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Delete the line

CmdD

Mac Desktop app RStudio IDE

Practice this

To delete the line in RStudio, press Ctrl + D. On a Mac, press Cmd + D instead.

Where it works: Console or source

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdD`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlD`

Where this comes from

Keyboard Shortcuts in the RStudio IDE - Posit Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Delete the line at the caret Android Studio Cmd + Delete
Delete a line of text DBeaver Cmd + D
Delete the line Godot Engine Cmd + Shift + K
Delete the current line IntelliJ IDEA Cmd + Backspace
Delete the whole line Notepad++ Ctrl + Shift + L
Delete the line Sublime Text Cmd + Shift + K
Delete the whole line Vim D then D
Remove the current code line Visual Studio Code Cmd + Shift + K
Delete the line Zed Cmd + Shift + K

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Insert the pipe operator Cmd + Shift + M
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Show the source of the function at the cursor F2
Show the command palette Cmd + Shift + P
Show the keyboard shortcut reference Option + Shift + K
Build and reload the package Cmd + Shift + B
Check the package Cmd + Shift + E

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