kitty cheat sheet

58 shortcuts in 9 lessons

Reading a list won't make them stick. ShortcutFoo has you type each shortcut, then brings it back just before you'd forget it.

Essentials I

7 shortcuts
  • ^⇧C
    Copy to the clipboard
  • ^⇧V
    Paste from the clipboard
  • ^⇧S
    Paste from the selection
  • ^⇧↵
    Open a new window
  • ^⇧}
    Go to the next window
  • ^⇧{
    Go to the previous window
  • ^⇧L
    Switch to the next layout

Essentials II

7 shortcuts
  • ^⇧RIGHT
    Go to the next tab
  • ^⇧LEFT
    Go to the previous tab
  • ^⇧>
    Move the tab forward
  • ^⇧<
    Move the tab backward
  • ^⌥⇧T
    Set the tab title
  • ^⇧F3
    Open the command palette
  • ^⇧F1
    Show the kitty docs

Scrolling

6 shortcuts
  • ^⇧UP
    Scroll up a line
  • ^⇧DOWN
    Scroll down a line
  • ^⇧PAGEUP
    Scroll up a page
  • ^⇧PAGEDOWN
    Scroll down a page
  • ^⇧HOME
    Scroll to the top
  • ^⇧END
    Scroll to the bottom

Scrollback and prompts

5 shortcuts
  • ^⇧Z
    Jump to the previous prompt
  • ^⇧X
    Jump to the next prompt
  • ^⇧H
    Browse the scrollback in less
  • ^⇧G
    Browse the last command output
  • ^⇧?
    Search the scrollback

Windows

7 shortcuts
  • ^⇧F
    Move the window forward
  • ^⇧B
    Move the window backward
  • ^⇧`
    Move the window to the top
  • ^⇧R
    Resize the window
  • ^⇧!
    Focus the first window
  • ^⇧F7
    Visually pick a window to focus
  • ^⇧F8
    Visually pick a window to swap with

Hints I

7 shortcuts
  • ^⇧E
    Open a URL with hints
  • ^⇧PF
    Insert a path
  • ^⇧P⇧F
    Open a path
  • ^⇧PL
    Insert a line
  • ^⇧PW
    Insert a word
  • ^⇧PH
    Insert a hash
  • ^⇧PN
    Open a file at a line number

Hints II

7 shortcuts
  • ^⇧PY
    Open a hyperlink
  • ^⇧PC
    Choose files
  • ^⇧PD
    Choose a directory
  • ^⇧O
    Pass the selection to a program
  • ^⇧U
    Input a Unicode character
  • ^⇧F11
    Toggle full screen
  • ^⇧F10
    Toggle maximized

Config and fonts

7 shortcuts
  • ^⇧F2
    Edit kitty.conf
  • ^⇧F5
    Reload kitty.conf
  • ^⇧F6
    Debug the config
  • ^⇧ESC
    Open the kitty shell
  • ^⇧+
    Increase the font size
  • ^⇧_
    Decrease the font size
  • ^⇧BACKSPACE
    Reset the font size

Background and reset

5 shortcuts
  • ^⇧AM
    Increase the background opacity
  • ^⇧AL
    Decrease the background opacity
  • ^⇧A1
    Make the background fully opaque
  • ^⇧AD
    Reset the background opacity
  • ^⇧DEL
    Reset the terminal
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