Command Prompt shortcuts

If you use Command Prompt, these keyboard shortcuts will help to work a little more efficiently.

Keyboard shortcut                                             Action

Ctrl + A                                                               Select all content of the current line.

Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)                                     Copy selected items to clipboard.

Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)                                   Paste content from clipboard.

Ctrl + M                                                             Starts mark mode.

Ctrl + Up arrow key                                            Move the screen up one line.

Ctrl + Down arrow key                                        Move screen down one line.

Ctrl + F                                                              Open search for Command Prompt.

Left or right arrow keys                                      Move the cursor left or right in the current line.

Up or down arrow keys                                      Cycle through the command history of the current session.

Page Up                                                            Move cursor one page up.

Page Down                                                        Move cursor one page down.

Ctrl + Home                                                       Scroll to the top of the console.

Ctrl + End                                                          Scroll to the bottom of the console.