Keybindings

Complete keybinding reference organized by mode. Numeric prefixes work with most commands (e.g., 5j moves down 5 cells).

Normal Mode

Cell Editor — Insert Sub-mode

All cell entry keys (\, =, <, >, |, A, I, C, S, r, cw, cc) open this editor ready to type.

Cell Editor — Normal Sub-mode

Opened directly by e / E, or reached by pressing Escape while in the insert sub-mode. Provides vi motions and operators over the cell text.

Normal sub-mode:

Key	Action
h / l	Move cursor left / right
w / b	Word forward / backward
e	End of word forward
0 / $	Start / end of line
i / a	Enter insert sub-mode (before / after cursor)
A / I	Append at end / insert at start
x	Delete character at cursor
s / S	Substitute character / substitute whole line
D / dw / cw	Delete to end / delete word / change word
u	Undo within edit
r{char}	Replace character at cursor
Enter / Escape	Commit cell value and return to NORMAL mode

Command / Search Line

: opens the command line and / / ? open search. They use the same editor as cells, with an insert sub-mode for typing and a normal sub-mode for vi motions.

Insert sub-mode (default on entry):

Key	Action
Escape	Move to normal sub-mode (line preserved)
Enter	Run the command / search
Tab	Complete the command (command line only)
Up / Down	Previous / next history entry
Ctrl+u / Ctrl+w	Clear the line / delete the word before the cursor

Normal sub-mode:

Key	Action
h / l / w / b / e / 0 / $	Move within the line
x / dw / d$ / D	Delete in the line
i / a / A / I	Return to the insert sub-mode
k / j	Previous / next history entry
Enter	Run the command / search
Escape	Cancel and return to NORMAL mode

Visual Modes