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⤢ GEMINI CLI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 44 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W ⌃ Delete Pre… E ⌃ Move to Li… R ⌃ Reverse S… T ⌃ Toggle Full… Y ⌃ Toggle YO… U ⌃ Delete to L… I O ⌃ Expand or… P ⌃ Previous H… A ⌃ Move to Li… S ⌃ Toggle Mo… D ⌃ Exit CLI F ⌥ Move Wor… G H J K ⌃ Delete to E… L ⌃ Clear Scre… Z ⌃ Suspend t… X C ⌃ Cancel Re… V B ⌥ Move Wor… N ⌃ Next Histo… M ⌥ Toggle Ma… MORE SHORTCUTS Submit Prompt ↵ Cancel or Dismiss ⎋ Cycle Approval… ⇧ ⇥ Clear Conversati… /clear Compress Cont… /compress Enter Plan Mode /plan Switch Model /model Save or Resume… /chat Resume a Sessi… /resume Initialize Context… /init Manage Memory /memory Manage Permiss… /permissions Show Help /help Copy Last Output /copy Session Stats /stats Rewind the Sess… /rewind Open Settings /settings List Tools /tools MCP Servers /mcp Focus Shell Input ⇥ Restore a Check… /restore Quit /quit Open External E… /editor Change Theme /theme Toggle Vim Mode /vim shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GEMINI CLI · MAC GEMINI CLI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 44 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A ⌃ Move to Li… Z ⌃ Suspend t… E ⌃ Move to Li… R ⌃ Reverse S… T ⌃ Toggle Full… Y ⌃ Toggle YO… U ⌃ Delete to L… I O ⌃ Expand or… P ⌃ Previous H… Q S ⌃ Toggle Mo… D ⌃ Exit CLI F ⌥ Move Wor… G H J K ⌃ Delete to E… L ⌃ Clear Scre… M ⌥ Toggle Ma… W ⌃ Delete Pre… X C ⌃ Cancel Re… V B ⌥ Move Wor… N ⌃ Next Histo… MORE SHORTCUTS Submit Prompt ↵ Cancel or Dismiss ⎋ Cycle Approval… ⇧ ⇥ Clear Conversati… /clear Compress Cont… /compress Enter Plan Mode /plan Switch Model /model Save or Resume… /chat Resume a Sessi… /resume Initialize Context… /init Manage Memory /memory Manage Permiss… /permissions Show Help /help Copy Last Output /copy Session Stats /stats Rewind the Sess… /rewind Open Settings /settings List Tools /tools MCP Servers /mcp Focus Shell Input ⇥ Restore a Check… /restore Quit /quit Open External E… /editor Change Theme /theme Toggle Vim Mode /vim shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GEMINI CLI · MAC ⤢ CONTROL Submit Prompt ↵ Cancel or Dismiss ⎋ Cancel Request or Quit ⌃ C Cycle Approval Modes ⇧ ⇥ Toggle YOLO Mode ⌃ Y Exit CLI ⌃ D Clear Screen ⌃ L Toggle Full TODO List ⌃ T Expand or Collapse Content ⌃ O Focus Shell Input ⇥ Suspend to Background ⌃ Z Toggle Markdown Rendering ⌥ M Toggle Mouse Mode ⌃ S Toggle Copy Mode F9 Show IDE Context Details F4 Toggle Debug Console F12 TOOLS List Tools /tools MCP Servers /mcp Manage Extensions /extensions Browse Skills /skills Manage Agents /agents Lifecycle Hooks /hooks CODE Enter Plan Mode /plan Initialize Context File /init Manage Memory /memory Open External Editor /editor CONFIG Switch Model /model Manage Permissions /permissions Open Settings /settings Change Theme /theme Toggle Vim Mode /vim Authenticate /auth SESSION Save or Resume Chat /chat Resume a Session /resume Rewind the Session /rewind Restore a Checkpoint /restore Quit /quit CONTEXT Clear Conversation /clear Compress Context /compress Copy Last Output /copy Session Stats /stats QUICK Previous History Entry ⌃ P Show Help /help Next History Entry ⌃ N Reverse Search History ⌃ R Move to Line Start ⌃ A Move to Line End ⌃ E Delete to End of Line ⌃ K Delete Previous Word ⌃ W Delete to Line Start ⌃ U Delete Next Word ⌥ D Move Word Left ⌥ B Move Word Right ⌥ F Scroll Up ⇧ ↑ Scroll Down ⇧ ↓ Page Up ⇞ Page Down ⇟ Report a Bug /bug Gemini CLI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 58 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GEMINI CLI · MAC ⤢ CONTROL 16 Submit Prompt ↵ Cancel or Dismiss ⎋ Cancel Request or Quit ⌃ C Cycle Approval Modes ⇧ ⇥ Toggle YOLO Mode ⌃ Y Exit CLI ⌃ D Clear Screen ⌃ L Toggle Full TODO List ⌃ T Expand or Collapse Content ⌃ O Focus Shell Input ⇥ Suspend to Background ⌃ Z Toggle Markdown Rendering ⌥ M Toggle Mouse Mode ⌃ S Toggle Copy Mode F9 Show IDE Context Details F4 Toggle Debug Console F12 TOOLS 06 List Tools /tools MCP Servers /mcp Manage Extensions /extensions Browse Skills /skills Manage Agents /agents Lifecycle Hooks /hooks CODE 04 Enter Plan Mode /plan Initialize Context File /init Manage Memory /memory Open External Editor /editor CONFIG 06 Switch Model /model Manage Permissions /permissions Open Settings /settings Change Theme /theme Toggle Vim Mode /vim Authenticate /auth SESSION 05 Save or Resume Chat /chat Resume a Session /resume Rewind the Session /rewind Restore a Checkpoint /restore Quit /quit CONTEXT 04 Clear Conversation /clear Compress Context /compress Copy Last Output /copy Session Stats /stats QUICK 17 Previous History Entry ⌃ P Show Help /help Next History Entry ⌃ N Reverse Search History ⌃ R Move to Line Start ⌃ A Move to Line End ⌃ E Delete to End of Line ⌃ K Delete Previous Word ⌃ W Delete to Line Start ⌃ U Delete Next Word ⌥ D Move Word Left ⌥ B Move Word Right ⌥ F Scroll Up ⇧ ↑ Scroll Down ⇧ ↓ Page Up ⇞ Page Down ⇟ Report a Bug /bug Gemini CLI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 58 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GEMINI CLI · MAC ⤢ GEMINI CLI · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 7 SETS · No.01 GEMINI CLI TOTAL 58 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS CONTROL 16 CONTEXT 04 CODE 04 CONFIG 06 QUICK 17 SESSION 05 TOOLS 06 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Submit Prompt ↵ Cancel or Dismiss ⎋ Cancel Request or Quit ⌃ C Cycle Approval Modes ⇧ ⇥ Toggle YOLO Mode ⌃ Y Exit CLI ⌃ D Clear Screen ⌃ L Toggle Full TODO List ⌃ T Expand or Collapse Content ⌃ O Focus Shell Input ⇥ Suspend to Background ⌃ Z Toggle Markdown Rendering ⌥ M Toggle Mouse Mode ⌃ S Toggle Copy Mode F9 Show IDE Context Details F4 Toggle Debug Console F12 Clear Conversation /clear Compress Context /compress Copy Last Output /copy Session Stats /stats Enter Plan Mode /plan Initialize Context File /init Manage Memory /memory Open External Editor /editor Switch Model /model Manage Permissions /permissions Open Settings /settings Change Theme /theme Toggle Vim Mode /vim Authenticate /auth Previous History Entry ⌃ P Show Help /help Next History Entry ⌃ N Reverse Search History ⌃ R Move to Line Start ⌃ A Move to Line End ⌃ E Delete to End of Line ⌃ K Delete Previous Word ⌃ W Delete to Line Start ⌃ U Delete Next Word ⌥ D Move Word Left ⌥ B Move Word Right ⌥ F Scroll Up ⇧ ↑ Scroll Down ⇧ ↓ Page Up ⇞ Page Down ⇟ Report a Bug /bug Save or Resume Chat /chat Resume a Session /resume Rewind the Session /rewind Restore a Checkpoint /restore Quit /quit List Tools /tools MCP Servers /mcp Manage Extensions /extensions Browse Skills /skills Manage Agents /agents Lifecycle Hooks /hooks GEMINI CLI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y ⌃ Toggle YO… U I O P ⌃ Previous H… A S D F G H J K L Z X C ⌃ Cancel Re… V B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Submit Prompt ↵ Cancel or Dismiss ⎋ Cycle Approval Modes ⇧ ⇥ Clear Conversation /clear Compress Context /compress Enter Plan Mode /plan Switch Model /model Save or Resume Chat /chat Resume a Session /resume Initialize Context File /init Manage Memory /memory shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GEMINI CLI · MAC Keyboard map CONTROL Submit Prompt ↵ Cancel or Dismiss ⎋ Cancel Request or Quit ⌃ C Cycle Approval Modes ⇧ ⇥ Toggle YOLO Mode ⌃ Y CONFIG Switch Model /model SESSION Save or Resume Chat /chat Resume a Session /resume CONTEXT Clear Conversation /clear Compress Context /compress CODE Enter Plan Mode /plan Initialize Context File /init Manage Memory /memory QUICK Previous History Entry ⌃ P Gemini CLI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GEMINI CLI · MAC Isometric CONTROL 05 Submit Prompt ↵ Cancel or Dismiss ⎋ Cancel Request or Quit ⌃ C Cycle Approval Modes ⇧ ⇥ Toggle YOLO Mode ⌃ Y CONFIG 01 Switch Model /model SESSION 02 Save or Resume Chat /chat Resume a Session /resume CONTEXT 02 Clear Conversation /clear Compress Context /compress CODE 03 Enter Plan Mode /plan Initialize Context File /init Manage Memory /memory QUICK 01 Previous History Entry ⌃ P Gemini CLI KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH GEMINI CLI · MAC Typewriter GEMINI CLI · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 6 SETS · No.01 GEMINI CLI TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS CONTROL 05 CONTEXT 02 CODE 03 CONFIG 01 QUICK 01 SESSION 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Submit Prompt ↵ Cancel or Dismiss ⎋ Cancel Request or Quit ⌃ C Cycle Approval Modes ⇧ ⇥ Toggle YOLO Mode ⌃ Y Clear Conversation /clear Compress Context /compress Enter Plan Mode /plan Initialize Context File /init Manage Memory /memory Switch Model /model Previous History Entry ⌃ P Save or Resume Chat /chat Resume a Session /resume Editorial Gemini CLI is Google's open-source terminal agent. Its keyboard layer is a full readline-style editor plus a handful of app toggles — approval modes, YOLO, the TODO list — while slash commands cover context, sessions and configuration. Shortcuts can be remapped in ~/.gemini/keybindings.json, so these are the shipped defaults.
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All Gemini CLI keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
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17 Action Shortcut Previous History Entry ⌃ P Show Help /help Next History Entry ⌃ N Reverse Search History ⌃ R Move to Line Start ⌃ A Move to Line End ⌃ E Delete to End of Line ⌃ K Delete Previous Word ⌃ W Delete to Line Start ⌃ U Delete Next Word ⌥ D Move Word Left ⌥ B Move Word Right ⌥ F Scroll Up ⇧ ↑ Scroll Down ⇧ ↓ Page Up ⇞ Page Down ⇟ Report a Bug /bug
16 Action Shortcut Submit Prompt ↵ Cancel or Dismiss ⎋ Cancel Request or Quit ⌃ C Cycle Approval Modes ⇧ ⇥ Toggle YOLO Mode ⌃ Y Exit CLI ⌃ D Clear Screen ⌃ L Toggle Full TODO List ⌃ T Expand or Collapse Content ⌃ O Focus Shell Input ⇥ Suspend to Background ⌃ Z Toggle Markdown Rendering ⌥ M Toggle Mouse Mode ⌃ S Toggle Copy Mode F9 Show IDE Context Details F4 Toggle Debug Console F12
6 Action Shortcut Switch Model /model Manage Permissions /permissions Open Settings /settings Change Theme /theme Toggle Vim Mode /vim Authenticate /auth
6 Action Shortcut List Tools /tools MCP Servers /mcp Manage Extensions /extensions Browse Skills /skills Manage Agents /agents Lifecycle Hooks /hooks
5 Action Shortcut Save or Resume Chat /chat Resume a Session /resume Rewind the Session /rewind Restore a Checkpoint /restore Quit /quit
4 Action Shortcut Clear Conversation /clear Compress Context /compress Copy Last Output /copy Session Stats /stats
4 Action Shortcut Enter Plan Mode /plan Initialize Context File /init Manage Memory /memory Open External Editor /editor
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Frequently asked questions
Does the poster include every Gemini CLI shortcut? Gemini CLI has 58 keyboard shortcuts on macOS — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
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