Windows command prompt Keyboard shortcuts - Windows CMD (original) (raw)
| MOVING | |
|---|---|
| Move to beginning of line. | [Home] |
| Move to end of line. | [End] |
| Move one word to the left (backward). | Ctrl + ← |
| Move one word to the right (forward). | Ctrl + → |
| Move the cursor one character in the direction specified. | Arrow keys ↑→↓← |
| Move the screen one page up. | Page up |
| Move the screen one page down. | Page down |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the buffer. | Ctrl + Home (Mark mode) |
| Move the cursor to the end of the buffer. | Ctrl + End (Mark mode) |
| EDITING | |
| Clear command line. | ESC |
| Toggle Insert/Overwrite. | INSERT |
| Autocomplete folder/file name. | [Tab]also Shift+ [Tab] |
| Erase line to the left. | Ctrl + Home |
| Erase line to the right. | Ctrl + End |
| Erase character to the left. | ⌫ |
| Execute the current command. | Enter |
| Continue typing on the next line. | Shift+Enter |
| Insert a line break or as an escape character to make a literal character.You can also break a line at the pipe '|' character without a line continuation character.PowerShell 7 also allows the use of the pipe symbol at the start of a line as acontinuation character without needing a backtick. | ` |
| Enter Mark mode. | Ctrl + M |
| Select text in mark mode. | Shift + ←/→ |
| Copy the selected text. | Ctrl + Cor Ctrl + Insert |
| Paste the selected text. | Ctrl + Vor Shift + Insert |
| Display the editing shortcut menu (mark/copy/paste).If QuickEdit is disabled (in Properties>Options), then a Right-click will display an editingshortcut menu.To copy text to the Clipboard, right-click, choose Select, select the text and then press Enter. | Alt + Space + E |
| Signal end-of-file. | Ctrl + Z |
| DELETING | |
| Delete the character under the cursor. | Delete |
| Delete the character to the left of the cursor. | ⌫ Backspace |
| Clear the current line. | Esc |
| Delete all characters in the line after the cursor. | Ctrl+End |
| Delete all characters from the cursor to the beginning of a line. | Ctrl+Home |
| OTHER | |
| Scroll through history of typed commands. | ↓ / ↑ |
| Clear the command history. | Alt + F7 |
| Terminate execution or Cancel the current command (if nothing is selected). | Ctrl + C |
| Switch to/from full screen mode. | Alt + ENTERor F11 |
| Scroll window up. | ⇧ + PgUp |
| Scroll window Down. | ⇧ + PgDn |
“If NumLock is on, pressing a key on the numeric keypad while holding SHIFT overrides NumLock and instead generates an arrow key” ~ OldNewThing