Control-C
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This article is about the keyboard shortcut. For the ASCII character, see end-of-text character.
Control-C is a common computer command. It is generated by pressing the C key while holding down the Ctrl key on most computer keyboards.
In graphical user interface environments that use the control key to control the active program, control+C is often used to copy highlighted text to the clipboard.[1]
In many command-line interface environments, control+C is used to abort the current task and regain user control.[2]