Terminal · Complete the word
Completion
Windows · Linux
TabMac
TabBoth systems use the same combination.
Completes a file name or a command; press it twice to list the candidates, and no reaction at all usually means that command's completion rules are not installed.
- Group
- Completion
- Keys held
- 1
In a terminal Ctrl+C is not copy; it interrupts whatever is running. Copy is Ctrl+Shift+C in Windows Terminal and Cmd+C on a Mac.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Complete the word in Terminal?
Completes a file name or a command; press it twice to list the candidates, and no reaction at all usually means that command's completion rules are not installed. It is Tab on Windows and Tab on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
Yes, Tab on both.
Q. How many keys is that?
1 pressed together. The combination sits under Completion in Terminal.