osx-shortcuts.md

General

• Switch between applications: Command + Tab
  • Release Tab and hold Option without releasing Command to un-minimize\focus an application
  • When the Command Tab list is open you can Command + q to kill an app

Application

• Preference window: Command + ,
• Switch tabs right: Command + Shift + {
• Switch tabs left: Command + Shift + }
• Close window: Command + w
• Quit app: Command + q
• Make app full screen: Command + enter (Some apps annoyingly disable it)

Safari\Chrome

• Jump to address bar: Command + l
• Re-open closed tabs Command + Shift + t

Text Movements

• Move right one word at a time: Option + f or Command + Left Arrow
  • Option + f only works if you follow this article
• Move left one word at a time: Option + b or Command + Right Arrow
  • Option + b only works if you follow this article
• Delete one word at a time: Option + Backspace
• Go to end of line: Control + e
• Go to start of line: Control + a
• Go down a line (next line): Control + n
• Go up a line (previous line): Control + p

Text Manipulation

• Delete a character forward: Control + d
• Delete a word forward: Command + d
• Delete until end of line: Control + k
• Swap characters next to cursor: Control + t
• Make word under cursor upcase: Option + u
• Make word under cursor lower case: Option + l