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Undo the last edit

CmdZ

Mac Desktop app RStudio IDE

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In RStudio, Ctrl + Z will undo the last edit. On a Mac, press Cmd + Z instead.

Where it works: Console or source

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdZ`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlZ`

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

Undo Adobe After Effects Cmd + Z
Undo the last action Airtable Cmd + Z
Undo the last action Audacity Ctrl + Z
Undo the last edit Bitwarden Cmd + Z
Undo Blender Ctrl + Z
Undo the last change Canva Cmd + Z
Undo the last action CapCut Ctrl + Z
Undo the last action ChromeOS Ctrl + Z
Undo the last change Confluence Cmd + Z
Undo the last operation DBeaver Cmd + Z
Undo a change in Elements Chrome DevTools Cmd + Z
Undo the last change Eclipse IDE Ctrl + Z

More RStudio shortcuts

Redo the undone edit Cmd + Shift + Z
Show the plots pane Ctrl + 6
Show the environment pane Ctrl + 8
Move the cursor to the console Ctrl + 2
Clear the console Ctrl + L
Interrupt the running command Esc
Change the working directory Ctrl + Shift + H
Go to a file or function Ctrl + .

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