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Terminal (macOS) keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts for the macOS Terminal app and the shell command line, from tab management to line editing. Updated July 2026.

Tabs & Windows

  • Open a new tab⌘+T
  • Close the current tab⌘+W
  • Open a new window⌘+N
  • Go to the next tab⌃+⇥
  • Split the window into two panes⌘+D
  • Close the split pane⌘+⇧+D
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Screen & Output

  • Clear the screen and scrollback buffer⌘+K
  • Clear the visible screen⌃+L
  • Find text in the terminal output⌘+F
  • Make the text bigger⌘++
  • Make the text smaller⌘+-

Process Control

  • Interrupt the running command⌃+C
  • Send end-of-input (EOF)⌃+D
  • Suspend the running command⌃+Z

Command History

  • Autocomplete a command or path⇥
  • Recall the previous command↑
  • Search command history⌃+R
  • Recall the next command↓

Line Editing

  • Move the cursor to the start of the line⌃+A
  • Move the cursor to the end of the line⌃+E
  • Delete the current line⌃+U
  • Delete the previous word⌃+W
  • Delete from the cursor to the end of the line⌃+K
  • Paste the last deleted text⌃+Y
  • Swap the two characters before the cursor⌃+T

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