If you are that guy who spends most of your time working on the Terminal app on your Mac device, or someone who aspires to be one (Dev or DevOps) then it is really very important to know the Terminal shortcuts so that you can boost your productivity.
| Keyboad Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Cmd + N | To open a new Terminal window. |
| Cmd + T | To open a new tab within the current Terminal window. |
| Cmd + W | To close the current Terminal tab or window. |
| Cmd + Shift + N | To create a new Terminal window with the same working directory as the current window. |
| Cmd + Shift + T | To reopen the last closed tab. |
| Cmd + [Number] | To switch to a specific tab by using the number on the keyboard (e.g., Cmd + 1 to switch to the first tab and so on). |
| Cmd + Option + Right Arrow | To Switch to the next tab. |
| Cmd + Option + Left Arrow | To Switch to the previous tab. |
| Cmd + Shift + [ | To move to the next tab in left-to-right order. |
| Cmd + Shift + ] | To move to the previous tab in right-to-left order. |
| Ctrl + A | To Move the cursor to the beginning of the line. |
| Ctrl + E | To move the cursor to the end of the line. |
| Option + Left Arrow | To move the cursor to the previous word. |
| Option + Right Arrow | To move the cursor to the next word. |
| Ctrl + U | To delete from the cursor position to the beginning of the line. |
| Ctrl + K | To delete from the cursor position to the end of the line. |
| Ctrl + L | Clear the screen. |
| Up Arrow | To scroll through previous commands in the command history. |
| Down Arrow | To scroll through subsequent commands in the command history. |
| Ctrl + R | To search command history. |
| !! | To repeat the last command. |
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