Windows 10 Command Prompt (Windows)

Enter and Manipulate Text

Toggle Insert Mode

Ins

All hotkeys for Windows 10 Command Prompt (Windows)

Launching and Managing Command Prompt
Run Windows Command Promt

Win + R , then type 'cmd'
Launching and Managing Command Prompt
Start Command Prompt via Power User Commands

Win + X , then C

Launching and Managing Command Prompt
Start Command Prompt as Administrator via Power User Commands

Win + X , then A

Launching and Managing Command Prompt
Exit Command Prompt

type 'exit'
Launching and Managing Command Prompt
Switch to full-screen mode. Press again to exit full-screen mode

Alt + Enter or F11

Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10)
Select all text in line (press again to select all text in CMD including complete screen buffer)

Ctrl + A

Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10)
Extend selection by on character to the left / to the right

Shift + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10)
Extend selection by on word to the left / to the right

Shift + Control + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10)
Extend selection by one line down / one line up

Shift + Arrow Up / Shift + Arrow Down

Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10)
Extend selection to beginning of command. Press again to include the path (e.g. C:\Windows) into selection

Shift + Home

Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10)
Extend selection to the end of the current line

Shift + End

Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10)
Extend selection to the beginning/ to the end of screen buffer

Ctrl + Shift + Home / End

Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10)
Extend selection one page up one page down

Shift + Page Up / Shift + Page Down

Copy and Paste (Expanded with Windows 10)
Copy Text

Ctrl + C

Copy and Paste (Expanded with Windows 10)
Paste Text

Ctrl + V or Right Click

Navigate Text
Jump to beginning, jump to end of the line

Home / End

Navigate Text
Jump to next / jump to previous Word

Ctrl + Arrow Left / Arrow Right

Navigate Text
Scroll screen up / down one line

Ctrl + Arrow Up / Arrow Down

Navigate Text
Scroll up / down 3 lines

Turn scroll wheel up / down

Navigate Text
Scroll up / down half a page

Shift + Turn scroll wheel up / down

Navigate Text
Start scroll mode

Middle Click

Navigate Text
Scroll up / down

Move mouse up / down in scroll mode
Navigate Text
Stop scroll mode

Click or Middle Click or Right Click or any arrow key or Shift or Ctrl or Page Up or Page Down or Home or End or Ins or Del or any function key except F10
Enter and Manipulate Text
Delete word left to the Cursor

Ctrl + Backspace

Enter and Manipulate Text
From current cursor position , delete up to letter selected

F2 , then a … z

Enter and Manipulate Text
Autocomplete Folder or File Name

Tab

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Clear current line

Escape

Enter and Manipulate Text
Toggle Insert Mode

Ins

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Delete from cursor position to end of line

Ctrl + End

Enter and Manipulate Text
Delete from cursor position to beginning of line

Ctrl + Home

Enter and Manipulate Text
Signal end of Line; text afterwards will be ignored

Ctrl + Z

Recall Commands
Scroll through previously used commands

Arrow Up / Arrow Down

Recall Commands
Recall first / last command

Page Up / Page Down

Recall Commands
Type previous command character by character. Press and hold works too.

Arrow Right (or F1 )
Recall Commands
Re-type previous command up to letter selected

F2 , then a … z

Recall Commands
Repeat previous Command

F3

Recall Commands
Show history of previous commands

F7

Recall Commands
Clear Command History

Alt + F7

Recall Commands
Move backwards in command history for commands matching current command

F8

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