Mac OS (Operating System) - Commonly used keyboard shortcuts

 

Here are 50 Mac OS shortcuts that you can use across various applications and the system

 

General Shortcuts

 

Cmd + C: Copy.

Cmd + X: Cut.

Cmd + V: Paste.

Cmd + A: Select All.

Cmd + Z: Undo.

Cmd + Shift + Z: Redo.

Cmd + S: Save.

Cmd + P: Print.

Cmd + F: Find.

Cmd + H: Hide the current application.

Cmd + Q: Quit the current application.

Cmd + W: Close the current window.

Cmd + N: New window or document.

Cmd + O: Open a file.

Cmd + T: Open a new tab.

Cmd + Tab: Switch between open applications.

Cmd + ` (backtick): Switch between open windows of the same application.

Cmd + Space: Open Spotlight for searching.

Cmd + Esc: Open the Application Switcher.

Cmd + Option + Esc: Force Quit Applications window.

Cmd + Shift + 3: Take a screenshot of the entire screen.

Cmd + Shift + 4: Take a screenshot of a selected area.

Cmd + Shift + 4 + Space: Take a screenshot of a specific window.

Text Editing Shortcuts

 Cmd + Arrow keys: Move to the beginning or end of a line.

Option + Arrow keys: Move to the beginning or end of a word.

Cmd + Backspace: Delete the entire line to the left of the cursor.

Cmd + Delete: Delete the entire line to the right of the cursor.

Cmd + Shift + Arrow keys: Select text.

Option + Delete: Delete the word to the left of the cursor.

Option + Shift + Delete: Delete the word to the right of the cursor.

 

Browser Shortcuts (Safari, Chrome, Firefox)

Cmd + T: Open a new tab.

Cmd + W: Close the current tab.

Cmd + Shift + T: Reopen the last closed tab.

Cmd + R: Refresh the current page.

Cmd + L: Highlight the URL bar.

Cmd + D: Bookmark the current page.

 

Finder and File Shortcuts

Cmd + N: Open a new Finder window.

Cmd + Up Arrow: Go to the parent folder.

Cmd + Delete: Move a file to the Trash.

Cmd + Shift + Delete: Empty the Trash.

Cmd + Option + N: Create a new folder.

Cmd + I: Get Info (on a selected file or folder).

Cmd + Option + I: Open the Inspector (on a selected file or folder).

Cmd + C (in Finder): Copy the path of a selected file or folder.

 

System Preferences and Utilities

 

Cmd + , (comma): Open the Preferences for the current application.

Cmd + Space + Preferences (e.g., System Preferences): Open System Preferences.

Cmd + Space + Terminal: Open Terminal.

Cmd + Space + Disk Utility: Open Disk Utility.

 

Miscellaneous Shortcuts

 

Cmd + Option + Esc: Open the "Force Quit Applications" window.

Cmd + Option + Shift + Q (twice): Log out of your user account.

Windows Operating System - Commonly used keyboard shortcuts

 

Here are 50 keyboard shortcuts commonly used in Windows

 

General Shortcuts

 

Ctrl + C: Copy.

Ctrl + X: Cut.

Ctrl + V: Paste.

Ctrl + A: Select All.

Ctrl + Z: Undo.

Ctrl + Y: Redo.

Ctrl + S: Save.

Ctrl + P: Print.

Ctrl + F: Find.

Alt + F4: Close the current window or application.

Win + D: Show or hide the desktop.

Win + E: Open File Explorer.

Win + L: Lock the computer.

Alt + Tab: Switch between open applications.

Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager.

 

Text Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + Arrow keys: Move to the beginning or end of a word.

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow keys: Select text.

Ctrl + Backspace: Delete the word to the left of the cursor.

Ctrl + Delete: Delete the word to the right of the cursor.

Ctrl + Home: Move to the beginning of a document.

Ctrl + End: Move to the end of a document.

Window Management Shortcuts

 

Win + Left Arrow/Right Arrow: Snap window to the left or right side of the screen.

Win + Up Arrow: Maximize the current window.

Win + Down Arrow: Minimize or restore the current window.

Alt + Space + N: Minimize the current window.

Alt + Space + X: Maximize the current window.

Alt + F5: Restore the size of the active window after minimizing.

 

Taskbar Shortcuts

Win + T: Cycle through taskbar items.

Win + 1, Win + 2, etc.: Open or switch to the application in the corresponding position on the taskbar.

Shift + Click on Taskbar item: Open a new instance of the application.

 

File Explorer Shortcuts:

Alt + Up Arrow: Go up one level in File Explorer.

F2: Rename a selected file or folder.

Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new folder.

Ctrl + Click: Select multiple non-contiguous items.

Shift + Click: Select a range of items.

 

Web Browsing Shortcuts

Ctrl + T: Open a new tab.

Ctrl + W: Close the current tab.

Ctrl + Tab: Switch between open tabs.

Ctrl + Shift + T: Reopen the last closed tab.

Ctrl + N: Open a new browser window.

System Shortcuts

Win + I: Open Settings.

Win + R: Open the Run dialog.

Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager.

Win + Pause/Break: Open System Properties.

 

Accessibility Shortcuts

 

Win + Plus (+) or Win + Minus (-): Zoom in or out (Magnifier).

Ctrl + Alt + Del: Open the security options menu (Lock, Switch User, Sign Out, Task Manager).

Win + U: Open Ease of Access Centre.

 

Screenshot Shortcuts

 

PrtScn or Snipping Tool: Capture a screenshot.

Alt + PrtScn: Capture a screenshot of the active window.

 

Virtual Desktop Shortcuts

 

Win + Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow: Switch between virtual desktops.

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Linux Operating System - 50 Useful Commands for beginner

 Linux operating System - 50 Useful Commands for beginner

Here are 50 Linux commands that are commonly used for various tasks.

 

1.      ls                             List directory contents.

2.      pwd                        Print working directory.

3.      cd                           Change directory.

4.      cp                           Copy files or directories.

5.      mv                          Move or rename files or directories.

6.      rm                          Remove files or directories.

7.      mkdir                    Create a directory.

8.      rmdir                     Remove an empty directory.

9.      cat                          Concatenate and display the content of files.

10.   echo                       Display a message or text.

11.   nano or vim          Text editors.

12.   grep                       Search for a pattern in files.

13.   find                     Search for files and directories.

14.   chmod                Change file permissions.

15.   chown                Change file owner and group.

16.   ps                       Display information about running processes.

17.   kill                    Terminate a process.

18.   top                    Display system information and top processes.

19.   df                       Display disk space usage.

20.   du                      Display file and directory space usage.

21.   tar                       Create or extract tar archives.

22.   gzip or gunzip    Compress or decompress files.

23.   ssh                     Secure Shell  (connect to a remote server).

24.   scp                      Secure Copy  (copy files between machines).

25.   rsync                 Sync files and directories between machines.

26.   ping                   Test a network connection.

27.   ifconfig or ip      Configure network interfaces.

28.   netstat                Display network connections.

29.   route               Show or manipulate the IP routing table.

30.   traceroute      Trace the route to a network host.

31.   systemctl        Control the systemd system and service manager.

32.   journalctl      Query and display messages from the journal.

33.   uname              Display system information.

34.   date                Display or set the system date and time.

35.   uptime           Show how long the system has been running.

36.   wget or curl     Download files from the internet.

37.   apt or yum  Package management commands (for Debian/Ubuntu or Red Hat-based systems, respectively).

38.   lsblk             List information about block devices.

39.   lsof               List open files and the processes that opened them.

40.   who             Display information about logged-in users.

41.   df                Display disk space usage.

42.   du               Display file and directory space usage.

43.   history       Display command history.

44.   awk           Pattern scanning and processing language.

45.   sed            Stream editor for filtering and transforming text.

46.   scp           Copy files between a local and remote machine securely.

47.   rsync        Sync files and directories between machines.

48.   zip and unzip     Compress and decompress zip archives.

49.   basename and dirname      Extract base name or directory name from a path.

50.   watch       Execute a program periodically, showing output full screen

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