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### 15.9 Using Org on a tty

Because Org contains a large number of commands, by default many of Org’s core commands are bound to keys that are generally not accessible on a tty, such as the cursor keys (`left`, `right`, `up`, `down`), `TAB` and `RET`, in particular when used together with modifiers like `Meta` and/or `Shift`. To access these commands on a tty when special keys are unavailable, the following alternative bindings can be used. The tty bindings below will likely be more cumbersome; you may find for some of the bindings below that a customized workaround suits you better. For example, changing a timestamp is really only fun with `S-cursor` keys, whereas on a tty you would rather use `C-c .` to re-insert the timestamp.

Default | Alternative 1 | Speed key | Alternative 2
`S-TAB` | `C-u TAB` | `C` |
`M-left` | `C-c C-x l` | `l` | `Esc left`
`M-S-left` | `C-c C-x L` | `L` |
`M-right` | `C-c C-x r` | `r` | `Esc right`
`M-S-right` | `C-c C-x R` | `R` |
`M-up` | `C-c C-x u` |  | `Esc up`
`M-S-up` | `C-c C-x U` | `U` |
`M-down` | `C-c C-x d` |  | `Esc down`
`M-S-down` | `C-c C-x D` | `D` |
`S-RET` | `C-c C-x c` |  |
`M-RET` | `C-c C-x m` |  | `Esc RET`
`M-S-RET` | `C-c C-x M` |  |
`S-left` | `C-c left` |  |
`S-right` | `C-c right` |  |
`S-up` | `C-c up` |  |
`S-down` | `C-c down` |  |
`C-S-left` | `C-c C-x left` |  |
`C-S-right` | `C-c C-x right` |  |

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