Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut
Description

Ctrl + Shift + N

Open new terminal window.

Ctrl + Shift + T

Open new tab on current terminal.

Ctrl + Shift + D

Detach window.

Ctrl + Shift + W

Close current tab.

Ctrl + Shift + Q

Close terminal window.

Ctrl + PageUp

Move to previous tab.

Ctrl + PageDown

Move to next tab.

Alt + Number (1,2,3)

Move to tab 1/2/3.

Ctrl + Shift + C

Copy from terminal.

Ctrl + Shift + V

Paste to terminal.

Ctrl + Shift + A

Select all.

Ctrl + Shift + F

Search.

Up Arrow / Ctrl + P

Scrolls through the commands you've entered before.

Down Arrow / Ctrl + N

Takes you back to a more recent command.

Ctrl + R

Searches for commands you've already typed.

Ctrl + A / Home

Moves the cursor to the start of a line.

Ctrl + E / End

Moves the cursor to the end of a line.

Ctrl + K

Deletes from the current cursor position to the end of the line.

Ctrl + U

Deletes from the start of the line to the current cursor position.

Ctrl + W

Deletes the word before the cursor.

Ctrl + Y

Revert that remove by Ctrl + W.

Alt + B

Goes back one word at a time.

Alt + Shift + F

Moves forward one word at a time.

Alt + C

Capitalizes letter where cursor is and moves to end of word.

Ctrl + L

Clear terminal output.

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