TerminaI keyboard shortcuts

TerminaI ships with a set of default keyboard shortcuts for editing input, navigating history, and controlling the UI. Use this reference to learn the available combinations.

Basic Controls

Action

Keys

Confirm the current selection or choice.

Enter

Dismiss dialogs or cancel the current focus.

Esc

Cursor Movement

Action

Keys

Move the cursor to the start of the line.

Ctrl + A
Home

Move the cursor to the end of the line.

Ctrl + E
End

Editing

Action

Keys

Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.

Ctrl + K

Delete from the cursor to the start of the line.

Ctrl + U

Clear all text in the input field.

Ctrl + C

Delete the previous word.

Ctrl + Backspace
Cmd + Backspace

Screen Control

Action

Keys

Clear the terminal screen and redraw the UI.

Ctrl + L

Scrolling

Action

Keys

Scroll content up.

Shift + Up Arrow

Scroll content down.

Shift + Down Arrow

Scroll to the top.

Home

Scroll to the bottom.

End

Scroll up by one page.

Page Up

Scroll down by one page.

Page Down

History & Search

Action

Keys

Show the previous entry in history.

Ctrl + P (no Shift)

Show the next entry in history.

Ctrl + N (no Shift)

Start reverse search through history.

Ctrl + R

Insert the selected reverse-search match.

Enter (no Ctrl)

Accept a suggestion while reverse searching.

Tab

Navigation

Action

Keys

Move selection up in lists.

Up Arrow (no Shift)

Move selection down in lists.

Down Arrow (no Shift)

Move up within dialog options.

Up Arrow (no Shift)
K (no Shift)

Move down within dialog options.

Down Arrow (no Shift)
J (no Shift)

Suggestions & Completions

Action

Keys

Accept the inline suggestion.

Tab
Enter (no Ctrl)

Move to the previous completion option.

Up Arrow (no Shift)
Ctrl + P (no Shift)

Move to the next completion option.

Down Arrow (no Shift)
Ctrl + N (no Shift)

Expand an inline suggestion.

Right Arrow

Collapse an inline suggestion.

Left Arrow

Text Input

Action

Keys

Submit the current prompt.

Enter (no Ctrl, no Shift, no Cmd, not Paste)

Insert a newline without submitting.

Ctrl + Enter
Cmd + Enter
Paste + Enter
Shift + Enter
Ctrl + J

External Tools

Action

Keys

Open the current prompt in an external editor.

Ctrl + X

Paste from the clipboard.

Ctrl + V
Cmd + V

App Controls

Action

Keys

Toggle detailed error information.

F12

Toggle the full TODO list.

Ctrl + T

Toggle IDE context details.

Ctrl + G

Toggle Markdown rendering.

Cmd + M

Toggle copy mode when the terminal is using the alternate buffer.

Ctrl + S

Expand a height-constrained response to show additional lines.

Ctrl + S

Toggle focus between the shell and Gemini input.

Ctrl + F

Session Control

Action

Keys

Cancel the current request or quit the CLI.

Ctrl + C

Exit the CLI when the input buffer is empty.

Ctrl + D

Additional context-specific shortcuts

• Ctrl+Y: Toggle YOLO (auto-approval) mode for tool calls.
• Shift+Tab: Toggle Auto Edit (auto-accept edits) mode.
• Option+M (macOS): Entering µ with Option+M also toggles Markdown rendering, matching Cmd+M.
• ! on an empty prompt: Enter or exit shell mode.
• \ (at end of a line) + Enter: Insert a newline without leaving single-line mode.
• Ctrl+Delete / Meta+Delete: Delete the word to the right of the cursor.
• Ctrl+B or Left Arrow: Move the cursor one character to the left while editing text.
• Ctrl+F or Right Arrow: Move the cursor one character to the right; with an embedded shell attached, Ctrl+F still toggles focus.
• Ctrl+D or Delete: Remove the character immediately to the right of the cursor.
• Ctrl+H or Backspace: Remove the character immediately to the left of the cursor.
• Ctrl+Left Arrow / Meta+Left Arrow / Meta+B: Move one word to the left.
• Ctrl+Right Arrow / Meta+Right Arrow / Meta+F: Move one word to the right.
• Ctrl+W: Delete the word to the left of the cursor (in addition to Ctrl+Backspace / Cmd+Backspace).
• Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z: Undo or redo the most recent text edit.
• Meta+Enter: Open the current input in an external editor (alias for Ctrl+X).
• Esc pressed twice quickly: Clear the current input buffer.
• Up Arrow / Down Arrow: When the cursor is at the top or bottom of a single-line input, navigate backward or forward through prompt history.
• Number keys (1-9, multi-digit) inside selection dialogs: Jump directly to the numbered radio option and confirm when the full number is entered.