bind -list

Core bindable commands

Key command	Description	Arguments
command	Run any command	Command
key	Specify name for key binding	Key name
multi	Run multiple key bindable commmands, separated with ;	Bindable commands
nothing	Do nothing

Bindable commands

Default key(s)	Key command	Description	Arguments
←	backward_character	Move the cursor a character backward
→	forward_character	Move the cursor a character forward
Ctrl-←, Alt-b	backward_word	Move the cursor a word backward
Ctrl-→, Alt-f	forward_word	Move the cursor a word forward
	backward_to_space	Move the cursor backward to a space
	forward_to_space	Move the cursor forward to a space
Home, Ctrl-A	beginning_of_line	Move the cursor to the beginning of the line
End, Ctrl-E	end_of_line	Move the cursor to the end of the line
↑	backward_history	Go back one line in the history
↓	forward_history	Go forward one line in the history
Ctrl-↑	backward_global_history	Go back one line in the global history
Ctrl-↓	forward_global_history	Go forward one line in the global history
	erase_history_entry	Erase the currently active entry from the history
⌫ (Backspace)	backspace	Delete the previous character
Delete, Ctrl-D	delete_character	Delete the current character
Alt-d	delete_next_word	Delete the word after the cursor
Alt-⌫	delete_previous_word	Delete the word before the cursor
Ctrl-W	delete_to_previous_space	Delete up to the previous space
	delete_to_next_space	Delete up to the next space
Ctrl-U	erase_line	Erase the whole input line
	erase_to_beg_of_line	Erase everything before the cursor
Ctrl-K	erase_to_end_of_line	Erase everything after the cursor
Ctrl-Y	yank_from_cutbuffer	“Undelete”, paste the last deleted text
	yank_next_cutbuffer	Revert to the previous last deleted text
	append_next_kill	Append next deletion to the cutbuffer
Ctrl-T	transpose_characters	Swap current and previous character
	transpose_words	Swap current and previous word
	capitalize_word	Capitalize the current word
	downcase_word	Downcase the current word
	upcase_word	Upcase the current word
↵	send_line	Execute the input line
↹	word_completion	Complete the current word
Shift-↹	word_completion_backward	Choose previous completion suggestion
Alt-k	erase_completion	Remove the completion added by word_completion
(Space), ↵	check_replaces	Check word replaces
Ctrl-P	previous_window	Go to the previous window
Ctrl-N	next_window	Go to the next window
Alt-↑	upper_window	Go to the split window above
Alt-↓	lower_window	Go to the split window below
Alt-←	left_window	Go to the previous window in the current split window
Alt-→	right_window	Go to the next window in the current split window
Alt-a	active_window	Go to next window with the highest activity
Ctrl-X	next_window_item	Go to the next channel/query. In empty windows change to the next server
	previous_window_item	Go to the previous channel/query. In empty windows change to the previous server
Ctrl-L	refresh_screen	Redraw screen
Page Up, Alt-p	scroll_backward	Scroll to previous page
Page Down, Alt-n	scroll_forward	Scroll to next page
Ctrl-Home	scroll_start	Scroll to the beginning of the window
Ctrl-End	scroll_end	Scroll to the end of the window
	escape_char	Insert the next character exactly as-is to input line
	insert_text	Append text to line	Text to append
Alt-1…0,q…o	change_window	Change window	Window number
Ctrl-Z	stop_irc	Send SIGSTOP to client

Default symbolic key names

Default key	Name
(Space)	space
↵, Ctrl-M, Ctrl-J	return
⌫, Ctrl-?, Ctrl-H	backspace
↹, Ctrl-I	tab
Shift-↹	stab
↑	up
↓	down
→	right
←	left
Home	home
End	end
Page Up	prior
Page Down	next
Insert	insert
Delete	delete
Ctrl-↑	cup
Ctrl-↓	cdown
Ctrl-→	cright
Ctrl-←	cleft
Ctrl-Home	chome
Ctrl-End	cend
Alt-↑	mup
Alt-↓	mdown
Alt-→	mright
Alt-←	mleft