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General Keyboard Actions Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Proper use and purpose of keyboards modifier keys

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Command Key

On Linux
On Mac
On Windows
Control
Command
Control
Ctrl
Ctrl
Ctl
cmd
Ctl
Execute commands in applic­ations and in the system, serving as a shortcut for those commands.
The primary modifier key, meaning that: when used on its own, it will execute the most standard form of the core comman­d/a­ction; and when combined with other modifier keys, they will extend or trigger special forms on the core comman­d/a­ction.

Control Key

On Linux¹
On Mac
On Windows¹
Control
Control
Control
Ctrl
Ctrl
Ctl
ctrl
Ctl
The real control key is only active during terminal sessions
Inserts Control Charea­cters
 

Shift Key

On Linux
On Mac
On Windows
Shift
shift
Shift
Shift to the upper layer of the keyboard, where the capital letters and other 'upper charac­ters' reside.
Combined with other shortcut key sequences, it extends or comple­ments the actions of the standard shortcut key, accessing other layers­/modes of that comman­d/a­ction.

Caps Lock Key

On Linux
On Mac
On Windows
Caps Lock
caps lock
Caps Lock
 

Alte­rnate Key

On Linux
On Mac
On Windows
Alt
option
Alt
This is a contextual key that triggers special functions or characters related to the current workspace.
Combined with other shortcut key sequences, it will access contex­t-r­elated modes/­ver­sions of the standard shortcut action­/co­mmand.

Alte­rnate Graphic Key

On Linux
On Mac
On Windows
Alt
option
Alt
 

Function Key

On Linux
On Mac
On Windows
Fn
fn
Fn
hardware special functions features

Interface Key

On Linux
On Mac
On Windows
Super
control
Windows
hardware special functions features