Codex CLI keyboard shortcuts

Type @ to search for a file in the workspace and add its path to the prompt.

Press Up or Down to restore draft history.

Search prompt history, then press Enter to use a match or Escape to cancel.

Copy the latest completed Codex output from the main TUI (same as /copy).

Prefix a line with ! to run a local shell command under the current approval and sandbox settings.

Queue a follow-up prompt, slash command, or shell command for the next turn.

Inject new instructions into the current turn.

Press Escape twice with an empty composer to edit the previous user message and fork the chat from that point.

Close the session (same as /exit).

Clears only the terminal view and keeps the current chat (unlike /clear, which starts a new chat). Disabled while a task is in progress.

Default binding to toggle raw scrollback mode (same as /raw).

Type / in the composer to open the slash command popup.

Press Space on an installed plugin in the plugin browser to toggle its enabled state.

Open the editor configured by VISUAL (or EDITOR when VISUAL is not set) to write a longer prompt; save and close to return the text to the composer.