# Keyboard Shortcuts

Reference for all keyboard shortcuts in Tabnine CLI.

Key bindings can be customized via `~/.tabnine/agent/keybindings.json`. See [Custom Key Bindings](#custom-key-bindings) at the bottom of this page. For [slash commands](https://docs.tabnine.com/main/getting-started/tabnine-cli/features/commands), type `/` on an empty prompt.

### Basic Controls

| Action                       | Keys                                              |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Confirm selection            | `Enter`                                           |
| Dismiss dialog               | `Esc`, `Ctrl+[`                                   |
| Cancel request / clear input | `Ctrl+C`                                          |
| Exit (empty input buffer)    | `Ctrl+D`                                          |
| Suspend to background        | `Ctrl+Z` (double-press; not supported on Windows) |

### Text Input

| Action                  | Keys                                                            |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Submit prompt           | `Enter`                                                         |
| New line without submit | `Ctrl+Enter`, `Cmd+Enter`, `Alt+Enter`, `Shift+Enter`, `Ctrl+J` |
| Open external editor    | `Ctrl+X`                                                        |
| Paste from clipboard    | `Ctrl+V`, `Cmd+V`, `Alt+V`                                      |

### Cursor Movement

| Action        | Keys                               |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Start of line | `Ctrl+A`, `Home`                   |
| End of line   | `Ctrl+E`, `End`                    |
| Move up       | `Up`                               |
| Move down     | `Down`                             |
| Move left     | `Left`                             |
| Move right    | `Right`, `Ctrl+F`                  |
| Word left     | `Ctrl+Left`, `Alt+Left`, `Alt+B`   |
| Word right    | `Ctrl+Right`, `Alt+Right`, `Alt+F` |

### Editing

| Action                  | Keys                                         |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Delete to end of line   | `Ctrl+K`                                     |
| Delete to start of line | `Ctrl+U`                                     |
| Delete previous word    | `Ctrl+Backspace`, `Alt+Backspace`, `Ctrl+W`  |
| Delete next word        | `Ctrl+Delete`, `Alt+Delete`, `Alt+D`         |
| Delete character left   | `Backspace`, `Ctrl+H`                        |
| Delete character right  | `Delete`, `Ctrl+D`                           |
| Undo                    | `Cmd+Z`, `Alt+Z`                             |
| Redo                    | `Ctrl+Shift+Z`, `Cmd+Shift+Z`, `Alt+Shift+Z` |

### Scrolling

| Action           | Keys                      |
| ---------------- | ------------------------- |
| Scroll up        | `Shift+Up`                |
| Scroll down      | `Shift+Down`              |
| Scroll to top    | `Ctrl+Home`, `Shift+Home` |
| Scroll to bottom | `Ctrl+End`, `Shift+End`   |
| Page up          | `Page Up`                 |
| Page down        | `Page Down`               |

### History & Search

| Action                   | Keys     |
| ------------------------ | -------- |
| Previous history         | `Ctrl+P` |
| Next history             | `Ctrl+N` |
| Reverse search           | `Ctrl+R` |
| Submit search result     | `Enter`  |
| Accept search suggestion | `Tab`    |

{% hint style="info" %}
`Up`/`Down` arrows also navigate input history when the cursor is on the first or last line.
{% endhint %}

### Navigation

| Action               | Keys        |
| -------------------- | ----------- |
| Move up in lists     | `Up`        |
| Move down in lists   | `Down`      |
| Move up in dialogs   | `Up`, `K`   |
| Move down in dialogs | `Down`, `J` |
| Next dialog item     | `Tab`       |
| Previous dialog item | `Shift+Tab` |

### Auto-Completion

| Action              | Keys             |
| ------------------- | ---------------- |
| Accept suggestion   | `Tab`, `Enter`   |
| Previous option     | `Up`, `Ctrl+P`   |
| Next option         | `Down`, `Ctrl+N` |
| Expand suggestion   | `Right`          |
| Collapse suggestion | `Left`           |

### App Controls

| Action                                                                                                  | Keys        |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| Clear screen                                                                                            | `Ctrl+L`    |
| Toggle Markdown rendering                                                                               | `Alt+M`     |
| Toggle error details                                                                                    | `F12`       |
| Toggle copy mode                                                                                        | `Ctrl+S`    |
| Toggle TODO list                                                                                        | `Ctrl+T`    |
| Toggle IDE context                                                                                      | `Ctrl+G`    |
| Toggle YOLO mode                                                                                        | `Ctrl+Y`    |
| Cycle [approval mode](https://docs.tabnine.com/main/getting-started/tabnine-cli/settings#approval-mode) | `Shift+Tab` |
| Expand/collapse blocks                                                                                  | `Ctrl+O`    |
| Focus shell input                                                                                       | `Tab`       |
| Unfocus shell input                                                                                     | `Shift+Tab` |
| Toggle background shell                                                                                 | `Ctrl+B`    |

### Shell Mode

| Action            | Keys                 |
| ----------------- | -------------------- |
| Toggle shell mode | `!` (on empty input) |
| Exit shell mode   | `Esc`                |

### Special Keys

| Action                | Keys                             |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| Show shortcuts panel  | `?` (on empty input)             |
| Select file or folder | `@`                              |
| Clear and rewind      | `Esc` `Esc` (double-press)       |
| Line continuation     | `` ` `` at end of line + `Enter` |

### Vim Mode

When Vim mode is enabled (via `/vim` command or `general.vimMode` [setting](https://docs.tabnine.com/main/getting-started/tabnine-cli/features/settings/settings-reference)):

#### NORMAL Mode

* Navigate: `h`, `j`, `k`, `l`, `Left`, `Right`, `Up`, `Down`
* Word jumps: `w`, `W`, `b`, `B`, `e`, `E`
* Find character: `f{char}`, `F{char}`, `t{char}`, `T{char}`, `;`, `,`
* Line start/end: `0`, `$`, `^`
* Go to line: `gg`, `G`, `{count}G`
* Edit: `x`, `X`, `~`, `r{char}`
* Delete: `dd`, `D`, `d{motion}` (dw, db, de, dh, dj, dk, dl, d0, d$, d^, dgg, dG)
* Change: `cc`, `C`, `c{motion}` (cw, cb, ce, ch, cj, ck, cl, c0, c$, c^, cgg, cG)
* Insert: `i`, `a`, `o`, `O`, `I`, `A`
* Yank: `yy`, `yw`, `yW`, `ye`, `yE`, `y$`, `Y`
* Paste: `p`, `P`
* Undo: `u`
* Repeat: `.`
* Count prefix: `{count}` before any command

#### INSERT Mode

* Return to NORMAL: `Esc`, `Ctrl+[`
* All standard editing keys pass through

## Custom Key Bindings

Create `~/.tabnine/agent/keybindings.json` to add or remove bindings:

```json
[
  { "command": "app.toggleMarkdown", "key": "ctrl+m" },
  { "command": "-app.toggleMarkdown", "key": "alt+m" }
]
```

* Prefix a command with `-` to remove a binding
* Key format: modifiers joined with `+` (e.g., `ctrl+shift+a`, `alt+enter`)
* Available modifiers: `ctrl`, `shift`, `alt` (or `option`/`opt`), `cmd` (or `meta`)

{% hint style="info" %}
Quick tips:

* Type `?` on an empty prompt to show the shortcuts panel
* In dialogs, type numbers `1`–`9` to jump to options
* Shell commands run with `TABNINE_CLI=1` environment variable
  {% endhint %}