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⤢ FZF KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W Ctrl Delete W… E Ctrl End of L… R Ctrl Search C… T Ctrl Select F… Y Ctrl Yank (pa… U Ctrl Clear Qu… I O P A Ctrl Beginnin… S D Alt Delete W… F Ctrl Forward … G H J Ctrl Move Down K Ctrl Move Up L Ctrl Clear Sc… Z X C Alt Change D… V B Ctrl Backward… N M MORE SHORTCUTS Accept Selection Enter Abort / Cancel Esc Toggle Selection … Tab Toggle Selection … Shift Tab Abort (alternate) Ctrl C Move Down (arrow) DOWN Move Up (arrow) UP Page Down PGDN Page Up PGUP Preview Scroll Up Shift UP Preview Scroll Do… Shift DOWN Backward Word Alt B Forward Word Alt F Toggle Word Wrap Ctrl / shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH FZF · LINUX
FZF KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A Ctrl Beginnin… Z E Ctrl End of L… R Ctrl Search C… T Ctrl Select F… Y Ctrl Yank (pa… U Ctrl Clear Qu… I O P Q S D Alt Delete W… F Ctrl Forward … G H J Ctrl Move Down K Ctrl Move Up L Ctrl Clear Sc… M W Ctrl Delete W… X C Alt Change D… V B Ctrl Backward… N MORE SHORTCUTS Accept Selection Enter Abort / Cancel Esc Toggle Selection … Tab Toggle Selection … Shift Tab Abort (alternate) Ctrl C Move Down (arrow) DOWN Move Up (arrow) UP Page Down PGDN Page Up PGUP Preview Scroll Up Shift UP Preview Scroll Do… Shift DOWN Backward Word Alt B Forward Word Alt F Toggle Word Wrap Ctrl / shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH FZF · LINUX
⤢ SELECTION Accept Selection Enter Toggle Selection and Move Down Tab Toggle Selection and Move Up Shift Tab NAVIGATION Abort / Cancel Esc Move Down Ctrl J Move Up Ctrl K Abort (alternate) Ctrl C Move Down (arrow) DOWN Move Up (arrow) UP Page Down PGDN Page Up PGUP Clear Screen / Redraw Ctrl L PREVIEW Preview Scroll Up Shift UP Preview Scroll Down Shift DOWN Toggle Word Wrap Ctrl / SHELL INTEGRATION Select Files (paste into command line) Ctrl T Search Command History Ctrl R Change Directory (cd into selection) Alt C SEARCH Beginning of Line Ctrl A End of Line Ctrl E Delete Word Backward Ctrl W Clear Query to Line Start Ctrl U Backward Character Ctrl B Forward Character Ctrl F Backward Word Alt B Forward Word Alt F Delete Word Forward Alt D Yank (paste killed text) Ctrl Y fzf KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 28 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH FZF · LINUX ⤢ SELECTION 03 Accept Selection Enter Toggle Selection and Move Down Tab Toggle Selection and Move Up Shift Tab NAVIGATION 09 Abort / Cancel Esc Move Down Ctrl J Move Up Ctrl K Abort (alternate) Ctrl C Move Down (arrow) DOWN Move Up (arrow) UP Page Down PGDN Page Up PGUP Clear Screen / Redraw Ctrl L PREVIEW 03 Preview Scroll Up Shift UP Preview Scroll Down Shift DOWN Toggle Word Wrap Ctrl / SHELL INTEGRATION 03 Select Files (paste into command line) Ctrl T Search Command History Ctrl R Change Directory (cd into selection) Alt C SEARCH 10 Beginning of Line Ctrl A End of Line Ctrl E Delete Word Backward Ctrl W Clear Query to Line Start Ctrl U Backward Character Ctrl B Forward Character Ctrl F Backward Word Alt B Forward Word Alt F Delete Word Forward Alt D Yank (paste killed text) Ctrl Y fzf KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 28 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH FZF · LINUX
⤢ FZF · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Linux · 5 SETS · No.01 FZF TOTAL 28 SHORTCUTS FOR LINUX · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS SHELL INTEGRA 03 SELECTION 03 NAVIGATION 09 SEARCH 10 PREVIEW 03 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Select Files (paste into command line) Ctrl T Search Command History Ctrl R Change Directory (cd into selection) Alt C Accept Selection Enter Toggle Selection and Move Down Tab Toggle Selection and Move Up Shift Tab Abort / Cancel Esc Move Down Ctrl J Move Up Ctrl K Abort (alternate) Ctrl C Move Down (arrow) DOWN Move Up (arrow) UP Page Down PGDN Page Up PGUP Clear Screen / Redraw Ctrl L Beginning of Line Ctrl A End of Line Ctrl E Delete Word Backward Ctrl W Clear Query to Line Start Ctrl U Backward Character Ctrl B Forward Character Ctrl F Backward Word Alt B Forward Word Alt F Delete Word Forward Alt D Yank (paste killed text) Ctrl Y Preview Scroll Up Shift UP Preview Scroll Down Shift DOWN Toggle Word Wrap Ctrl /
FZF KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R Ctrl Search C… T Ctrl Select F… Y U I O P A S D F G H J Ctrl Move Down K Ctrl Move Up L Z X C Alt Change D… V B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Accept Selection Enter Abort / Cancel Esc Toggle Selection … Tab Toggle Selection … Shift Tab Abort (alternate) Ctrl C Move Down (arrow) DOWN Move Up (arrow) UP Page Down PGDN Page Up PGUP shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH FZF · LINUX Keyboard map SELECTION Accept Selection Enter Toggle Selection and Move Down Tab Toggle Selection and Move Up Shift Tab NAVIGATION Abort / Cancel Esc Move Down Ctrl J Move Up Ctrl K Abort (alternate) Ctrl C Move Down (arrow) DOWN Move Up (arrow) UP Page Down PGDN Page Up PGUP SHELL INTEGRATION Select Files (paste into command l… Ctrl T Search Command History Ctrl R Change Directory (cd into selectio… Alt C fzf KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH FZF · LINUX Isometric SELECTION 03 Accept Selection Enter Toggle Selection and Move Down Tab Toggle Selection and Move Up Shift Tab NAVIGATION 08 Abort / Cancel Esc Move Down Ctrl J Move Up Ctrl K Abort (alternate) Ctrl C Move Down (arrow) DOWN Move Up (arrow) UP Page Down PGDN Page Up PGUP SHELL INTEGRATION 03 Select Files (paste into command l… Ctrl T Search Command History Ctrl R Change Directory (cd into selectio… Alt C fzf KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH FZF · LINUX Typewriter FZF · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Linux · 3 SETS · No.01 FZF TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR LINUX · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS SHELL INTEGRA 03 SELECTION 03 NAVIGATION 08 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Select Files (paste into command line) Ctrl T Search Command History Ctrl R Change Directory (cd into selection) Alt C Accept Selection Enter Toggle Selection and Move Down Tab Toggle Selection and Move Up Shift Tab Abort / Cancel Esc Move Down Ctrl J Move Up Ctrl K Abort (alternate) Ctrl C Move Down (arrow) DOWN Move Up (arrow) UP Page Down PGDN Page Up PGUP Editorial fzf is a command-line fuzzy finder that filters files, command history, and any input interactively from the terminal. Its key bindings let you trigger searches, preview matches, and select results instantly, making it a fast companion for shell workflows.
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All fzf keyboard shortcuts (Linux)
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+ 2 more controls in the table below
10 Action Shortcut Beginning of Line Ctrl A End of Line Ctrl E Delete Word Backward Ctrl W Clear Query to Line Start Ctrl U Backward Character Ctrl B Forward Character Ctrl F Backward Word Alt B Forward Word Alt F Delete Word Forward Alt D Yank (paste killed text) Ctrl Y
9 Action Shortcut Abort / Cancel Esc Move Down Ctrl J Move Up Ctrl K Abort (alternate) Ctrl C Move Down (arrow) ↓ Move Up (arrow) ↑ Page Down PGDN Page Up PGUP Clear Screen / Redraw Ctrl L
3 Action Shortcut Select Files (paste into command line) Ctrl T Search Command History Ctrl R Change Directory (cd into selection) Alt C
3 Action Shortcut Accept Selection Enter Toggle Selection and Move Down Tab Toggle Selection and Move Up Shift Tab
3 Action Shortcut Preview Scroll Up Shift ↑ Preview Scroll Down Shift ↓ Toggle Word Wrap Ctrl /
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Does the poster include every fzf shortcut? fzf has 28 keyboard shortcuts in total — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
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