Keyboard Shortcuts
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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