Mar 08, 2016
In an earlier post, I mentioned how awesome the command prompt improvements in Windows 10 are. In this post, I'll dig a little deeper into some of the shortcut keys that make life a joy [finally] when working in the console!
Selecting Text
Shortcut Keys |
What it does |
SHIFT + UP ARROW |
Selects text up one line, starting from the insertion point. |
SHIFT + DOWN ARROW |
Selects text down one line, starting from the insertion point. |
SHIFT + LEFT ARROW |
Selects text one character to the left. |
SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW |
Selects text one character to the right. |
SHIFT + HOME |
If the cursor is in the line being currently edited:
otherwise: Selects the text form the current position to the left margin. |
SHIFT + END |
If the cursor is in the line being currently edited:
otherwise: Selects the text from the current position to the right margin. |
SHIFT + PAGE UP |
Extends selection up one ‘screen’ height. |
SHIFT + PAGE DOWN |
Extends selection down one ‘screen’ height. |
CTRL + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW |
Extends the selection one word to the left. |
CTRL + SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW |
Extends the selection one word to the right. |
CTRL + SHIFT + HOME |
Extend selection to the beginning of the screen buffer. |
CTRL + SHIFT + END |
Extend selection to the end of the screen buffer. |
Editing Text
Shortcut Keys |
What it does |
CTRL + V |
Paste clipboard contents into the command line. |
SHIFT + INS |
Paste clipboard contents into the command line. |
CTRL + C |
Copy the selected text to the clipboard. |
CTRL + INS |
Copy the selected text to the clipboard. |
Wait, what?!
CTRL + C copies text? But I've been using CTRL + C as my BREAK keystroke. Not to worry, when no text is selected, CTRL + C will still send the BREAK. However, with text selected, the initial CTRL + C will copy and clear the selection and a subsequent will BREAK.
History Keys
Shortcut Keys |
What it does |
CTRL + UP ARROW |
Moves to the previous line in the output history. |
CTRL + DOWN ARROW |
Moves to the next line in the output history. |
CTRL + PAGE UP |
Moves up one screen height in the output history. |
CTRL + PAGE DOWN |
Moves down one screen height in the output history. |
As you can see, it's good that finally, we have a lot more control from the keyboard when working in a console!
Happy pecking.
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