Keybindings & Editing

The prompt is a real editor with modal editing and familiar shortcuts.

Built-in shortcuts

These work in insert mode (the default):

Key	Action
`Ctrl+A`	Line start
`Ctrl+E`	Line end
`Ctrl+B`	Back one char
`Ctrl+F`	Forward one char
`Ctrl+W`	Delete word back
`Ctrl+K`	Kill to end
`Ctrl+U`	Kill to start
`Ctrl+R`	History search
`Ctrl+P`	Context picker
`Ctrl+C`	Cancel/interrupt
`Ctrl+D`	EOF (exit if empty)
`Alt+B`	Word back
`Alt+F`	Word forward

Normal mode (Helix-style)

Press Esc to enter normal mode for selection-first editing:

Key	Action
`h/l`	Move left/right
`j/k`	Move down/up (or history)
`w/b`	Word forward/back
`0/$`	Line start/end
`x`	Select line
`d`	Delete selection
`c`	Change selection
`y`	Yank selection
`p/P`	Paste after/before
`u/U`	Undo/redo
`i/a`	Insert mode (at/after cursor)
`I/A`	Insert at line start/end
`o/O`	Open line below/above

Multiline editing

Press Shift+Enter or Alt+Enter to insert a newline. Enter submits.

docker run
  -p 8080:80
  -v $(pwd):/app
  nginx

Gutter indicator: The gutter shows the current mode (i│ for insert, n│ for normal).

config.toml

[input]
gutter = true  # show mode indicator

History search

Ctrl+R opens history picker
Fuzzy search across all history
Select with arrows, Enter to insert