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title: Keyboard Shortcuts
description: Complete list of cmux keyboard shortcuts
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# Keyboard Shortcuts

## Workspace (Sidebar Tab) Management

| Shortcut | Action |
|----------|--------|
| **⌘N** | New workspace |
| **⌘1** - **⌘9** | Jump to workspace 1-9 |
| **⌘⌃]** | Next workspace |
| **⌘⌃[** | Previous workspace |
| **⌘⇧W** | Close workspace |
| **⌘B** | Toggle sidebar |

## Surface (Tab Within Pane) Management

| Shortcut | Action |
|----------|--------|
| **⌘T** | New surface |
| **⌘⇧]** | Next surface |
| **⌘⇧[** | Previous surface |
| **⌃1** - **⌃9** | Jump to surface 1-9 |
| **⌃Tab** | Next surface |
| **⌃⇧Tab** | Previous surface |
| **⌘W** | Close surface (or workspace if last) |

## Split Panes

| Shortcut | Action |
|----------|--------|
| **⌘D** | Split right |
| **⌘⇧D** | Split down |
| **⌘⌥←** | Focus left pane |
| **⌘⌥→** | Focus right pane |
| **⌘⌥↑** | Focus pane above |
| **⌘⌥↓** | Focus pane below |
| **⌘⇧H** | Flash focused panel |

## Notifications

| Shortcut | Action |
|----------|--------|
| **⌘⇧U** | Jump to latest unread notification |
| **⌘I** | Show notifications panel |

## Browser

| Shortcut | Action |
|----------|--------|
| **⌘⇧L** | Open browser in split |
| **⌘L** | Focus browser address bar |
| **⌘[** | Back |
| **⌘]** | Forward |
| **⌘R** | Reload page |
| **⌘⌥I** | Open Developer Tools |

## Window

| Shortcut | Action |
|----------|--------|
| **⌘⇧N** | New window |
| **⌘,** | Settings |
| **⌘⇧,** | Reload configuration |
| **⌘Q** | Quit |
| **⌘M** | Minimize |
| **⌘H** | Hide |

## Find

| Shortcut | Action |
|----------|--------|
| **⌘F** | Find |
| **⌘G** / **⌘⇧G** | Find next / previous |
| **⌘⇧F** | Hide find bar |
| **⌘E** | Use selection for find |

## Terminal

| Shortcut | Action |
|----------|--------|
| **⌘K** | Clear scrollback |
| **⌘C** | Copy (when text selected) |
| **⌘V** | Paste |
| **⌘+** | Increase font size |
| **⌘-** | Decrease font size |
| **⌘0** | Reset font size |

## Symbol Key

| Symbol | Key |
|--------|-----|
| ⌘ | Command |
| ⌥ | Option/Alt |
| ⌃ | Control |
| ⇧ | Shift |
| ← → ↑ ↓ | Arrow keys |