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Single Line Key Bindings

The following table provides the key bindings for single-line text entry areas in Unix/Linux.

Unix/Linux Single-Line Bindings
Ctrl-A Move cursor to beginning of line
Ctrl-B Move cursor backward one character
Ctrl-C Copy selected text to clipboard
Ctrl-D Delete next character
Ctrl-E Move cursor to end of line
Ctrl-F Move cursor forward one character
Ctrl-H Delete previous character
Ctrl-K Delete to end of line
Ctrl-P Paste primary selection at cursor
Ctrl-U Delete current line
Ctrl-V Paste clipboard at cursor
Ctrl-W Delete backward one word
Ctrl-X Cut selection to clipboard
Alt-B Move cursor backward one word
Alt-D Delete word
Alt-F Move cursor forward one word
Home Move cursor to beginning of line
End Move cursor to end of line
Left Move cursor left one character
Ctrl-Left Move cursor left one word
Right Move cursor right one character
Ctrl-Right Move cursor right one word
Backspace Delete previous character
Ctrl-Backspace Delete previous word
Clear Delete current line
Shift-Insert Paste clipboard at cursor
Ctrl-Insert Copy selected text to clipboard
Delete Delete next character
Shift-Delete Cut selected text to clipboard
Ctrl-Delete Delete next word

Clicking with button 1 will move the cursor to that location. Double clicking will select the clicked-on word. Triple clicking will select the entire line. Button 1 is also used to select text by dragging the pointer over the text to select.

Clicking with button 2 will paste the primary selection into the line at the click location.

Button 3 will also select text, but the selected text is not copied to the primary selection register. Text selected in this manner can be saved to the clipboard just as a normal selection.

The following table privides the key bindings for single-line text entry areas in Windows. Note that the bindings are a subset of those available in the general purpose text editor.

Windows Single-Line Bindings
Ctrl-C Copy selected text to the Windows clipboard
Ctrl-V Paste the Windows clipboard contents at the cursor
Ctrl-X Cut selected text to the Windows clipboard
Ctrl-Z Undo last operation
Backspace Delete selected text, or the character to the left of the cursor if no text is selected
Delete Delete selected text, or the character to the right of the cursor if no text is selected
Shift-Delete Cut selected text to the Windows clipboard
Ctrl-Delete Delete to end of line
Shift-Insert Perform a "paste" from the Windows clipboard
Home Move cursor to the start of the line
End Move cursor to the end of the line

The arrow keys move the cursor, and with Ctrl pressed the left and right arrow keys move the cursor word-by-word. Holding the Shift key while moving the cursor with the mouse or with other keys will select the intervening text.

The left mouse button is used to move the cursor by clicking, and to select text by dragging. In some windows, clicking with button 3 will bring up a menu containing entries for cut, paste, etc.


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Stephen R. Whiteley 2012-09-24