Notation
There are several common notations for pressing the Control key in conjunction with another key. Each notation below means press and hold Control while pressing the x key:
| ^X | Traditional notation. Instead of the caret, sometimes an “up arrowhead” (U+2303, ⌃) is found. |
| C-x | Emacs notation |
| CTRL-X | Old Microsoft notation |
| Ctrl+X | New Microsoft notation |
| Ctrl/X | OpenVMS notation |
Mac OS and Mac OS X use the Traditional notation in menus.
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