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Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of keys that allow you to perform
actions, such as opening the settings dialog or accessing a feature
inside Terminal quickly. These shortcuts can be modified to suit your
preferences.
To change a keyboard shortcut:
1.Select Edit Preferences Shortcuts.
2.Select the shortcut that you wish to edit by clicking on it.
3.Once the shortcut is selected, click on the shortcut key combination to
edit it.
4. Press your desired shortcut key combination as you would enter it to
use it. The keys that you can use include Alt , Alt Gr , Ctrl , Shift ,
number and letter keys.
Mnemonic key combinations, such as Alt + F will not work.
5.Once you have entered your new shortcut, it will automatically be
saved and you should see it in the list next to the corresponding
action.
To disable a shortcut, edit it and press the Backspace instead of
the new shortcut.

File shortcuts
The default shortcuts for options under File menu are:
Action
New Tab
New Window
Close Tab
Close Window

Keyboard Shortcut
Shift + Ctrl + T
Shift + Ctrl + N
Shift + Ctrl + W
Shift + Ctrl + Q

Edit shortcuts
The default shortcuts for options under Edit menu are:
Action Keyboard Shortcut
Copy Ctrl + Shift + C
Paste Ctrl + Shift + V

View shortcuts
The default shortcuts for options in the View menu are:

Action
Full Screen
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Normal Size

Keyboard Shortcut
F11
Ctrl + +
Ctrl + Ctrl + 0

Tab shortcuts
The default shortcuts for working with tabs are:
Action
Switch to Previous Tab
Switch to Next Tab
Move Tab to the Left

Keyboard Shortcut
Ctrl + Page Up
Ctrl + Page Down
Shift + Ctrl + Page Up
Shift + Ctrl + Page
Move Tab to the Right
Down
Alt + 1
Switch to Tab 1
Alt + 2
Switch to Tab 2
Alt + 3
Switch to Tab 3
Alt + 4
Switch to Tab 4
Alt + 5
Switch to Tab 5
Alt + 6
Switch to Tab 6
Alt + 7
Switch to Tab 7
Alt + 8
Switch to Tab 8
Alt + 9
Switch to Tab 9
Alt + 0
Switch to Tab 10

Help shortcuts
The default shortcuts for accessing items in the Help menu are:
Action Keyboard Shortcut
Contents F1

Other
There are also some shortcuts that cannot be edited:
Action
Keyboard Shortcut
Shift + Ctrl + Up
Scroll up by one line
Scroll down by one line Shift + Ctrl + Down

Bash shortcuts
These are Bash shortcuts. Bash is usually the default shell.
Bash shell specific keyboard shortcuts are:
Action
Erase a word
Erase a line
Move to the start of the line
Move to the end of the line

Keyboard shortcut
Ctrl + W
Ctrl + U
Ctrl + A
Ctrl + E

Action
Move back one character
Move back one word
Move forward one character
Move forward one word
Delete from the cursor to the beginning of the line.
Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.
Delete from the cursor to the start of the word.

Keyboard shortcut
Ctrl + B
Alt + B
Ctrl + F
Alt + F
Ctrl + u
Ctrl + K
Ctrl + W
Esc + Del or Esc + Backspac
Delete previous word
e
Ctrl + Y
Pastes text from the clipboard.
Clear the screen leaving the current line at the top of the screen. Ctrl + L
Ctrl + R
Reverse incremental search of history
Alt + P
Reverse non-incremental search of history

More Information
Advanced Settings
Terminal preferences
See Also
Copy and paste Copy and paste text in Terminal.
Keyboard accessibility Navigate around Terminal menus using
keyboard keys.
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