Putty shortcuts will help you in establishing a bridge with SSH connection from a Windows machine to the Linux server. It will also support several network protocols including SCP, SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, raw socket connection, etc. Putty was originally written for Microsoft Windows but it has been ported to various other systems.
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The below list might have some unexplored Putty Shortcuts that you will be amazed to see and implement. These shortcuts will help you to open any prerequisite parameters quickly. You can download the below list of Putty Shortcut keys in the form of a PDF.
Most used Putty Shortcuts
| Action | Putty Shortcut keys |
|---|---|
| Go to the beginning of the line you are currently typing on | Ctrl + A |
| Go to the end of the line you are currently typing on | Ctrl + E |
| Clears the Screen, similar to the clear command | Ctrl + L |
| Clears the line before the cursor position | Ctrl + U |
| Same as backspace | Ctrl + H |
| Lets you search through previously used commands | Ctrl + R |
| Kill whatever you are running | Ctrl + C |
| Exit the current shell | Ctrl + D |
| Puts whatever you are running into a suspended background process | Ctrl + Z |
| Auto-complete files and folder names | Tab |
| Delete the word before the cursor | Ctrl + W |
| Clear the line after the cursor | Ctrl + K |
| Swap the last two characters before the cursor | Ctrl + T |
| Swap the last two words before the cursor | Esc + T |
| Move the cursor forward one word on the current line | Alt + F |
| Move the cursor backward one word on the current line | Alt + B |
Putty features give you an extended functionality and the functionality is best when combined with Putty shortcut keys. Filezilla is an alternative to transferring files to and from a computer. Have a look at the Filezilla Shortcuts, which is a good alternative to Putty.
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