Shortcuts

These shortcuts are built into ZSH — Mnethos doesn't add or modify them. They work in any ZSH session, not just when using Mnethos.

ZSH uses Emacs keybindings by default. If you prefer Vi mode, add bindkey -v to your ~/.zshrc.

Run mnethos zsh keyboard at any time to print this reference in your terminal. For the full reference, see the official ZSH Line Editor documentation.

Shortcut Action
Ctrl+A Move to beginning of line
Ctrl+E Move to end of line
Option+F Move forward one word
Option+B Move backward one word

Editing

Shortcut Action
Ctrl+U Kill line before cursor
Ctrl+K Kill line after cursor
Ctrl+W Kill word before cursor
Option+D Kill word after cursor
Ctrl+Y Yank (paste) killed text
Ctrl+_ Undo last edit

History

Shortcut Action
Ctrl+R Search command history backward
Ctrl+S Search command history forward
Ctrl+P / ↑ Previous command
Ctrl+N / ↓ Next command
Option+< Move to first history entry
Option+> Move to last history entry

Other

Shortcut Action
Ctrl+L Clear screen
Ctrl+C Cancel current command
Ctrl+Z Suspend current command
Tab Complete command/path

If Option key shortcuts aren't working, run mnethos zsh doctor — the most common cause is a terminal that isn't passing the Option key through correctly.

Reference

ZSH exposes the full set of bindings and editor actions directly from the shell.

List all current key bindings:

bindkey

List all available editor actions:

zle -al

List bindings for a specific keymap (e.g. Emacs):

bindkey -M emacs