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# GitLab keyboard shortcuts
GitLab has many useful keyboard shortcuts to make it easier to access different features.
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You can see a modal listing keyboard shortcuts within GitLab itself by pressing < kbd > ?< / kbd > ,
or clicking **Keyboard shortcuts** in the Help menu at the top right.
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In [GitLab 12.8 and later ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/22113 ),
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keyboard shortcuts can be disabled using the **Enable** /**Disable** toggle in this modal window.
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The [Global Shortcuts ](#global-shortcuts ) work from any area of GitLab, but you must
be in specific pages for the other shortcuts to be available, as explained in each
section below.
## Global Shortcuts
These shortcuts are available in most areas of GitLab
| Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
| ------------------------------- | ----------- |
| < kbd > ?< / kbd > | Show/hide shortcut reference sheet. |
| < kbd > Shift< / kbd > + < kbd > p< / kbd > | Go to your Projects page. |
| < kbd > Shift< / kbd > + < kbd > g< / kbd > | Go to your Groups page. |
| < kbd > Shift< / kbd > + < kbd > a< / kbd > | Go to your Activity page. |
| < kbd > Shift< / kbd > + < kbd > l< / kbd > | Go to your Milestones page. |
| < kbd > Shift< / kbd > + < kbd > s< / kbd > | Go to your Snippets page. |
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| < kbd > s< / kbd > / < kbd > /< / kbd > | Put cursor in the search bar. |
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| < kbd > Shift< / kbd > + < kbd > i< / kbd > | Go to your Issues page. |
| < kbd > Shift< / kbd > + < kbd > m< / kbd > | Go to your Merge requests page.|
| < kbd > Shift< / kbd > + < kbd > t< / kbd > | Go to your To-Do List page. |
| < kbd > p< / kbd > + < kbd > b< / kbd > | Show/hide the Performance Bar. |
Additionally, the following shortcuts are available when editing text in text fields,
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for example comments, replies, issue descriptions, and merge request descriptions:
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| Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| < kbd > ↑< / kbd > | Edit your last comment. You must be in a blank text field below a thread, and you must already have at least one comment in the thread. |
| < kbd > ⌘</ kbd > (Mac) / < kbd > Ctrl</ kbd > + < kbd > Shift</ kbd > + < kbd > p</ kbd > | Toggle Markdown preview, when editing text in a text field that has **Write** and **Preview** tabs at the top. |
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| < kbd > ⌘</ kbd > (Mac) / < kbd > Ctrl</ kbd > + < kbd > b</ kbd > | Bold the selected text (surround it with `**` ). |
| < kbd > ⌘</ kbd > (Mac) / < kbd > Ctrl</ kbd > + < kbd > i</ kbd > | Italicize the selected text (surround it with `_` ). |
| < kbd > ⌘</ kbd > (Mac) / < kbd > Ctrl</ kbd > + < kbd > k</ kbd > | Add a link (surround the selected text with `[]()` ). |
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NOTE:
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The shortcuts for editing in text fields are always enabled, even when
other keyboard shortcuts are disabled as explained above.
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## Project
These shortcuts are available from any page within a project. You must type them
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relatively quickly to work, and they take you to another page in the project.
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| Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
| --------------------------- | ----------- |
| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > p< / kbd > | Go to the project home page (**Project > Details**). |
| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > v< / kbd > | Go to the project activity feed (**Project > Activity**). |
| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > r< / kbd > | Go to the project releases list (**Project > Releases**). |
| < kbd > g</ kbd > + < kbd > f</ kbd > | Go to the [project files ](#project-files ) list (**Repository > Files**). |
| < kbd > t</ kbd > | Go to the project file search page. (**Repository > Files**, click **Find Files** ). |
| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > c< / kbd > | Go to the project commits list (**Repository > Commits**). |
| < kbd > g</ kbd > + < kbd > n</ kbd > | Go to the [repository graph ](#repository-graph ) page (**Repository > Graph**). |
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| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > d< / kbd > | Go to repository charts (**Analytics > Repository Analytics**). |
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| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > i< / kbd > | Go to the project issues list (**Issues > List**). |
| < kbd > i</ kbd > | Go to the New Issue page (**Issues**, click **New Issue** ). |
| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > b< / kbd > | Go to the project issue boards list (**Issues > Boards**). |
| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > m< / kbd > | Go to the project merge requests list (**Merge Requests**). |
| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > j< / kbd > | Go to the CI/CD jobs list (**CI/CD > Jobs**). |
| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > l< / kbd > | Go to the project metrics (**Operations > Metrics**). |
| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > e< / kbd > | Go to the project environments (**Operations > Environments**). |
| < kbd > g</ kbd > + < kbd > k</ kbd > | Go to the project Kubernetes cluster integration page (**Operations > Kubernetes**). Note that you must have at least [`maintainer` permissions ](permissions.md ) to access this page. |
| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > s< / kbd > | Go to the project snippets list (**Snippets**). |
| < kbd > g< / kbd > + < kbd > w< / kbd > | Go to the project wiki (**Wiki**), if enabled. |
### Issues and Merge Requests
These shortcuts are available when viewing issues and merge requests.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
| ---------------------------- | ----------- |
| < kbd > e< / kbd > | Edit description. |
| < kbd > a< / kbd > | Change assignee. |
| < kbd > m< / kbd > | Change milestone. |
| < kbd > l< / kbd > | Change label. |
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| < kbd > r< / kbd > | Start writing a comment. If any text is selected, it is quoted in the comment. Can't be used to reply within a thread. |
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| < kbd > n< / kbd > | Move to next unresolved discussion (merge requests only). |
| < kbd > p< / kbd > | Move to previous unresolved discussion (merge requests only). |
| < kbd > ]< / kbd > or < kbd > j< / kbd > | Move to next file (merge requests only). |
| < kbd > [< / kbd > or < kbd > k< / kbd > | Move to previous file (merge requests only). |
| < kbd > b< / kbd > | Copy source branch name (merge requests only). |
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### Project Files
These shortcuts are available when browsing the files in a project (navigate to
**Repository** > **Files** ):
| Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
| ----------------- | ----------- |
| < kbd > ↑< / kbd > | Move selection up. |
| < kbd > ↓< / kbd > | Move selection down. |
| < kbd > enter< / kbd > | Open selection. |
| < kbd > esc</ kbd > | Go back to file list screen (only while searching for files, **Repository > Files** then click on **Find File** ). |
| < kbd > y< / kbd > | Go to file permalink (only while viewing a file). |
### Web IDE
These shortcuts are available when editing a file with the [Web IDE ](project/web_ide/index.md ):
| Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| < kbd > ⌘< / kbd > (Mac) / < kbd > Ctrl< / kbd > + < kbd > p< / kbd > | Search for, and then open another file for editing. |
| < kbd > ⌘< / kbd > (Mac) / < kbd > Ctrl< / kbd > + < kbd > Enter< / kbd > | Commit (when editing the commit message). |
### Repository Graph
These shortcuts are available when viewing the project [repository graph ](project/repository/index.md#repository-graph )
page (navigate to **Repository > Graph** ):
| Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |
| < kbd > ←< / kbd > or < kbd > h< / kbd > | Scroll left. |
| < kbd > →< / kbd > or < kbd > l< / kbd > | Scroll right. |
| < kbd > ↑< / kbd > or < kbd > k< / kbd > | Scroll up. |
| < kbd > ↓< / kbd > or < kbd > j< / kbd > | Scroll down. |
| < kbd > Shift< / kbd > + < kbd > ↑< / kbd > or < kbd > Shift< / kbd > + < kbd > k< / kbd > | Scroll to top. |
| < kbd > Shift< / kbd > + < kbd > ↓< / kbd > or < kbd > Shift< / kbd > + < kbd > j< / kbd > | Scroll to bottom. |
### Wiki pages
This shortcut is available when viewing a [wiki page ](project/wiki/index.md ):
| Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
| ----------------- | ----------- |
| < kbd > e< / kbd > | Edit wiki page. |
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### Filtered Search
These shortcuts are available when using a [filtered search input ](search/index.md ):
| Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| < kbd > ⌘< / kbd > (Mac) + < kbd > ⌫< / kbd > | Clear entire search filter. |
| < kbd > ⌥< / kbd > (Mac) / < kbd > Ctrl< / kbd > + < kbd > ⌫< / kbd > | Clear one token at a time. |
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## Epics **(ULTIMATE)**
These shortcuts are available when viewing [Epics ](group/epics/index.md ):
| Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
| ----------------- | ----------- |
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| < kbd > r< / kbd > | Start writing a comment. If any text is selected, it is quoted in the comment. Can't be used to reply within a thread. |
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| < kbd > e< / kbd > | Edit description. |
| < kbd > l< / kbd > | Change label. |
