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Here is a list of nearly all shortcuts in Mac OS X. This shortcuts list would be very useful if you switched to the mac or forgotten certain shortcuts. Mac has many keyboard shortcuts. Knowing them makes using MAC much easier. Note: We use following convention while refering to diffrent Apple Macintosh keys:: Apple Key: Option Key: Control Key. Shutting Down a Mac from Command Line with ‘shutdown' Apt for the name, the ‘shutdown' command can shutdown a Mac as well as reboot a Mac via Terminal. To turn off a Mac with the shutdown command, you will use the -h flag and give the time for ‘now' making the syntax like so: sudo shutdown -h now. How to Shut Down a Mac with OS X Yosemite. You can use a handy keyboard shortcut when the Shut Down button (or any button, for that matter) is highlighted in blue and pulsating slightly. Pressing the Return key is the same as clicking that button.
This document lists the following helpful keyboard shortcuts that can be used on a Macintosh running OS X:
Startup Keystrokes
| Keys | Result |
| X | If pressed during startup, will force Mac OS X to run |
| Option | If pressed during startup, allows user to select between multiple startup volumes. This is particularly useful when machine has been partitioned in Boot Camp into Windows and OS X partitions |
| Option-Command-O-F | If pressed during startup, boots into Open Firmware. Useful for ejecting disks stuck in the optical drive and changing the default startup volume |
| Option-Command-Shift-Delete | If pressed during startup the system will bypass the primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk) |
| Mouse Button | If pressed down on startup, will eject any disk currently in optical drive |
| C | If pressed during startup, system will boot from a CD that has a system folder |
| N | If pressed during startup, system will attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot) |
| R | If pressed during startup, will Force PowerBook screen reset |
| T | If pressed during startup, system will startup in FireWire Target Disk mode |
| Shift | If pressed during startup, system will go into Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X 10.2 and later) |
| Command-V | If pressed during startup, system will startup in Verbose mode |
| Command-S | If pressed during startup, system will startup in Single-User mode (command line) |
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Keys | Result |
| Command-W | Close Window |
| Option-Command-W | Close all Windows |
| Option-Command-ESC | Force Quit Application |
| Command-Right Arrow | Expand folder (list view) |
| Option-Command-Right Arrow | Expand folder and nested subfolders (list view) |
| Command-Left Arrow | Collapse Folder (list view) |
| Option-Command-Up Arrow | Open parent folder and close current window |
Menu Command Shortcuts
| Keys | Result |
| Shift-Command-Q | Apple Menu Log out |
| Shift-Option-Command-Q | Apple Menu Log out immediately |
| Shift-Command-Delete | Finder Menu Empty Trash |
| Option-Shift-Command-Delete | Finder Menu Empty Trash without dialog |
| Command-H | Finder Menu Hide Finder |
| Option-Command-H | Finder Menu Hide Others |
| Command-N | File Menu New Finder window |
| Shift-Command-N | File Menu New Folder |
| Command-O | File Menu Open |
| Command-S | File Menu Save |
| Shift-Command-S | File Menu Save as |
| Command-P | File Menu Print |
| Command-W | File Menu Close Window |
| Option-Command-W | File Menu Close all Windows |
| Command-I | File Menu Get Info |
| Option-Command-I | File Menu Show Attributes Inspector |
| Command-D | File Menu Duplicate |
| Command-L | File Menu Make Alias |
| Command-R | File Menu Show original |
| Command-T | File Menu Add to Favorites |
| Command-Delete | File Menu Move to Trash |
| Command-E | File Menu Eject |
| Command-F | File Menu Find |
| Command-Z | Edit Menu Undo |
| Command-X | Edit Menu Cut |
| Command-C | Edit Menu Copy |
| Command-V | Edit Menu Paste |
| Command-A | Edit Menu Select All |
| Command-1 | View Menu View as Icons |
| Command-2 | View Menu View as List |
| Command-3 | View Menu View as Columns |
| Command-B | View Menu Hide Toolbar |
| Command-J | View Menu Show View Options |
| Command - [ | Go Menu Back |
| Command - ] | Go Menu Forward |
| Shift-Command-C | Go Menu Computer |
| Shift-Command-H | Go Menu Home |
| Shift-Command-I | Go Menu iDisk |
| Shift-Command-A | Go Menu Applications |
| Shift-Command-F | Go Menu Favorites |
| Shift-Command-G | Go Menu Goto Folder |
| Command-K | Go Menu Connect to Server |
| Command-M | Window Menu Minimize Window |
| Option-Command-M | Window Menu Minimize All Windows |
| Command-? | Help Menu Open Mac Help |
Universal Access Keyboard Shortcuts
