The REPL console provides some of the keyboard shortcuts often seen in programs using the Readline library:
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
Tab | Auto-complete current word. |
↑ (Up arrow key) | Previous line in history. |
↓ (Down arrow key) | Next line in history. |
Ctrl + G | Show documentation for the identifier before the cursor. |
Ctrl + A | Move the cursor to the beginning of current line. |
Ctrl + E | Move the cursor to the end of current line. |
Ctrl + F | Move the cursor one character forward. |
Ctrl + B | Move the cursor one character backward. |
Alt + F | Move the cursor one word forward. |
Alt + B | Move the cursor one word backward. |
Ctrl + D | Delete one character at the cursor, or send EOF (exit the REPL) when current line is empty. |
Ctrl + H | Delete one character before the cursor. |
Ctrl + L | Clear screen. |