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⤢ OLLAMA KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 36 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W ⌃ Delete W… E ⌃ Move to … R T Y U ⌃ Delete S… I O P A ⌃ Move to … S D ⌃ Exit Oll… F ⌥ Move For… G ⌃ Open Edi… H J K ⌃ Delete S… L ⌃ Clear th… Z X C ⌃ Stop Mod… V B ⌥ Move Bac… N M MORE SHORTCUTS Exit REPL /bye Help for Comm… /? Clear Session… /clear Begin Multi-l… """ Set Session V… /set Save Current … /save › <model> Load a Sessio… /load › <model> Set System Me… /set › system › <string> Set a Paramet… /set › parameter › ... Show Model In… /show Show Model De… /show › info Help for Keyb… /? › shortcuts Enable JSON M… /set › format › json Show LLM Stat… /set › verbose Enable Thinki… /set › think Disable Think… /set › nothink Show Modelfile /show › modelfile Show Paramete… /show › parameters Show System M… /show › system Enable History /set › history Disable Histo… /set › nohistory Enable Word W… /set › wordwrap Disable Word … /set › nowordwrap Disable Forma… /set › noformat Disable LLM S… /set › quiet shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH OLLAMA · MAC
OLLAMA KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 36 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A ⌃ Move to … Z E ⌃ Move to … R T Y U ⌃ Delete S… I O P Q S D ⌃ Exit Oll… F ⌥ Move For… G ⌃ Open Edi… H J K ⌃ Delete S… L ⌃ Clear th… M W ⌃ Delete W… X C ⌃ Stop Mod… V B ⌥ Move Bac… N MORE SHORTCUTS Exit REPL /bye Help for Comm… /? Clear Session… /clear Begin Multi-l… """ Set Session V… /set Save Current … /save › <model> Load a Sessio… /load › <model> Set System Me… /set › system › <string> Set a Paramet… /set › parameter › ... Show Model In… /show Show Model De… /show › info Help for Keyb… /? › shortcuts Enable JSON M… /set › format › json Show LLM Stat… /set › verbose Enable Thinki… /set › think Disable Think… /set › nothink Show Modelfile /show › modelfile Show Paramete… /show › parameters Show System M… /show › system Enable History /set › history Disable Histo… /set › nohistory Enable Word W… /set › wordwrap Disable Word … /set › nowordwrap Disable Forma… /set › noformat Disable LLM S… /set › quiet shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH OLLAMA · MAC
⤢ SESSION Exit REPL /bye Help for Commands /? Clear Session Context /clear Save Current Session /save › <model> Load a Session or Mo… /load › <model> Help for Keyboard Sh… /? › shortcuts SHOW Show Model Informati… /show Show Model Details /show › info Show Modelfile /show › modelfile Show Parameters /show › parameters Show System Message /show › system Show Model License /show › license Show Prompt Template /show › template KEYBOARD CONTROL Stop Model Responding ⌃ C Exit Ollama ⌃ D Clear the Screen ⌃ L Open Editor to Compo… ⌃ G Move to Beginning of… ⌃ A Move to End of Line ⌃ E Move Back One Word ⌥ B Move Forward One Word ⌥ F Delete Sentence Afte… ⌃ K Delete Sentence Befo… ⌃ U Delete Word Before C… ⌃ W INPUT Begin Multi-line Mes… """ SET Set Session Variables /set Set System Message /set › system › <string> Set a Parameter /set › parameter › ... Enable JSON Mode /set › format › json Show LLM Stats (Verb… /set › verbose Enable Thinking /set › think Disable Thinking /set › nothink Enable History /set › history Disable History /set › nohistory Enable Word Wrap /set › wordwrap Disable Word Wrap /set › nowordwrap Disable Formatting /set › noformat Disable LLM Stats (Q… /set › quiet Ollama KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 38 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH OLLAMA · MAC ⤢ SESSION 06 Exit REPL /bye Help for Commands /? Clear Session Context /clear Save Current Session /save › <model> Load a Session or Mod… /load › <model> Help for Keyboard Sho… /? › shortcuts SHOW 07 Show Model Information /show Show Model Details /show › info Show Modelfile /show › modelfile Show Parameters /show › parameters Show System Message /show › system Show Model License /show › license Show Prompt Template /show › template KEYBOARD CONTROL 11 Stop Model Responding ⌃ C Exit Ollama ⌃ D Clear the Screen ⌃ L Open Editor to Compos… ⌃ G Move to Beginning of … ⌃ A Move to End of Line ⌃ E Move Back One Word ⌥ B Move Forward One Word ⌥ F Delete Sentence After… ⌃ K Delete Sentence Befor… ⌃ U Delete Word Before Cu… ⌃ W INPUT 01 Begin Multi-line Mess… """ SET 13 Set Session Variables /set Set System Message /set › system › <string> Set a Parameter /set › parameter › ... Enable JSON Mode /set › format › json Show LLM Stats (Verbo… /set › verbose Enable Thinking /set › think Disable Thinking /set › nothink Enable History /set › history Disable History /set › nohistory Enable Word Wrap /set › wordwrap Disable Word Wrap /set › nowordwrap Disable Formatting /set › noformat Disable LLM Stats (Qu… /set › quiet Ollama KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 38 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH OLLAMA · MAC
⤢ OLLAMA · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 5 SETS · No.01 OLLAMA TOTAL 38 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS SESSION 06 KEYBOARD CONT 11 INPUT 01 SET 13 SHOW 07 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Exit REPL /bye Help for Commands /? Clear Session Context /clear Save Current Session /save › <model> Load a Session or Model /load › <model> Help for Keyboard Shortcuts /? › shortcuts Stop Model Responding ⌃ C Exit Ollama ⌃ D Clear the Screen ⌃ L Open Editor to Compose Prompt ⌃ G Move to Beginning of Line ⌃ A Move to End of Line ⌃ E Move Back One Word ⌥ B Move Forward One Word ⌥ F Delete Sentence After Cursor ⌃ K Delete Sentence Before Cursor ⌃ U Delete Word Before Cursor ⌃ W Begin Multi-line Message """ Set Session Variables /set Set System Message /set › system › <string> Set a Parameter /set › parameter › ... Enable JSON Mode /set › format › json Show LLM Stats (Verbose) /set › verbose Enable Thinking /set › think Disable Thinking /set › nothink Enable History /set › history Disable History /set › nohistory Enable Word Wrap /set › wordwrap Disable Word Wrap /set › nowordwrap Disable Formatting /set › noformat Disable LLM Stats (Quiet) /set › quiet Show Model Information /show Show Model Details /show › info Show Modelfile /show › modelfile Show Parameters /show › parameters Show System Message /show › system Show Model License /show › license Show Prompt Template /show › template
OLLAMA KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · MAC · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D ⌃ Exit Oll… F G H J K L ⌃ Clear th… Z X C ⌃ Stop Mod… V B N M MORE SHORTCUTS Exit REPL /bye Help for Commands /? Clear Session Con… /clear Begin Multi-line … """ Set Session Varia… /set Save Current Sess… /save › <model> Load a Session or… /load › <model> Set System Message /set › system › <string> Set a Parameter /set › parameter › ... Show Model Inform… /show Show Model Details /show › info shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH OLLAMA · MAC Keyboard map KEYBOARD CONTROL Stop Model Responding ⌃ C Exit Ollama ⌃ D Clear the Screen ⌃ L INPUT Begin Multi-line Message """ SHOW Show Model Information /show Show Model Details /show › info SESSION Exit REPL /bye Help for Commands /? Clear Session Context /clear Save Current Session /save › <model> Load a Session or Model /load › <model> SET Set Session Variables /set Set System Message /set › system › <string> Set a Parameter /set › parameter › ... Ollama 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 OLLAMA · MAC Isometric KEYBOARD CONTROL 03 Stop Model Responding ⌃ C Exit Ollama ⌃ D Clear the Screen ⌃ L INPUT 01 Begin Multi-line Message """ SHOW 02 Show Model Information /show Show Model Details /show › info SESSION 05 Exit REPL /bye Help for Commands /? Clear Session Context /clear Save Current Session /save › <model> Load a Session or Model /load › <model> SET 03 Set Session Variables /set Set System Message /set › system › <string> Set a Parameter /set › parameter › ... Ollama 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 OLLAMA · MAC Typewriter OLLAMA · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Mac · 5 SETS · No.01 OLLAMA TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR MAC · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS SESSION 05 KEYBOARD CONT 03 INPUT 01 SET 03 SHOW 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Exit REPL /bye Help for Commands /? Clear Session Context /clear Save Current Session /save › <model> Load a Session or Model /load › <model> Stop Model Responding ⌃ C Exit Ollama ⌃ D Clear the Screen ⌃ L Begin Multi-line Message """ Set Session Variables /set Set System Message /set › system › <string> Set a Parameter /set › parameter › ... Show Model Information /show Show Model Details /show › info Editorial Ollama is a tool for running large language models locally from the command line. Inside its interactive REPL, slash-commands and readline-style control keys let you switch models, tweak parameters, inspect a model, and manage sessions without leaving the terminal.
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All Ollama keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
+ 27 more controls in the table below
+ 27 more controls in the table below
13 Action Shortcut Set Session Variables /set Set System Message /set then system then <string> Set a Parameter /set then parameter then ... Enable JSON Mode /set then format then json Show LLM Stats (Verbose) /set then verbose Enable Thinking /set then think Disable Thinking /set then nothink Enable History /set then history Disable History /set then nohistory Enable Word Wrap /set then wordwrap Disable Word Wrap /set then nowordwrap Disable Formatting /set then noformat Disable LLM Stats (Quiet) /set then quiet
11 Action Shortcut Stop Model Responding ⌃ C Exit Ollama ⌃ D Clear the Screen ⌃ L Open Editor to Compose Prompt ⌃ G Move to Beginning of Line ⌃ A Move to End of Line ⌃ E Move Back One Word ⌥ B Move Forward One Word ⌥ F Delete Sentence After Cursor ⌃ K Delete Sentence Before Cursor ⌃ U Delete Word Before Cursor ⌃ W
7 Action Shortcut Show Model Information /show Show Model Details /show then info Show Modelfile /show then modelfile Show Parameters /show then parameters Show System Message /show then system Show Model License /show then license Show Prompt Template /show then template
6 Action Shortcut Exit REPL /bye Help for Commands /? Clear Session Context /clear Save Current Session /save then <model> Load a Session or Model /load then <model> Help for Keyboard Shortcuts /? then shortcuts
1 Action Shortcut Begin Multi-line Message """
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