Delete to the start of the line
On a Mac, deletes everything from the cursor back to the start of the line in one press.
WindowsNo built-in shortcut
Mac⌘+Delete
How to use it
- Put the cursor at the end of what you want gone.
- Press ⌘ + Delete.
- Everything to the left on that line disappears.
Pro tip
On Windows you can do the same in two steps: Shift + Home to select to the start of the line, then Backspace.
Heads up: Careful in Finder: ⌘ + Delete there moves the selected file to the Trash.
Next up in Text Editing
- Jump one word at a timeCtrl+← / →
- Select one word at a timeCtrl+Shift+← / →
- Delete a whole wordCtrl+Backspace
- Jump to the start or end of a lineHome / End
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