# elinkskeys(5) Manual Page

## NAME

elinkskeys - keybindings for ELinks

## SYNOPSIS

Information on how to configure keybinding and overview of the default keybindings.

## DESCRIPTION

Key binding for elinks should be placed in the file `~/.elinks/elinks.conf`. Note that any information regarding their format/structure may not be up-to-date. If you will discover that, please feed us with a patch.

Key binding statements are of the form:

    bind <keymap> <keystroke> = <action>

where:

<keymap>

  is main, edit, or menu. The main keymap is used for general browsing. The edit keymap is used for editing text fields. The menu keymap is used for navigating menus.

<keystroke>

  is a case sensitive key, which you can prefix with Ctrl- or Alt-. Ctrl- must be followed by an uppercase key. See below for a list of valid keys.

<action>

  is what the key should do. The actions available are dependent on the keymap, and are listed separately below.

All words/strings may all be quoted "like so". Backslashes are escape characters, even if not between quotes. Lines beginning with a hash character (`#`) are comments.

Keys can be unbound just by binding them to the special none action. It may be of use if you accidentally type a key often.

## EXAMPLE BINDINGS

Some sample keybindings:

    bind "main" "v" = "view-image"
    bind "main" "l" = "jump-to-link"
    bind "main" "L" = "link-menu"
    bind "main" "F10" = "file-menu"
    bind "main" "F9" = "menu"
    bind "main" "Escape" = "menu"
    bind "edit" "Ctrl-R" = "auto-complete-unambiguous"
    bind "edit" "Ctrl-W" = "auto-complete"
    bind "edit" "Ctrl-K" = "kill-to-eol"
    bind "menu" "Ctrl-B" = "page-up"
    bind "menu" "PageUp" = "page-up"
    bind "menu" "Ctrl-F" = "page-down"
    bind "menu" "PageDown" = "page-down"
    # ELinks with Lua support
    bind "main" "," = "lua-console"

## KEYS

Valid keys are: alphanumeric characters, punctuation, Enter, Backspace, Tab, Escape, Left, Right, Up, Down, Insert, Delete, Home, End, PageUp, PageDown, F1 to F12.

Some keys will need to be quoted or escaped. For example, space can be written as `" "` (quote space quote), and the quote itself as `\"` (backslash quote). Backslash can be written as `\\` (double backslash).

## KEYMAP ACTIONS

### MAIN ACTIONS

Action | Description
--- | ---
abort-connection | Abort connection
add-bookmark | Add a new bookmark
add-bookmark-link | Add a new bookmark using current link
add-bookmark-tabs | Bookmark all open tabs
auth-manager | Open authentication manager
bookmark-manager | Open bookmark manager
cache-manager | Open cache manager
cache-minimize | Free unused cache entries
cookie-manager | Open cookie manager
cookies-load | Reload cookies file
copy-clipboard | Copy text to clipboard
document-info | Show information about the current page
download-manager | Open download manager
exmode | Enter ex-mode (command line)
file-menu | Open the File menu
find-next | Find the next occurrence of the current search text
find-next-back | Find the previous occurrence of the current search text
forget-credentials | Forget authentication credentials
formhist-manager | Open form history manager
frame-external-command | Pass URI of current frame to external command
frame-maximize | Maximize the current frame
frame-next | Move to the next frame
frame-prev | Move to the previous frame
goto-url | Open "Go to URL" dialog box
goto-url-current | Open "Go to URL" dialog box containing the current URL
goto-url-current-link | Open "Go to URL" dialog box containing the current link URL
goto-url-home | Go to the homepage
header-info | Show information about the current page protocol headers
history-manager | Open history manager
history-move-back | Return to the previous document in history
history-move-forward | Go forward in history
jump-to-link | Jump to link
keybinding-manager | Open keybinding manager
kill-backgrounded-connections | Kill all backgrounded connections
link-download | Download the current link
link-download-image | Download the current image
link-download-resume | Attempt to resume download of the current link
link-external-command | Pass URI of current link to external command
link-follow | Follow the current link
link-follow-reload | Follow the current link, forcing reload of the target
link-menu | Open the link context menu
link-form-menu | Open the form fields menu
lua-console | Open a Lua console
mark-goto | Go at a specified mark
mark-set | Set a mark
menu | Activate the menu
move-cursor-down | Move cursor down
move-cursor-left | Move cursor left
move-cursor-right | Move cursor right
move-cursor-up | Move cursor up
move-document-end | Move to the end of the document
move-document-start | Move to the start of the document
move-link-down | Move one link down
move-link-left | Move one link left
move-link-next | Move to the next link
move-link-prev | Move to the previous link
move-link-right | Move one link right
move-link-up | Move one link up
move-page-down | Move downwards by a page
move-page-up | Move upwards by a page
open-link-in-new-tab | Open the current link in a new tab
open-link-in-new-tab-in-background | Open the current link in a new tab in the background
open-link-in-new-window | Open the current link in a new window
open-new-tab | Open a new tab
open-new-tab-in-background | Open a new tab in the background
open-new-window | Open a new window
open-os-shell | Open an OS shell
options-manager | Open options manager
quit | Open a quit confirmation dialog box
really-quit | Quit without confirmation
redraw | Redraw the terminal
reload | Reload the current page
rerender | Re-render the current page
reset-form | Reset form items to their initial values
resource-info | Show information about the currently used resources
save-as | Save the current document in source form
save-formatted | Save the current document in formatted form
save-options | Save options
save-url-as | Save URL as
scroll-down | Scroll down
scroll-left | Scroll left
scroll-right | Scroll right
scroll-up | Scroll up
search | Search for a text pattern
search-back | Search backwards for a text pattern
search-typeahead | Search link text by typing ahead
search-typeahead-link | Search link text by typing ahead
search-typeahead-text | Search document text by typing ahead
search-typeahead-text-back | Search document text backwards by typing ahead
show-term-options | Show terminal options dialog
submit-form | Submit form
submit-form-reload | Submit form and reload
tab-close | Close tab
tab-close-all-but-current | Close all tabs but the current one
tab-external-command | Pass URI of current tab to external command
tab-menu | Open the tab menu
tab-move-left | Move the current tab to the left
tab-move-right | Move the current tab to the right
tab-next | Next tab
tab-prev | Previous tab
terminal-resize | Open the terminal resize dialog
toggle-css | Toggle rendering of page using CSS
toggle-display-images | Toggle displaying of links to images
toggle-display-tables | Toggle rendering of tables
toggle-document-colors | Toggle usage of document specific colors
toggle-html-plain | Toggle rendering page as HTML / plain text
toggle-mouse | Toggle mouse handling
toggle-numbered-links | Toggle displaying of links numbers
toggle-plain-compress-empty-lines | Toggle plain renderer compression of empty lines
toggle-wrap-text | Toggle wrapping of text
view-image | View the current image

### EDIT ACTIONS

Action | Description
--- | ---
auto-complete | Attempt to auto-complete the input
auto-complete-file | Attempt to auto-complete a local file
auto-complete-unambiguous | Attempt to unambiguously auto-complete the input
backspace | Delete character in front of the cursor
beginning-of-buffer | Go to the first line of the buffer
cancel | Cancel current state
copy-clipboard | Copy text to clipboard
cut-clipboard | Cut text to clipboard
delete | Delete character under cursor
down | Move cursor downwards
end | Go to the end of the page/line
end-of-buffer | Go to the last line of the buffer
enter | Follow the current link
home | Go to the start of the page/line
kill-to-bol | Delete to beginning of line
kill-to-eol | Delete to end of line
left | Move the cursor left
next-item | Move to the next item
open-external | Open in external editor
paste-clipboard | Paste text from the clipboard
previous-item | Move to the previous item
redraw | Redraw the terminal
right | Move the cursor right
search-toggle-regex | Toggle regex matching (type-ahead searching)
up | Move cursor upwards

### MENU ACTIONS

Action | Description
--- | ---
cancel | Cancel current state
delete | Delete character under cursor
down | Move cursor downwards
end | Go to the end of the page/line
enter | Follow the current link
expand | Expand item
home | Go to the start of the page/line
left | Move the cursor left
mark-item | Mark item
next-item | Move to the next item
page-down | Move downwards by a page
page-up | Move upwards by a page
previous-item | Move to the previous item
redraw | Redraw the terminal
right | Move the cursor right
search | Search for a text pattern
select | Select current highlighted item
unexpand | Collapse item
up | Move cursor upwards

## DEFAULT BINDINGS

The default bindings are shown below. Any bindings in `~/.elinks/elinks.conf` will override these.

### MAIN KEYS

Key | Description (Action)
--- | ---
Space | Move downwards by a page (move-page-down)
# | Search link text by typing ahead (search-typeahead)
% | Toggle usage of document specific colors (toggle-document-colors)
* | Toggle displaying of links to images (toggle-display-images)
, | Open a Lua console (lua-console)
. | Toggle displaying of links numbers (toggle-numbered-links)
/ | Search for a text pattern (search)
: | Enter ex-mode (command line) (exmode)
< | Previous tab (tab-prev)
Alt-< | Move the current tab to the left (tab-move-left)
= | Show information about the current page (document-info)
> | Next tab (tab-next)
Alt-> | Move the current tab to the right (tab-move-right)
? | Search backwards for a text pattern (search-back)
A | Add a new bookmark using current link (add-bookmark-link)
Ctrl-A | Move to the start of the document (move-document-start)
Ctrl-B | Move upwards by a page (move-page-up)
C | Open cache manager (cache-manager)
D | Open download manager (download-manager)
E | Open "Go to URL" dialog box containing the current link URL (goto-url-current-link)
Ctrl-E | Move to the end of the document (move-document-end)
F | Open form history manager (formhist-manager)
Ctrl-F | Move downwards by a page (move-page-down)
G | Open "Go to URL" dialog box containing the current URL (goto-url-current)
H | Go to the homepage (goto-url-home)
K | Open cookie manager (cookie-manager)
Ctrl-K | Reload cookies file (cookies-load)
L | Open the link context menu (link-menu)
Ctrl-L | Redraw the terminal (redraw)
N | Find the previous occurrence of the current search text (find-next-back)
Ctrl-N | Scroll down (scroll-down)
Ctrl-P | Scroll up (scroll-up)
Q | Quit without confirmation (really-quit)
Ctrl-R | Reload the current page (reload)
T | Open the current link in a new tab in the background (open-link-in-new-tab-in-background)
W | Toggle wrapping of text (toggle-wrap-text)
[ | Scroll left (scroll-left)
' | Go at a specified mark (mark-goto)
\ | Toggle rendering page as HTML / plain text (toggle-html-plain)
] | Scroll right (scroll-right)
a | Add a new bookmark (add-bookmark)
b | Move upwards by a page (move-page-up)
c | Close tab (tab-close)
d | Download the current link (link-download)
e | Open the tab menu (tab-menu)
f | Maximize the current frame (frame-maximize)
g | Open "Go to URL" dialog box (goto-url)
h | Open history manager (history-manager)
k | Open keybinding manager (keybinding-manager)
l | Jump to link (jump-to-link)
m | Set a mark (mark-set)
n | Find the next occurrence of the current search text (find-next)
o | Open options manager (options-manager)
q | Open a quit confirmation dialog box (quit)
r | Attempt to resume download of the current link (link-download-resume)
s | Open bookmark manager (bookmark-manager)
t | Open a new tab (open-new-tab)
u | Go forward in history (history-move-forward)
v | View the current image (view-image)
x | Follow the current link, forcing reload of the target (link-follow-reload)
z | Abort connection (abort-connection)
{ | Scroll left (scroll-left)
| | Show information about the current page protocol headers (header-info)
} | Scroll right (scroll-right)
Delete | Scroll down (scroll-down)
Down | Move to the next link (move-link-next)
End | Move to the end of the document (move-document-end)
Enter | Follow the current link (link-follow)
Ctrl-Enter | Follow the current link, forcing reload of the target (link-follow-reload)
Escape | Activate the menu (menu)
F10 | Open the File menu (file-menu)
F9 | Activate the menu (menu)
Home | Move to the start of the document (move-document-start)
Insert | Scroll up (scroll-up)
Ctrl-Insert | Copy text to clipboard (copy-clipboard)
Left | Return to the previous document in history (history-move-back)
PageDown | Move downwards by a page (move-page-down)
PageUp | Move upwards by a page (move-page-up)
Right | Follow the current link (link-follow)
Ctrl-Right | Follow the current link, forcing reload of the target (link-follow-reload)
Tab | Move to the next frame (frame-next)
Alt-Tab | Move to the previous frame (frame-prev)
Shift-Tab | Move to the previous frame (frame-prev)
Up | Move to the previous link (move-link-prev)

### EDIT KEYS

Key | Description (Action)
--- | ---
Alt-< | Go to the first line of the buffer (beginning-of-buffer)
Alt-> | Go to the last line of the buffer (end-of-buffer)
Ctrl-A | Go to the start of the page/line (home)
Ctrl-D | Delete character under cursor (delete)
Ctrl-E | Go to the end of the page/line (end)
Ctrl-H | Delete character in front of the cursor (backspace)
Ctrl-K | Delete to end of line (kill-to-eol)
Ctrl-L | Redraw the terminal (redraw)
Alt-r | Toggle regex matching (type-ahead searching) (search-toggle-regex)
Ctrl-F | Attempt to auto-complete a local file (auto-complete-file)
Ctrl-R | Attempt to unambiguously auto-complete the input (auto-complete-unambiguous)
Ctrl-T | Open in external editor (open-external)
Ctrl-U | Delete to beginning of line (kill-to-bol)
Ctrl-V | Paste text from the clipboard (paste-clipboard)
Ctrl-W | Attempt to auto-complete the input (auto-complete)
Ctrl-X | Cut text to clipboard (cut-clipboard)
Backspace | Delete character in front of the cursor (backspace)
Delete | Delete character under cursor (delete)
Down | Move cursor downwards (down)
End | Go to the end of the page/line (end)
Enter | Follow the current link (enter)
Escape | Cancel current state (cancel)
F4 | Open in external editor (open-external)
Home | Go to the start of the page/line (home)
Ctrl-Insert | Copy text to clipboard (copy-clipboard)
Left | Move the cursor left (left)
Right | Move the cursor right (right)
Tab | Move to the next item (next-item)
Alt-Tab | Move to the previous item (previous-item)
Shift-Tab | Move to the previous item (previous-item)
Up | Move cursor upwards (up)

### MENU KEYS

Key | Description (Action)
--- | ---
Space | Select current highlighted item (select)
* | Mark item (mark-item)
+ | Expand item (expand)
- | Collapse item (unexpand)
/ | Search for a text pattern (search)
= | Expand item (expand)
Ctrl-A | Go to the start of the page/line (home)
Ctrl-B | Move upwards by a page (page-up)
Ctrl-E | Go to the end of the page/line (end)
Ctrl-F | Move downwards by a page (page-down)
Ctrl-L | Redraw the terminal (redraw)
Ctrl-N | Move cursor downwards (down)
Ctrl-P | Move cursor upwards (up)
Alt-V | Move upwards by a page (page-up)
Ctrl-V | Move downwards by a page (page-down)
[ | Expand item (expand)
] | Collapse item (unexpand)
_ | Collapse item (unexpand)
Delete | Delete character under cursor (delete)
Down | Move cursor downwards (down)
End | Go to the end of the page/line (end)
Enter | Follow the current link (enter)
Escape | Cancel current state (cancel)
Home | Go to the start of the page/line (home)
Insert | Mark item (mark-item)
Left | Move the cursor left (left)
PageDown | Move downwards by a page (page-down)
PageUp | Move upwards by a page (page-up)
Right | Move the cursor right (right)
Tab | Move to the next item (next-item)
Alt-Tab | Move to the previous item (previous-item)
Shift-Tab | Move to the previous item (previous-item)
Up | Move cursor upwards (up)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was finally written by Peter Wang (one and a half years after writing the binding code), using excerpts by David Mediavilla. You can thank Petr Baudis for the subtle requests for documentation. Updated by Zas. Moved to asciidoc format and cleaned up by Jonas Fonseca.

## SEE ALSO

elinks(1), elinks.conf(5)