zsh-keyboard-shortcuts-categorized.md

Cursor Movement

Key Combination	Description
Ctrl + A	Move to the beginning of the line
Ctrl + E	Move to the end of the line
Ctrl + B	Move one character backward
Ctrl + F	Move one character forward
Alt + B	Move one word backward
Alt + F	Move one word forward
Alt + [Right Arrow]	Move one word forward
Alt + [Left Arrow]	Move one word backward

Text Manipulation

Key Combination	Description
Ctrl + K	Kill (cut) to the end of the line
Ctrl + U	Kill (cut) the entire line
Ctrl + W	Kill (cut) word backward
Alt + D	Kill word forward
Ctrl + T	Transpose (swap) characters
Alt + T	Transpose (swap) words
Ctrl + Y	Yank (paste) from buffer
Alt + y	Rotate yanked text

History Navigation

Key Combination	Description
Ctrl + N	Move to the next line or history item
Ctrl + P	Move to the previous line or history item
Alt + .	Insert last word from previous command
Ctrl + R	Search history backward
Ctrl + S	Search history forward
Alt + <	Move to the beginning of history or buffer
Alt + >	Move to the end of history or buffer

Autocompletion and Help

Key Combination	Description
Ctrl + I	Expand or complete command
Alt + ?	Show command for current keybinding
Ctrl + X, h	Display help for completion

Miscellaneous

Key Combination	Description
Ctrl + G	Send a break/interrupt signal
Ctrl + L	Clear the screen
Ctrl + M	Accept the current line
Ctrl + J	Accept the current line
Ctrl + O	Accept current line and move to the next history item
Ctrl + Q	Push current line to buffer
Ctrl + V	Insert next character verbatim
Ctrl + X, *	Expand word to possible completions
Ctrl + X, =	Display cursor position
Ctrl + X, ?	Debug completion
Ctrl + X, C	Correct filename
Ctrl + X, G	List-expand
Ctrl + X, a	Expand alias
Ctrl + X, c	Correct word
Ctrl + X, d	List possible expansions
Ctrl + X, e	Expand word
Ctrl + X, g	List-expand
Ctrl + X, m	Most recent file
Ctrl + X, n	Next tags
Ctrl + X, r	Search history backward
Ctrl + X, s	Search history forward
Ctrl + X, t	Complete tag
Ctrl + X, u	Undo last change
Ctrl + X, ~	Bash list choices
Ctrl + H	Delete one character backward
Ctrl + D	Delete character or list if line is empty
Ctrl + ?	Delete one character backward
Space	Insert space and check for magic behavior
!-~	Insert character

zsh-keyboard-shortcuts-detailed.md

Key Combination	Description
Ctrl + @	Sets a mark for region selection, useful for text operations like cut or copy.
Ctrl + A	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.
Ctrl + B	Moves the cursor one character to the left.
Ctrl + D	Deletes the character under the cursor. If the line is empty, it may list possible completions or exit the shell.
Ctrl + E	Moves the cursor to the end of the line.
Ctrl + F	Moves the cursor one character to the right.
Ctrl + G	Sends a break or interrupt signal, often used to exit from a current operation or command.
Ctrl + H	Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.
Ctrl + I	Attempts to auto-complete the command or filename being typed.
Ctrl + J	Accepts the current line or command (equivalent to pressing Enter).
Ctrl + K	Deletes (or "kills") the text from the cursor to the end of the line.
Ctrl + L	Clears the screen and redisplay the line.
Ctrl + M	Accepts the current line or command (equivalent to pressing Enter).
Ctrl + N	Navigates to the next command in the command history.
Ctrl + O	Accepts the current line and then displays the next line in history.
Ctrl + P	Navigates to the previous command in the command history.
Ctrl + Q	Pushes the current line into a buffer for later use.
Ctrl + R	Initiates a backward search through the command history.
Ctrl + S	Initiates a forward search through the command history.
Ctrl + T	Swaps the character under the cursor with the previous one.
Ctrl + U	Deletes the text from the cursor to the beginning of the line.
Ctrl + V	Allows the next character pressed to be inserted verbatim, especially useful for inserting control characters.
Ctrl + W	Deletes the word to the left of the cursor.
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + B	Matches and jumps to the corresponding bracket in the command line (useful in vi mode).
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + E	Opens the current command line in an editor for more complex editing tasks.
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + F	Finds the next character in the line, used in vi command mode.
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + J	Joins the current line with the next one, used in vi command mode.
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + K	Kills the content of the buffer, effectively clearing it.
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + N	Infers and suggests the next command in history based on the current context.
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + O	Toggles overwrite mode, where typed characters replace existing ones.
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + R	A specific command behavior, might be related to reading or refreshing something.
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + U	Undoes the last change made to the line.
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + V	Enters the command mode in vi editing mode.
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + X	Exchanges the position of the cursor and the mark, useful for text selection.
Ctrl + X, *	Expands the current word to show all possible completions.
Ctrl + X, =	Displays the current cursor position in terms of row and column.
Ctrl + X, ?	Provides debugging information for command completion.
Ctrl + X, C	Attempts to correct the filename being typed.
Ctrl + X, G	Expands the current word into a list of possible completions.
Ctrl + X, a	Expands the current word if it's an alias.
Ctrl + X, c	Attempts to correct the word being typed.
Ctrl + X, d	Lists all possible expansions of the current word.
Ctrl + X, e	Expands the current word, similar to auto-completion.
Ctrl + X, g	Expands the current word into a list of possible completions.
Ctrl + X, h	Provides help or information about the current completion.
Ctrl + X, m	Suggests the most recent file, useful for quickly accessing recently used files.
Ctrl + X, n	Suggests the next tags or completions based on context.
Ctrl + X, r	Initiates a backward search through the command history.
Ctrl + X, s	Initiates a forward search through the command history.
Ctrl + X, t	Completes the current word based on available tags.
Ctrl + X, u	Undoes the last change made to the line.
Ctrl + X, ~	Provides a list of choices based on bash completion.
Ctrl + Y	Pastes (or "yanks") the text from the buffer.
Alt + Ctrl + D	Lists all possible completions for the current word or command.
Alt + Ctrl + G	Sends a break or interrupt signal, similar to Ctrl + G.
Alt + Ctrl + H	Deletes the word to the left of the cursor.
Alt + Ctrl + I	Inserts the character without any meta or control modification.
Alt + Ctrl + J	Inserts the character without any meta or control modification.
Alt + Ctrl + L	Clears the screen, similar to Ctrl + L.
Alt + Ctrl + M	Inserts the character without any meta or control modification.
Alt + Ctrl + _	Copies the previous word to the buffer.
Alt + Space	Expands the current command based on history.
Alt + !	Expands the current command based on history.
Alt + "	Quotes or escapes the selected region, preventing it from being interpreted by the shell.
Alt + $	Checks the spelling of the current word.
Alt + '	Quotes the entire line, preventing it from being interpreted by the shell.
Alt + ,	Completes the command based on newer entries in history.
Alt + -	Used to specify a negative argument for commands that accept numeric arguments.
Alt + .	Inserts the last word from the previous command, useful for repeating arguments.
Alt + /	Completes the command based on older entries in history.
Alt + 0-9	Used to specify a numeric argument for commands.
Alt + <	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command history.
Alt + >	Moves the cursor to the end of the command history.
Alt + ?	Displays the command associated with the current keybinding.
Alt + A	Accepts the current line and holds it for later, without executing.
Alt + B	Moves the cursor one word to the left.
Alt + C	Capitalizes the word under the cursor.
Alt + D	Deletes the word to the right of the cursor.
Alt + F	Moves the cursor one word to the right.
Alt + G	Fetches a specific line or command.
Alt + H	Displays help or manual page for the current command.
Alt + L	Converts the word under the cursor to lowercase.
Alt + N	Searches forward in the command history for commands that match the current line.
Alt + OA	Moves the cursor up or searches from the beginning of the line.
Alt + OB	Moves the cursor down or searches from the beginning of the line.
Alt + OC	Moves the cursor one character to the right.
Alt + OD	Moves the cursor one character to the left.
Alt + OF	Moves the cursor to the end of the line.
Alt + OH	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.
Alt + P	Searches backward in the command history for commands that match the current line.
Alt + Q	Pushes the current line into a buffer, similar to Ctrl + Q.
Alt + S	Checks the spelling of the current word.
Alt + T	Swaps the positions of the current word and the previous word.
Alt + U	Converts the word under the cursor to uppercase.
Alt + W	Copies the selected region to the buffer.
Alt + [1;5C]	Moves the cursor one word to the right.
Alt + [1;5D]	Moves the cursor one word to the left.
Alt + [200~]	Indicates the start of a bracketed paste, where text is pasted verbatim.
Alt + [2~]	Toggles overwrite mode.
Alt + [3;5~]	Deletes the word to the right of the cursor.
Alt + [3~]	Deletes the character under the cursor.
Alt + [5~]	Moves the cursor to the previous line or command in history.
Alt + [6~]	Moves the cursor to the next line or command in history.
Alt + [A]	Moves the cursor to the previous line or command in history.
Alt + [B]	Moves the cursor to the next line or command in history.
Alt + [C]	Moves the cursor one character to the right.
Alt + [D]	Moves the cursor one character to the left.
Alt + [Z]	Reverses the order of menu completion options.
Alt + _	Inserts the last word from the previous command.
Alt + a	Accepts the current line and holds it for later, without executing.
Alt + b	Moves the cursor one word to the left.
Alt + c	Capitalizes the word under the cursor.
Alt + d	Deletes the word to the right of the cursor.
Alt + f	Moves the cursor one word to the right.
Alt + g	Fetches a specific line or command.
Alt + h	Displays help or manual page for the current command.
Alt + l	Executes the "ls" command, listing directory contents.
Alt + m	Copies the previous word from the shell to the buffer.
Alt + n	Searches forward in the command history for commands that match the current line.
Alt + p	Searches backward in the command history for commands that match the current line.
Alt + q	Pushes the current line into a buffer, similar to Ctrl + Q.
Alt + s	Checks the spelling of the current word.
Alt + t	Swaps the positions of the current word and the previous word.
Alt + u	Converts the word under the cursor to uppercase.
Alt + w	Deletes the selected region.
Alt + x	Executes a specific named command.
Alt + y	Rotates through yanked (pasted) text, allowing you to cycle through past clipboard entries.
Alt + z	Executes the last specific named command.
Alt + |	Moves the cursor to a specific column in vi command mode.
Alt + ~	Completes the current word based on bash's completion system.
Alt + Ctrl + ?	Deletes the word to the left of the cursor.
Ctrl + _	Undoes the last change made to the line.
Space	Inserts a space character. In some configurations, it might also attempt to auto-complete or perform other "magic" behaviors.
!-~	Represents a range of characters. Pressing any character in this range will insert that character into the command line.
Ctrl + ?	Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.
Alt + Ctrl + @-Alt + Ctrl + ?	Inserts the character without any meta or control modification.

zsh-keyboard-shortcuts.md

Key Combination	Description
Ctrl + @	Set mark for region selection
Ctrl + A	Move to the beginning of the line
Ctrl + B	Move one character backward
Ctrl + D	Delete character or list if line is empty
Ctrl + E	Move to the end of the line
Ctrl + F	Move one character forward
Ctrl + G	Send a break/interrupt signal
Ctrl + H	Delete one character backward
Ctrl + I	Expand or complete command
Ctrl + J	Accept the current line
Ctrl + K	Kill (cut) to the end of the line
Ctrl + L	Clear the screen
Ctrl + M	Accept the current line
Ctrl + N	Move to the next line or history item
Ctrl + O	Accept current line and move to the next history item
Ctrl + P	Move to the previous line or history item
Ctrl + Q	Push current line to buffer
Ctrl + R	Search history backward
Ctrl + S	Search history forward
Ctrl + T	Transpose (swap) characters
Ctrl + U	Kill (cut) the entire line
Ctrl + V	Insert next character verbatim
Ctrl + W	Kill (cut) word backward
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + B	Match brackets in command
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + E	Edit command line in an editor
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + F	Find next character in line (vi mode)
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + J	Join lines (vi mode)
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + K	Kill buffer content
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + N	Infer next history command
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + O	Toggle overwrite mode
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + R	Specific command behavior
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + U	Undo last change
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + V	Enter command mode (vi mode)
Ctrl + X, Ctrl + X	Swap cursor position and mark
Ctrl + X, *	Expand word to possible completions
Ctrl + X, =	Display cursor position
Ctrl + X, ?	Debug completion
Ctrl + X, C	Correct filename
Ctrl + X, G	Expand list
Ctrl + X, a	Expand alias
Ctrl + X, c	Correct word
Ctrl + X, d	List possible expansions
Ctrl + X, e	Expand word
Ctrl + X, g	Expand list
Ctrl + X, h	Display help for completion
Ctrl + X, m	Most recent file
Ctrl + X, n	Next tags
Ctrl + X, r	Search history backward
Ctrl + X, s	Search history forward
Ctrl + X, t	Complete tag
Ctrl + X, u	Undo last change
Ctrl + X, ~	Bash list choices
Ctrl + Y	Yank (paste) from buffer
Alt + Ctrl + D	List choices for completion
Alt + Ctrl + G	Send a break/interrupt signal
Alt + Ctrl + H	Kill word backward
Alt + Ctrl + I	Insert unmodified version
Alt + Ctrl + J	Insert unmodified version
Alt + Ctrl + L	Clear the screen
Alt + Ctrl + M	Insert unmodified version
Alt + Ctrl + _	Copy previous word
Alt + Space	Expand history
Alt + !	Expand history
Alt + "	Quote selected region
Alt + $	Spell-check word
Alt + '	Quote the entire line
Alt + ,	Complete history newer
Alt + -	Negative argument prefix
Alt + .	Insert last word from previous command
Alt + /	Complete history older
Alt + 0-9	Specify argument value
Alt + <	Move to the beginning of history or buffer
Alt + >	Move to the end of history or buffer
Alt + ?	Show command for current keybinding
Alt + A	Accept and hold current line
Alt + B	Move one word backward
Alt + C	Capitalize word
Alt + D	Kill word forward
Alt + F	Move one word forward
Alt + G	Fetch a line
Alt + H	Display help for command
Alt + L	Convert word to lowercase
Alt + N	Search history forward
Alt + OA	Move up or search from beginning
Alt + OB	Move down or search from beginning
Alt + OC	Move one character forward
Alt + OD	Move one character backward
Alt + OF	Move to the end of the line
Alt + OH	Move to the beginning of the line
Alt + P	Search history backward
Alt + Q	Push current line to buffer
Alt + S	Spell-check word
Alt + T	Transpose (swap) words
Alt + U	Convert word to uppercase
Alt + W	Copy selected region
Alt + [1;5C]	Move one word forward
Alt + [1;5D]	Move one word backward
Alt + [200~]	Begin bracketed paste mode
Alt + [2~]	Toggle overwrite mode
Alt + [3;5~]	Kill word forward
Alt + [3~]	Delete character
Alt + [5~]	Move to the previous line or history item
Alt + [6~]	Move to the next line or history item
Alt + [A]	Move to the previous line or history item
Alt + [B]	Move to the next line or history item
Alt + [C]	Move one character forward
Alt + [D]	Move one character backward
Alt + [Z]	Reverse menu completion
Alt + _	Insert last word
Alt + a	Accept and hold current line
Alt + b	Move one word backward
Alt + c	Capitalize word
Alt + d	Kill word forward
Alt + f	Move one word forward
Alt + g	Fetch a line
Alt + h	Display help for command
Alt + l	Execute "ls" command
Alt + m	Copy previous shell word
Alt + n	Search history forward
Alt + p	Search history backward
Alt + q	Push current line to buffer
Alt + s	Spell-check word
Alt + t	Transpose (swap) words
Alt + u	Convert word to uppercase
Alt + w	Kill selected region
Alt + x	Execute a named command
Alt + y	Rotate yanked text
Alt + z	Execute the last named command
Alt + |	Move to a specific column (vi mode)
Alt + ~	Bash complete word
Alt + Ctrl + ?	Kill word backward
Ctrl + _	Undo last change
Space	Insert space and check for magic behavior
!-~	Insert character
Ctrl + ?	Delete one character backward
Alt + Ctrl + @-Alt + Ctrl + ?	Insert unmodified version