Claude Code Keyboard Shortcuts: Navigate Faster

Session Control

• Ctrl+C — interrupt current operation, keep session alive
• Ctrl+\ — restart task with fresh context window
• Ctrl+D — end session
• Ctrl+L — clear terminal scrollback (not the session)

Input Control

• Ctrl+V — paste into input buffer
• Ctrl+A — beginning of line
• Ctrl+E — end of line
• Up/Down arrows — navigate command history

Slash Commands

Type / at the prompt to see available slash commands. Start typing to filter. Press Tab to autocomplete.

• /help — show all available commands
• /model [name] — switch active model
• /resume — resume previous session
• /clear — reset context, keep session
• /exit — end session cleanly

VS Code Extension Shortcuts

If you are using the Claude Code VS Code extension:

• Ctrl+Shift+C — open Claude Code terminal in VS Code
• Ctrl+Shift+R — resume last session
• Ctrl+Shift+A — ask in current file context

Customizing Shortcuts

You cannot currently customize the CLI shortcuts, but the VS Code extension respects VS Code's keyboard shortcut configuration if you want to remap the extension commands to different keys.