Shortcut Keys | Description |
Open Apple + Down | Opens the selected icon. |
Shift + Click | Select the icon and add it to the set of those selected. |
Tab | Highlight the next icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order. |
Shift + Tab | Highlight the previous icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order. |
Left arrow | Used when viewing by icon to select the icon to the left of the one highlighted. |
Right arrow | Used when viewing by icon to select icon to the right of the one highlighted. |
Up arrow | Used to select the icon above the one currently highlighted. |
Down arrow | Used to select the icon below the one currently highlighted. |
Open Apple + ? | Mac help |
Open Apple + E | Eject |
Open Apple + Shift + Up Arrow | Used to direct the input focus to the desktop level. |
Open Apple + M | Minimize window |
Open Apple + N | New finder window |
Open Apple + Shift + N | New folder |
Open Apple + W | Close the current window. |
Open Apple + C | Copy the elected item to the clipboard. |
Open Apple + X | Cut the selected item. |
Open Apple + V | Paste item from the clipboard |
Open Apple + L | Make alias |
Open Apple + R | Show original item |
Open Apple + T | Add to favorites |
Open Apple + O | Open the selected icon. |
Open Apple + F | Display the find dialog box. |
Open Apple + G | Repeat the last find operation. |
Open Apple + Shift + G | Takes a snapshot of the screen and saves it to a PICT file. |
(Please note that not all of the below shortcut keys will work in all versions of Mac OS)
Linux shortcut keys
Shortcut keys | Description |
CTRL + B | Moves the cursor backward one character. |
CTRL + C | Cancels the currently running command. |
CTRL + D | Logs out of the current session. |
CTRL + F | Moves the cursor forward one character. |
CTRL + H | Erase one character. Similar to pressing backspace. |
CTRL + P | Paste previous line and/or lines. |
CTRL + S | Stops all output on screen (XOFF). |
CTRL + Q | Turns all output stopped on screen back on (XON). |
CTRL + U | Erases the complete line. |
CTRL + W | Deletes the last word typed in. For example, if you typed ‘mv file1 file2’ this shortcut would delete file2. |
CTRL + Z | Cancels current operation, moves back a directory and/or takes the current operation and moves it to the background. See bg command for additional information about background. |
Linux Command line shortcut keys
Shortcut keys | Description |
~ | Moves to the user’s home directory. |
!! | Repeats the line last entered at the shell. |
!$ | Repeats the last argument for the command last used. |
reset | Resets the terminal if terminal screen is not displaying correctly. |
shutdown -h now | Remotely or locally shuts the system down. |
adduser | Add a user to the system |
alias | Create an alias |
chmod | Change access permissions |
echo | Display message on screen |
mv | Move or rename files or directories |
mount | Mount a file system |
man | Help manual |
killall | Kill processes by name |
passwd | Modify a user password |
su | Substitute user identity |
Remotely or locally shuts the system down.