atuin/docs/docs/key-binding.md
Richard Turner c0449955e3
use Ctrl-n instead of Alt-n on macOS (#1106)
* use Ctrl-n instead of Alt-n on macOS

* make ctrl-n instead of alt-n configurable
2023-07-27 08:10:40 +00:00

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# Key binding
Atuin does not yet have full key binding customization, though we do allow some changes.
## 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`:
```
# Bind ctrl-r but not up arrow
eval "$(atuin init zsh --disable-up-arrow)"
# Bind up-arrow but not ctrl-r
eval "$(atuin init zsh --disable-ctrl-r)"
```
If you do not want either key to be bound, either pass both `--disable` arguments, or set the
environment variable `ATUIN_NOBIND` to any value before the call to `atuin init`:
```
## Do not bind any keys
# Either:
eval "$(atuin init zsh --disable-up-arrow --disable-ctrl-r)"
# Or:
export ATUIN_NOBIND="true"
eval "$(atuin init zsh)"
```
You can then choose to bind Atuin if needed, do this after the call to init.
## <kbd>Ctrl-n</kbd> key shortcuts
macOS does not have an <kbd>Alt</kbd> key, although terminal emulators can often be configured to map the <kbd>Option</kbd> key to be used as <kbd>Alt</kbd>. *However*, remapping <kbd>Option</kbd> this way may prevent typing some characters, such as using <kbd>Option-3</kbd> to type `#` on the British English layout. For such a scenario, set the `ctrl_n_shortcuts` option to `true` in your config file to replace <kbd>Alt-0</kbd> to <kbd>Alt-9</kbd> shortcuts with <kbd>Ctrl-0</kbd> to <kbd>Ctrl-9</kbd> instead:
```
# Use Ctrl-0 .. Ctrl-9 instead of Alt-0 .. Alt-9 UI shortcuts
ctrl_n_shortcuts = true
```
## 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"
```
export ATUIN_NOBIND="true"
eval "$(atuin init zsh)"
bindkey '^r' _atuin_search_widget
# depends on terminal mode
bindkey '^[[A' _atuin_search_widget
bindkey '^[OA' _atuin_search_widget
```
## bash
```
export ATUIN_NOBIND="true"
eval "$(atuin init bash)"
# bind to ctrl-r, add any other bindings you want here too
bind -x '"\C-r": __atuin_history'
```
## fish
```
set -gx ATUIN_NOBIND "true"
atuin init fish | source
# bind to ctrl-r in normal and insert mode, add any other bindings you want here too
bind \cr _atuin_search
bind -M insert \cr _atuin_search
```
## nu
```
$env.ATUIN_NOBIND = true
atuin init nu | save -f ~/.local/share/atuin/init.nu #make sure you created the directory beforehand with `mkdir ~/.local/share/atuin/init.nu`
source ~/.local/share/atuin/init.nu
#bind to ctrl-r in emacs, vi_normal and vi_insert modes, add any other bindings you want here too
$env.config = (
$env.config | upsert keybindings (
$env.config.keybindings
| append {
name: atuin
modifier: control
keycode: char_r
mode: [emacs, vi_normal, vi_insert]
event: { send: executehostcommand cmd: (_atuin_search_cmd) }
}
)
)
```
## Atuin UI shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ctrl + r | Cycle through filter modes |
| ctrl + s | Cycle through search modes |
| alt + 1 to alt + 9 | Select item by the number located near it |
| ctrl + c / ctrl + d / ctrl + g / esc | Return original |
| ctrl + ⬅︎ / alt + b | Move the cursor to the previous word |
| ctrl + ➡️ / alt + f | Move the cursor to the next word |
| ctrl + h / ctrl + b / ⬅︎ | Move the cursor to the left |
| ctrl + l / ctrl + f / ➡️ | Move the cursor to the right |
| ctrl + a / home | Move the cursor to the start of the line |
| ctrl + e / end | Move the cursor to the end of the line |
| ctrl + backspace / ctrl + alt + backspace | Remove the previous word / remove the word just before the cursor |
| ctrl + delete / ctrl + alt + delete | Remove the next word or the word just after the cursor |
| ctrl + w | Remove the word before the cursor even if it spans across the word boundaries |
| ctrl + u | Clear the current line |
| ctrl + n / ctrl + j / ⬆ | Select the next item on the list |
| ctrl + p / ctrl + k / ⬇ | Select the previous item on the list |
| page down | Scroll search results one page down |
| page up | Scroll search results one page up |
| enter | Select highlighted item |
| ⬇ (with no entry selected) | Return original or return query depending on settings |
| ⬇ | Select the next item on the list |