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:
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Select Edit ▸ Preferences ▸ Shortcuts.
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Select the shortcut that you wish to edit by clicking on it.
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Once the shortcut is selected, click on the shortcut key combination to edit it.
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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.
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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:
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Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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New Tab |
Shift+Ctrl+T |
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New Window |
Shift+Ctrl+N |
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Close Tab |
Shift+Ctrl+W |
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Close Window |
Shift+Ctrl+Q |
Edit shortcuts
The default shortcuts for options under Edit menu are:
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Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Copy |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
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Paste |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
View shortcuts
The default shortcuts for options in the View menu are:
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Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Full Screen |
F11 |
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Zoom In |
Ctrl++ |
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Zoom Out |
Ctrl+- |
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Normal Size |
Ctrl+0 |
Tab shortcuts
The default shortcuts for working with tabs are:
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Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Switch to Previous Tab |
Ctrl+Page Up |
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Switch to Next Tab |
Ctrl+Page Down |
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Move Tab to the Left |
Shift+Ctrl+Page Up |
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Move Tab to the Right |
Shift+Ctrl+Page Down |
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Switch to Tab 1 |
Alt+1 |
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Switch to Tab 2 |
Alt+2 |
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Switch to Tab 3 |
Alt+3 |
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Switch to Tab 4 |
Alt+4 |
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Switch to Tab 5 |
Alt+5 |
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Switch to Tab 6 |
Alt+6 |
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Switch to Tab 7 |
Alt+7 |
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Switch to Tab 8 |
Alt+8 |
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Switch to Tab 9 |
Alt+9 |
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Switch to Tab 10 |
Alt+0 |
Help shortcuts
The default shortcuts for accessing items in the Help menu are:
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Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Contents |
F1 |
Other
There are also some shortcuts that cannot be edited:
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Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Scroll up by one line |
Shift+Ctrl+Up |
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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 |
Keyboard shortcut |
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Erase a word |
Ctrl+W |
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Erase a line |
Ctrl+U |
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Move to the start of the line |
Ctrl+A |
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Move to the end of the line |
Ctrl+E |
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Move back one character |
Ctrl+B |
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Move back one word |
Alt+B |
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Move forward one character |
Ctrl+F |
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Move forward one word |
Alt+F |
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Delete from the cursor to the beginning of the line. |
Ctrl+u |
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Delete from the cursor to the end of the line. |
Ctrl+K |
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Delete from the cursor to the start of the word. |
Ctrl+W |
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Delete previous word |
Esc+Del or Esc+Backspace |
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Pastes text from the clipboard. |
Ctrl+Y |
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Clear the screen leaving the current line at the top of the screen. |
Ctrl+L |
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Reverse incremental search of history |
Ctrl+R |
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Reverse non-incremental search of history |
Alt+P |