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PuTTy Keyboard Shortcuts

    PuTTy Keyboard Shortcuts

    PuTTy Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

    General Shortcuts

    Open context menu

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • (right click)

    Jump to the start of the line

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • A

    Move back a character

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • B

    Terminal the command

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • C

    Delete from under the cursor

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • D

    Jump to the end of the line

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • E

    Move forward a character

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • F

    Delete to end-of-line

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • K

    Clear the screen

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • L

    Search the history backwards

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • R

    Search the history backwards with multi occurrence

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • R

    Delete backward from cursor

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • U

    Move between end-of-line and current cursor position

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • X
    • +
    • X

    Show possible hostname completions

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • X
    • +
    • @

    Suspend or stop the command

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Z

    Move to the first line in the history

    • Alt
    • +
    • Left

    Move to the last line in the history

    • Alt
    • +
    • Right

    Show current completion list

    • Alt
    • +
    • ?

    Insert all possible completions

    • Alt
    • +
    • *

    Attempt to complete filename

    • Alt
    • +
    • /

    Yank last argument to previous command

    • Alt
    • +
    • .

    Move backward

    • Alt
    • +
    • B

    Capitalize the word

    • Alt
    • +
    • C

    Delete word

    • Alt
    • +
    • D

    Move forward

    • Alt
    • +
    • F

    Make word lowercase

    • Alt
    • +
    • L

    Search the history forwards non-incremental

    • Alt
    • +
    • N

    Search the history backwards non-incremental

    • Alt
    • +
    • P

    Recall command

    • Alt
    • +
    • R

    Move words around

    • Alt
    • +
    • T

    Make word uppercase

    • Alt
    • +
    • U

    Delete backwards from the cursor

    • Alt
    • +
    • Backspace

    PuTTy Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

    General Shortcuts

    Open context menu

    • Cmd
    • +
    • (right click)

    Jump to the start of the line

    • Cmd
    • +
    • A

    Move back a character

    • Cmd
    • +
    • B

    Terminal the command

    • Cmd
    • +
    • C

    Delete from under the cursor

    • Cmd
    • +
    • D

    Jump to the end of the line

    • Cmd
    • +
    • E

    Move forward a character

    • Cmd
    • +
    • F

    Delete to end-of-line

    • Cmd
    • +
    • K

    Clear the screen

    • Cmd
    • +
    • L

    Search the history backwards

    • Cmd
    • +
    • R

    Search the history backwards with multi occurrence

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • R

    Delete backward from cursor

    • Cmd
    • +
    • U

    Move between end-of-line and current cursor position

    • Cmd
    • +
    • X
    • +
    • X

    Show possible hostname completions

    • Cmd
    • +
    • X
    • +
    • @

    Suspend or stop the command

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Z

    Move to the first line in the history

    • Alt
    • +
    • Left

    Move to the last line in the history

    • Alt
    • +
    • Right

    Show current completion list

    • Alt
    • +
    • ?

    Insert all possible completions

    • Alt
    • +
    • *

    Attempt to complete filename

    • Alt
    • +
    • /

    Yank last argument to previous command

    • Alt
    • +
    • .

    Move backward

    • Alt
    • +
    • B

    Capitalize the word

    • Alt
    • +
    • C

    Delete word

    • Alt
    • +
    • D

    Move forward

    • Alt
    • +
    • F

    Make word lowercase

    • Alt
    • +
    • L

    Search the history forwards non-incremental

    • Alt
    • +
    • N

    Search the history backwards non-incremental

    • Alt
    • +
    • P

    Recall command

    • Alt
    • +
    • R

    Move words around

    • Alt
    • +
    • T

    Make word uppercase

    • Alt
    • +
    • U

    Delete backwards from the cursor

    • Alt
    • +
    • Backspace