CMD-Z reopens last tab instead of undoing

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This is unbelievably annoying, since when I code online, there is no means of undoing, and thus retrieving the text I deleted.

score 26 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 02 '17 at 22:27

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Most online text editors which support keyboard shortcuts (like the Stack Exchange editor right here!) support ⌃Z (ctrl-Z) for undo too, which won't cause any system functions to be fired.

If you want to use ⌘Z, you can remap the Undo Close Tab function off ⌘Z to something else using System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts → App Shortcuts. Set Application to Safari.app, Menu Title to Undo Close Tab and Keyboard Shortcut to something other than ⌘Z.

answered Sep 02 '17 at 22:27

grg

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Specifically on SE, Cmd/Z will will undo the last text operation if you have a text area currently selected, otherwise will restore a closed tab. – Tetsujin Sep 03 '17 at 09:32
ON Ventura, go to System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts... → App Shortcuts then press the plus button and type in the menu title Undo Close Tab then remap the key. – frumbert Sep 28 '23 at 07:24
Geez, why does this exist?! Thanks for the answer. Of note is that in Ventura I can't find the "Undo Close Tab" option in any of the menus, so this answer is really needed just to find the command to override! – jerclarke Sep 28 '23 at 22:44
What you can find is "Reopen Last Closed Tab" in the History menu, which is correctly mapped to command+shift+t. That's the one people should keep! – jerclarke Sep 28 '23 at 22:45

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 07 '22 at 09:56

If you use a language other than English and the proposed solution by grg doesn't work, specify in System Preferences > Keyboard the equivalent to "Undo Close Tab" in your language.

For example, if Safari's interface language is Russian, open a tab, close it, select the Edit menu:

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and use the text next to CommandZ (that is, 'Отменить закрытие вкладки') instead of "Undo Close Tab".

CMD-Z reopens last tab instead of undoing

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