How to type the return key by Ctrl+M (C-M) in the Google Cloud Shell?

Question

I'd like to type a return/newline inside the shell by typing Ctrl+M because I'm familiar with Emacs and always type Ctrl-M to type return in Bash too.

However, inside the terminal of Google Cloud Shell, Ctrl+M does not send ^m and just toggle the "Capture Tab Key" feature (see the screenshot below).

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So the question is how can I type the return key by Ctrl+M (C-M)? Thank you.

Answer 1

The Cloud SDK has the gcloud cloud-shell ssh command. This subcommand enables you to connect to your cloud-shell via ssh from your favorite terminal so that you can use C-m to type Return as always.

Though this solution cannot be used inside the Cloud Console, it seems the current best option for me.

Answer 2

I think that \ + Enter could help you. For example:

In this way you can continue the command in the next row.

Edit 1

To send ENTER without using ENTER you could use

Ctr+J