• Keyboard Shortcuts

Command Prompt Shortcuts RELATED: The new Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts may not be enabled by default, so be sure to open first. Shortcuts for Copying and Pasting Text at the Command Prompt • Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert: Pastes text at the cursor. • Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert: Copies the selected text to the clipboard. Shortcuts for Selecting Text at the Command Prompt RELATED: Many of the now finally work in the Command Prompt! These shortcuts include: • Ctrl+A: Select all text in the current line if the line contains text. If it’s an empty line, select all text in the Command Prompt. • Shift+Left/Right/Up/Down: Moves the cursor left a character, right a character, up a line, or down a line, selecting the text along the way.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Continue pressing arrow keys to select more text. • Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right: Moves the cursor one word to the left or right, selecting that word along the way. • Shift+Home/End: Moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the current line, selecting text along the way. • Shift+Page Up/Page Down: Moves the cursor up or down a screen, selecting text.

• Ctrl+Shift+Home/End: Moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the “screen buffer,” selecting all text between the cursor and the beginning or end of the Command Prompt’s output. More Command Prompt Shortcuts • Ctrl+Up/Down: Moves one line up or down in the Command Prompt’s history — it’s like using the scroll bar. • Ctrl+Page Up/Page Down: Moves one page up or down in the Command Prompt’s history — it’s like scrolling even farther.