CtrlShiftR

CtrlShiftR is the shorthand name for the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+R, widely used to perform a hard refresh in web browsers and some development tools. The term is not a formal standard, but is commonly used in documentation and user discussions to refer to bypassing the browser cache on reload.

In practice, pressing Ctrl+Shift+R in Chrome, Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers triggers a reload of the current page that bypasses cached resources, ensuring that the browser fetches updated files from the server. The behavior can be influenced by service workers, progressive web app caching, and server-side cache headers.

Platform differences: On Windows and Linux, the shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+R; on macOS the equivalent is Command+Shift+R. Some applications or environments may map the keys differently or reserve the combination for another function.

Limitations and usage notes: A hard refresh may not bypass caches used by intermediate proxies or by a site's service workers. In Chrome, the DevTools menu includes an "Empty cache and hard reload" option for a more thorough refresh.