From ef88444f212bd05826c430f077e7cfe4394819c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ellie Huxtable <ellie@elliehuxtable.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2023 20:18:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update key-binding.md

---
 docs/docs/key-binding.md | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/docs/key-binding.md b/docs/docs/key-binding.md
index 3b4e35b..10d7953 100644
--- a/docs/docs/key-binding.md
+++ b/docs/docs/key-binding.md
@@ -4,9 +4,21 @@ sidebar_position: 2
 
 # Key binding
 
-## Shell
+Atuin does not yet have full key binding customization, though we do allow some changes.
 
-By default, Atuin will rebind both <kbd>Ctrl-r</kbd> and the up arrow.
+## Custom up arrow filter mode
+
+It can be useful to use a different filter mode on the up arrow. For example, you could use ctrl-r for searching globally, but the up arrow for searching history from the current directory only.
+
+Set your config like this:
+
+```
+filter_mode_shell_up_key_binding = "directory" # or global, host, directory, etc
+```
+
+## Disable up arrow
+
+Our default up-arrow binding can be a bit contentious. Some people love it, some people hate it. Many people who found it a bit jarring at first have since come to love it, so give it a try! Otherwise, if you don't like it, it's easy to disable.
 
 You can also disable either the up-arrow or <kbd>Ctrl-r</kbd> bindings individually, by passing
 `--disable-up-arrow` or `--disable-ctrl-r` to the call to `atuin init`:
@@ -34,7 +46,9 @@ eval "$(atuin init zsh)"
 
 You can then choose to bind Atuin if needed, do this after the call to init.
 
-### zsh
+## zsh
+
+If you'd like to customize your bindings further, it's possible to do so with custom shell config:
 
 Atuin defines the ZLE widget "\_atuin_search_widget"
 
@@ -49,7 +63,7 @@ bindkey '^[[A' _atuin_search_widget
 bindkey '^[OA' _atuin_search_widget
 ```
 
-### bash
+## bash
 
 ```
 export ATUIN_NOBIND="true"
@@ -59,7 +73,7 @@ eval "$(atuin init bash)"
 bind -x '"\C-r": __atuin_history'
 ```
 
-### fish
+## fish
 
 ```
 set -gx ATUIN_NOBIND "true"
@@ -70,7 +84,7 @@ bind \cr _atuin_search
 bind -M insert \cr _atuin_search
 ```
 
-# nu
+## nu
 
 ```
 let-env ATUIN_NOBIND = true