Keyboard shortcuts · Guide

Shortcuts use ⌘ on macOS and Ctrl on Windows and Linux.

Windows and Linux: the shell comes first

Inside a focused terminal, Ctrl plus a letter belongs to the shell (CtrlW deletes a word, CtrlK cuts to the end of the line). That is why the terminal’s own tab shortcuts add Shift, and why the shortcuts under Anywhere apply when a terminal does not have focus. From a terminal, click the search box on the right of the title bar to open the palette.

The one exception is CtrlI, which shows or folds Farabi even in a focused terminal. The shell loses nothing: CtrlI sends the same code as Tab, which still works.

Anywhere

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Open the command palette	`⌘K`	`CtrlK`
New host	`⌘N`	`CtrlN`
New local terminal on this computer	`⌘ShiftT`	`CtrlShift``
Find in the terminal	`⌘F`	`CtrlF`
Close the active session	`⌘W` (in a terminal, once one tab is left)	`CtrlW`, or the × on its title-bar tab

Import from ~/.ssh/config…, New Local Terminal and Check for Updates… are in the File menu. The local-terminal shortcut works even with a terminal focused.

Terminal

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
New terminal tab (Pro)	`⌘T`	`CtrlShiftT`
Close the terminal tab	`⌘W`	`CtrlShiftW`
Go to tab 1 to 9	`⌘1` … `⌘9`	`CtrlShift1` … `9`
Next tab	`CtrlTab` or `⌘Shift]`	`CtrlTab`
Previous tab	`CtrlShiftTab` or `⌘Shift[`	`CtrlShiftTab`
Show or fold Farabi	`⌘I`	`CtrlI`

More than one terminal per session is part of Gatesys Pro. Without it, the new-tab shortcut opens a card that says so, with Get Pro, instead of a tab. See Terminal. Farabi’s panel starts folded; the shortcut shows it.

Health panel

Action	Key
Close the Health panel	`Esc`

Find bar

Action	Key
Next match	`Enter`
Previous match	`ShiftEnter`
Close	`Esc`

Farabi

Action	Key
Send the question	`Enter`
New line in the question	`ShiftEnter`
Stop the answer	`Esc`
Show or fold the panel	`⌘I` on macOS, `CtrlI` on Windows and Linux
Resize the panel (edge focused)	`←` wider, `→` narrower, with `Shift` for bigger steps
Move through the model, effort or language menu	`↑` / `↓`
Close the model, effort or language menu	`Esc`
Run a critical command, once the host’s name is typed	`Enter` in the name field
Cancel a critical command’s confirm	`Esc` in the name field

First-run setup

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Next step	`Enter` or `⌘→`	`Enter` or `Ctrl→`
Previous step	`Esc` or `⌘←`	`Esc` or `Ctrl←`

Enter moves on while the step’s heading has focus, as it does when each step opens; in a field or on a button it does what that control does.

Command palette

Action	Key
Move through results	`↑` / `↓`
Go	`Enter`
Close	`Esc`

Host editor

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Save	`⌘Enter`	`CtrlEnter`
Close without saving	`Esc`	`Esc`
Add a tag	`Enter` in the tag field	`Enter` in the tag field
Remove the last tag	`Backspace` in an empty tag field	`Backspace` in an empty tag field

In-app editor

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Save for review	`⌘S`	`CtrlS`
Insert a tab character	`Tab`	`Tab`

SFTP

These work in the file pane that has focus.

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Open a folder, or edit a text file	`Enter`	`Enter`
Up one folder	`Backspace`	`Backspace`
Move the selection	`↑` / `↓`	`↑` / `↓`
Clear the selection	`Esc`	`Esc`
Select all	`⌘A`	`CtrlA`
Copy	`⌘C`	`CtrlC`
Cut	`⌘X`	`CtrlX`
Paste	`⌘V`	`CtrlV`
Duplicate	`⌘D`	`CtrlD`
Upload the selection (local pane)	`⌘↑`	`Ctrl↑`
Download the selection (remote pane)	`⌘↓`	`Ctrl↓`
Edit in the app	`⌘E`	`CtrlE`
Edit with… or Open with…	`⇧⌘E`	`CtrlShiftE`
Get info	`⌘I`	`CtrlI`
Rename	`F2`	`F2`
Delete	`⌘⌫`	`Delete` or `CtrlBackspace`
New folder	`⇧⌘N`	`CtrlShiftN`
Show hidden files	`⇧⌘.`	`CtrlShift.`
Refresh	`⌘R`	`CtrlR`
Copy path	`⌥⌘C`	`CtrlAltC`

Dialogs

Action	Key
Confirm a password, passphrase or code prompt	`Enter`
Cancel a prompt, or a link confirmation	`Esc`

Anywhere #

Terminal #

Health panel #

Find bar #

Farabi #

First-run setup #

Command palette #

Host editor #

In-app editor #

SFTP #

Dialogs #