Keyboard shortcuts for ipython notebook 3.1.0 / jupyter

jupyter_shortcuts.md

Warning This is SEVERELY outdated, the current jupyter version is > 6.X, please refer to your current jupyter notebook installation!

Disclaimer : I just copied those shortcuts from Jupyter Menú > Help > Keyboard Shortcuts, I didn't wrote them myself.

Check your current shortcuts in your Help, shortcuts coule have been modified by extensions or your past self.

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Keyboard shortcuts

The IPython Notebook has two different keyboard input modes. Edit mode allows you to type code/text into a cell and is indicated by a green cell border. Command mode binds the keyboard to notebook level actions and is indicated by a grey cell border.

MacOS modifier keys:

• ⌘ : Command

• ⌃ : Control

• ⌥ : Option

• ⇧ : Shift

• ↩ : Return

• ␣ : Space

• ⇥ : Tab

Command Mode (press Esc to enable)

• ↩ : enter edit mode

• ⇧↩ : run cell, select below

• ⌃↩ : run cell

• ⌥↩ : run cell, insert below

• Y : to code

• M : to markdown

• R : to raw

• 1 : to heading 1

• 2 : to heading 2

• 3 : to heading 3

• 4 : to heading 4

• 5 : to heading 5

• 6 : to heading 6

• ↑ : select cell above

• K : select cell above

• ↓ : select cell below

• J : select cell below

• A : insert cell above

• B : insert cell below

• X : cut selected cell

• C : copy selected cell

• ⇧V : paste cell above

• V : paste cell below

• Z : undo last cell deletion

• D,D : delete selected cell

• ⇧M : merge cell below

• S : Save and Checkpoint

• ⌘S : Save and Checkpoint

• L : toggle line numbers

• O : toggle output

• ⇧O : toggle output scrolling

• Esc : close pager

• Q : close pager

• H : show keyboard shortcut help dialog

• I,I : interrupt kernel

• 0,0 : restart kernel

• ␣ : scroll down

• ⇧␣ : scroll up

• ⇧ : ignore

Edit Mode (press Enter to enable)

• ⇥ : code completion or indent

• ⇧⇥ : tooltip

• ⌘] : indent

• ⌘[ : dedent

• ⌘A : select all

• ⌘Z : undo

• ⌘⇧Z : redo

• ⌘Y : redo

• ⌘↑ : go to cell start

• ⌘↓ : go to cell end

• ⌥← : go one word left

• ⌥→ : go one word right

• ⌥⌫ : delete word before

• ⌥⌦ : delete word after

• Esc : command mode

• ⌃M : command mode

• ⇧↩ : run cell, select below

• ⌃↩ : run cell

• ⌥↩ : run cell, insert below

• ⌃⇧subtract : split cell

• ⌃⇧ : split cell

• ⌘S : Save and Checkpoint

• ↑ : move cursor up or previous cell

• ↓ : move cursor down or next cell

• ⇧ : ignore

On my Mac ctrl-e goes to the end of the line, ctrl-a goes to the beginning.

How to switch from tab code completion mode to tab indent mode?

Very helpful - thanks!

On Mac + Safari, uppercase D,D did not delete, but lowercase d,d did.

Is there a keyboard shortcut on MacOS for opening a new notebook on Chrome?

On my Mac ctrl-e goes to the end of the line, ctrl-a goes to the beginning.
Anyone knows how to customize this to crtl + left-array and crtl + right arrow?

On my Mac ctrl-e goes to the end of the line, ctrl-a goes to the beginning.
Anyone knows how to customize this to crtl + left-array and crtl + right arrow?

This is really strange, normally Macs have CMD-left/right arrow == beginning/end of a line.

Yours are gnu readline emacs bindings Readline Cheat Sheet
I now use lambdalisue/jupyter-vim-binding to have Vim bindings in jupyter and don't bother about system shortcuts anymore.

I want to assign the combination control and enter to only run current cell instead of running the cell and move to next one, so I'm trying to write in the shortcut editor "Ctrl-Return" but it's taking working, what string should I use? Thnx!

@ahmadko I have no idea, did you try to check the official docs?

yes, i just restarted the server and was able to use "return" keyword, thanx!

Is there something to comment the selected lines in python code?
Also, I found that a ^d deletes a line.

Is there something to comment the selected lines in python code?

@meetrainier no idea, I normally use ⌘ /

Also, I found that a ^d deletes a line.

Uhm not working here, but I'm using lambdalisue/jupyter-vim-binding: Jupyter meets Vim. Vimmer will fall in love..

Superb, Thanks

I want to assign the combination control and enter to only run current cell instead of running the cell and move to next one, so I'm trying to write in the shortcut editor "Ctrl-Return" but it's taking working, what string should I use? Thnx!

have you tried "Ctrl-Enter"

as a beginner i was looking for short keys and this one was very helpfull for me.

This is very helpful, Thank you!!

H and P command is not working help

H and P command is not working help

the disclaimer on the top : Warning This is SEVERELY outdated, the current jupyter version is > 6.X, please refer to your current jupyter notebook installation!

helpful，thanks

very helpful thanks :)

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