keybindings.md

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Keybindings

TermRead implements the following keybindings to interact with the input:

Keybinding	Action
ENTER	Accepts input
Ctrl+C	Cancels reading (if TreatCtrlCAsInput is enabled)
Ctrl+A / HOME	Beginning of line
Ctrl+E / END	End of line
Ctrl+B / ←	Backward one character
Ctrl+F / →	Forward one character
BACKSPACE	Remove one character from the left
UP ARROW	Get the older input
DOWN ARROW	Get the newer input
DELETE	Remove one character in current position
ALT+B	One word backward
ALT+F	One word forward
TAB	Next auto-completion entry (if there is one)
	Insert four spaces (if no autocompletions)
SHIFT+TAB	Previous auto-completion entry
CTRL+U	Cut to the start of the line
CTRL+K	Cut to the end of the line
CTRL+W	Cut to the end of the previous word
ALT+D	Cut to the end of the next word
CTRL+Y	Yank the cut content
Alt+L	Make word lowercase
Alt+U	Make word uppercase
Alt+C	Make character uppercase and move to the end of word
Alt+V	Make character lowercase and move to the end of word
Alt+S	Shows all suggestions in the style akin to the Bourne Again SHell (bash)
Alt+R	Refreshes the prompt, the text input, and the current cursor position.
Insert	Text append mode (Insert or append)
CTRL+L	Clears the screen and refreshes the prompt.
ALT+\	Cut the whitespaces before and after the character.
CTRL+T	Substitutes two characters
ALT+T	Substitutes two words
ALT+SHIFT+#	Makes your current input text a comment (visual only, but ignores your text on submit)
ALT+TAB / CTRL+I	Forces the tab character to be written. Writes as spaces.
ALT+SHIFT+C	Temporarily conceals or reveals the whole input in normal prompts.

{% hint style="warning" %} Warning: Some of the keys conflict with the terminal emulator and/or the operating system keybindings. {% endhint %}