Keyboard shortcuts allow programmers to be more efficient. This post will share a list of my frequently used Mac keyboard shortcuts. The teacher in me included some keys words that may help you remember each shortcut. :)

General shortcuts

⌃ a - a is the first letter of the alphabet, so it moves you to the front of the line/paragraph.

⌃ e - exits by moving you to the end of the line

⌃ d - delete next character

⌃ p - move up one line

⌃ n - move down one line

⌃ o - order a new line after the insertion point

⌃ f - move one character forward

⌃ b - move one character backward

⌥ ←/→ - moves to end of next word in either direction

⌘ ↑ - move to the top

⌘ ↓ - move to the bottom

⌘ ← - move to the front of the line/paragraph

⌘ → - move to the end of the line/paragraph

⌘ a = select all of the stuff on the page

⌘ f = find a word/phrase

⌥ ↑ - move selected items up

⌥ ↓ - move selected items down

⌥ } - move selected item to the right

⌥ { - move selected items to the left

In the command line

⌃ k - kill everything after insertion point

⌃ y - yank it back after you killed it/ctrl k

⌃ c - crucify (kill) whatever is running