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PuTTy

A visual cheat-sheet for the 32 keyboard shortcuts found on the PuTTy app

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Overview

Total Shortcuts: 32

  • General Shortcuts:32 shortcuts

General Shortcuts

  • Open context menuCtrl + (right click)
  • Jump to the start of the lineCtrl + A
  • Move back a characterCtrl + B
  • Terminal the commandCtrl + C
  • Delete from under the cursorCtrl + D
  • Jump to the end of the lineCtrl + E
  • Move forward a characterCtrl + F
  • Delete to end-of-lineCtrl + K
  • Clear the screenCtrl + L
  • Search the history backwardsCtrl + R
  • Search the history backwards with multi occurrenceCtrl + Shift + R
  • Delete backward from cursorCtrl + U
  • Move between end-of-line and current cursor positionCtrl + X + X
  • Show possible hostname completionsCtrl + X + @
  • Suspend or stop the commandCtrl + Z
  • Move to the first line in the historyAlt + Left
  • Move to the last line in the historyAlt + Right
  • Show current completion listAlt + ?
  • Insert all possible completionsAlt + *
  • Attempt to complete filenameAlt + /
  • Yank last argument to previous commandAlt + .
  • Move backwardAlt + B
  • Capitalize the wordAlt + C
  • Delete wordAlt + D
  • Move forwardAlt + F
  • Make word lowercaseAlt + L
  • Search the history forwards non-incrementalAlt + N
  • Search the history backwards non-incrementalAlt + P
  • Recall commandAlt + R
  • Move words aroundAlt + T
  • Make word uppercaseAlt + U
  • Delete backwards from the cursorAlt + Backspace

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Ctrl Key Bound

  • Ctrl + a: Jump to the start of the line
  • Ctrl + b: Move back a char
  • Ctrl + c: Terminate the command
  • Ctrl + d: Delete from under the cursor
  • Ctrl + e: Jump to the end of the line
  • Ctrl + f: Move forward a char
  • Ctrl + k: Delete to EOL
  • Ctrl + l: Clear the screen
  • Ctrl + r: Search the history backwards
  • Ctrl + R: Search the history backwards with multi occurrence
  • Ctrl + u: Delete backward from cursor
  • Ctrl + xx: Move between EOL and current cursor position
  • Ctrl + x @: Show possible hostname completions
  • Ctrl + z: Suspend/ Stop the command

Alt Key Bound

  • Alt + <: Move to the first line in the history
  • Alt + >: Move to the last line in the history
  • Alt + ?: Show current completion list
  • Alt + *: Insert all possible completions
  • Alt + /: Attempt to complete filename
  • Alt + .: Yank last argument to previous command
  • Alt + b: Move backward
  • Alt + c: Capitalize the word
  • Alt + d: Delete word
  • Alt + f: Move forward
  • Alt + l: Make word lowercase
  • Alt + n: Search the history forwards non-incremental
  • Alt + p: Search the history backwards non-incremental
  • Alt + r: Recall command
  • Alt + t: Move words around
  • Alt + u: Make word uppercase
  • Alt + back-space: Delete backward from cursor

These shortcuts can help users navigate and interact with the command-line interface more efficiently, saving time and improving productivity.