Keystroke Shortcuts
The following table lists the keystroke shortcuts that are available and the actions they perform.
Keystroke Sequence | Common Name | Action |
|---|---|---|
<DEL> | Delete | Backspace one character and delete |
? | Question Mark | Provides help information |
^A | Control+A | Position cursor to the start of the line |
^B | Control+B | Position cursor left one character |
^C | Control+C | Console interrupt character |
^D | Control+D | Delete current character |
^E | Control+E | Position cursor to end of line |
^F | Control+F | Position cursor right one character |
^H | Control+H | Backspace one character and delete |
^I | Tab | Complete current word |
^K | Control+K | Delete to end of line |
^L | Control+L | Redraw line |
^N | Control+N | Move down one line in command history |
^P | Control+P | Move up one line in command history |
^R | Control+R | Reverse search |
^T | Control+T | Switch characters |
^U | Control+U | Clears input and resets line buffer |
^W | Control+W | Deletes word |
^X | Control+X | Clears input and resets line buffer |
^Z | Control+Z | Exits current mode and returns to previous mode. |
\ | Back Slash | If character escaping, ignore special meaning of following character |
<SP> | Space | Separates keywords |
" | Quotation Mark | Surrounds a single token |
