Key Bindings
The shell uses Vi key bindings (fish_vi_key_bindings). All custom bindings are active in Insert, Normal, and Visual modes unless noted.
Binding Action─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────Ctrl+G Insert the head of the previous command's last path argument. Equivalent to !$:h in Bash. Example: previous = "cd /usr/local/bin" Ctrl+G inserts "/usr/local"
Ctrl+F Interactive history substitution. Type old/new then press Ctrl+F to apply s/old/new/ to the previous command. Equivalent to !!:s/old/new/ in Bash. Example: previous = "echo this is a test" type "this is/that was", press Ctrl+F result = "echo that was a test"
Ctrl+Alt+U Strip the first token of the current command line, leaving arguments in place with the cursor at the start. Useful for quickly retyping the command. Example: "mkdir new_folder" -> " new_folder"
Ctrl+Alt+= Evaluate the current command line buffer with Qalculate! (qalc) and print the result inline. Requires qalc to be installed. Example: type "150 * 1.08", press Ctrl+Alt+= prints 162
Ctrl+Enter Smart execute: runs commands instantly without pressing Enter a second time for certain fast-path commands (speedtest-fast, etc.).
@@ FZF inline picker. Type @@ anywhere on the command line to open an fzf picker and insert a selection at the cursor position.FZF Bindings (bundled from PatrickF1/fzf.fish)
Section titled “FZF Bindings (bundled from PatrickF1/fzf.fish)”Ctrl+R Search command historyCtrl+Alt+F Search git-tracked filesCtrl+Alt+L Search git logCtrl+Alt+S Search git statusCtrl+V Search shell variablesCtrl+Alt+P Search running processes