Comprehensive shortcuts that maximize terminal productivity with advanced features like completion, screen control, and special input

Tab

Tab completion

Auto-completes partially typed commands or filenames. Press Tab again to show all candidates if multiple exist.

💡 Hint: Tab

🎯 Auto-complete filenames and commands to dramatically reduce typing

Ctrl+L

Clear screen

Clears the terminal screen (keeps current command line).

💡 Hint: cLear

🎯 Clear the screen to organize workspace and improve visibility and focus

Ctrl+C

Interrupt command

Forcefully terminates the currently running command.

💡 Hint: Cancel

🎯 Safely interrupt running commands to immediately regain system control

Ctrl+Z

Suspend job

Suspends the current job to the background.

💡 Hint: Zzz... (suspend)

🎯 Suspend long-running processes to work on other tasks in parallel

Ctrl+D

End of file/Logout

Exits the shell when on empty line. Deletes character at cursor when typing.

💡 Hint: Done

🎯 Quickly exit shell sessions to efficiently switch between tasks

Ctrl+[

Escape

Same as ESC key. Used for switching to vi mode, etc.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + [ (ESC alternative)

🎯 Access advanced editing features like switching to vi mode

Ctrl+V

Quoted insert

Inserts the next special character literally (without escaping).

💡 Hint: Verbatim

🎯 Insert special characters literally to enable writing complex commands and scripts

Ctrl+J

Enter

Same as Enter key. Executes the command.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + J (Enter alternative)

🎯 Execute commands with Ctrl+J to reliably send commands even in special environments

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