Launching and Managing CMD
Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10)

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Copy and Paste (Expanded with Windows 10)
Navigate Text
Enter and Manipulate Text
Recall Commands
Shortcut Keys | Functions |
Win + R, then type 'cmd' | Run Windows CMD |
Win + X, then C | Start CMD via Power User Commands |
Win + X, then A | Start CMD as Administrator via Power User Commands |
type 'exit' | Exit CMD |
Alt + Enter | Switch to full-screen mode. Press again to exit full-screen mode |
Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10)
Shortcut Keys | Functions |
Ctrl + A | Select all text in line (press again to select all text in CMD including complete screen buffer) |
Shift + Arrow Left / Arrow Right | Extend selection by on character to the left / to the right |
Shift + Control + Arrow Left / Arrow Right | Extend selection by on word to the left / to the right |
Shift + Arrow Up / Shift + Arrow Down | Extend selection by one line down / one line up |
Shift + Home | Extend selection to beginning of command. Press again to include the path (e.g. C:\Windows) into selection |
Shift + End | Extend selection to the end of the current line |
Ctrl + Shift + Home / End | Extend selection to the beginning/ to the end of screen buffer |
Shift + Page Up / Shift + Page Down | Extend selection one page up / down |

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Copy and Paste (Expanded with Windows 10)
Shortcut Keys | Functions |
Ctrl + C | Copy Text |
Ctrl + V | Paste Text |
Navigate Text
Shortcut Keys | Functions |
Home / End | Jump to beginning, jump to end of the line |
Ctrl + Arrow Left / Arrow Right | Jump to next / jump to previous Word |
Ctrl + Arrow Up / Arrow Down | Scroll screen up / Scroll screen down |
Enter and Manipulate Text
Shortcut Keys | Functions |
Ctrl + Backspace | Delete word left to the Cursor |
F2, then a…z | From current cursor position , delete up to letter selected |
Tab | Autocomplete Folder Name |
Escape | Clear current line |
Ins | Toggle Insert Mode |
Ctrl + End | Delete from cursor position to end of line |
Ctrl + Home | Delete from cursor position to beginning of line |
Ctrl + Z | Signal end of Line; text afterwards will be ignored |
Recall Commands
Shortcut Keys | Functions |
Arrow Up / Arrow Down | Scroll through previously used commands |
Arrow Right (or F1) | Type previous command character by character. Press and hold works too. |
F2, then a…z | Re-type previous command up to letter selected |
F3 | Repeat previous Command |
F7 | Show history of prevoius commands |
Alt + F7 | Clear Command History |
F8 | Move backwards in command history for commands matching current command |
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