make word uppercase |
| Alt+N | Used to Search the history forwards non-incremental |
| Alt+P | This shortcut is used to Search the history backward non-incremental |
| Alt+R | Used to Recall command |
| Alt+T | Helps to Move words around |
| Alt+Backspace | Used to Delete backward from the cursor |
In this article, you can learn all the shortcuts for PuTTY. Kindly, leave your feedback in the comment section.
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