Keyboard Shortcuts

Reference for all keyboard shortcuts in Tabnine CLI.

Basic Controls

Action	Keys
Confirm selection	Enter
Dismiss dialog	Esc
Submit prompt	Enter
New line without submit	Ctrl+Enter, Cmd+Enter, Shift+Enter

Cursor Movement

Action	Keys
Start of line	Ctrl+A, Home
End of line	Ctrl+E, End
Move left	Ctrl+B, Left Arrow
Move right	Ctrl+F, Right Arrow
Word left	Ctrl+Left, Meta+B
Word right	Ctrl+Right, Meta+F

Editing

Action	Keys
Delete to end of line	Ctrl+K
Delete to start of line	Ctrl+U
Clear input	Ctrl+C
Delete previous word	Ctrl+Backspace, Cmd+Backspace
Delete next word	Ctrl+Delete, Meta+Delete
Delete character left	Ctrl+H, Backspace
Delete character right	Ctrl+D, Delete
Undo	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Shift+Z

Screen Control

Action	Keys
Clear screen	Ctrl+L
Toggle Markdown rendering	Cmd+M, Option+M
Toggle error details	F12
Expand response	Ctrl+S

Scrolling

Action	Keys
Scroll up	Shift+Up
Scroll down	Shift+Down
Scroll to top	Home
Scroll to bottom	End
Page up	Page Up
Page down	Page Down

History & Search

Action	Keys
Previous history	Ctrl+P, Up Arrow (at top of input)
Next history	Ctrl+N, Down Arrow (at bottom of input)
Reverse search	Ctrl+R
Accept search result	Enter, Tab

Navigation

Action	Keys
Move up in lists	Up Arrow, K
Move down in lists	Down Arrow, J

Auto-Completion

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

External Tools

Action	Keys
Open external editor	Ctrl+X, Meta+Enter
Paste from clipboard	Ctrl+V

App Controls

Action	Keys
Toggle TODO list	Ctrl+T
Toggle IDE context	Ctrl+G
Toggle copy mode	Ctrl+S
Toggle shell/input focus	Ctrl+F
Toggle YOLO mode	Ctrl+Y
Toggle Auto Edit	Shift+Tab

Session Control

Action	Keys
Cancel request / quit	Ctrl+C
Exit (empty buffer)	Ctrl+D
Clear input (2x quick)	Esc Esc

Shell Mode

Action	Keys
Toggle shell mode	! (on empty prompt)

Vim Mode

When vim mode is enabled (via /vim):

NORMAL Mode

• Navigate: h, j, k, l

• Word jumps: w, b, e

• Line start/end: 0, $, ^

• Go to line: gg, G, 10G

• Edit: x, dd, cc, dw, cw

• Insert: i, a, o, O

• Repeat: .

INSERT Mode

• Return to NORMAL: Esc

Quick Tips:

• Multi-line input: Use \ at end of line + Enter for newline in single-line mode

• Number shortcuts: In dialogs, type numbers 1-9 to jump to options

• TABNINE_CLI variable: Shell commands run with TABNINE_CLI=1 environment variable