Development Environment

Arrow and Control Keys in the Command Window

Following is the list of arrow and control keys you can use in the Command Window. If the preference you select for Command line key bindings is Emacs (MATLAB standard), you can also use the Ctrl+key combinations shown. See also general Keyboard Shortcuts.

Key	Control Key for Emacs (MATLAB standard) Preference	Operation
	Ctrl+P	Recall previous line. See also Command History, which is a log of previously used functions, and Keeping a Session Log. Works only at command line.
	Ctrl+N	Recall next line. Works only at command line if you previously used the up arrow or Ctrl+P.
	Ctrl+B	Move back one character.
	Ctrl+F	Move forward one character.
Ctrl+		Move right one word.
Ctrl+		Move left one word.
Home	Ctrl+A	Move to beginning of command line.
End	Ctrl+E	Move to end of command line.
Ctrl+Home		Move to top of Command Window.
Ctrl+End		Move to end of Command Window.
Esc	Ctrl+U	Clear command line.
Delete	Ctrl+D	Delete character at cursor in command line.
Backspace	Ctrl+H	Delete character before cursor in command line.
	Ctrl+K	Cut contents (kill) to end of command line.
Shift+Home		Highlight to beginning of command line.
Shift+End		Highlight to end of last line. Can start at any line in the Command Window.

Command Line Editing

Clearing the Command Window