Commands

Press : to open the command minibuffer.

Command minibuffer

Minibuffer behavior:

  • Tab cycles matching completions
  • Shift+Tab and arrow keys move through suggestions
  • Ctrl+P / Ctrl+N browse command history
  • help or help <command> shows command help
  • . repeats the last successful command

Use the in-app Commands help tab for the current command list and examples.

Common commands

goto /signals/sine_wave
mode preview
mchart add load(/signals/sine_wave)
mchart open
mchart fit all
configure

Numeric shorthand

:5
:+3
:-2
  • :5 -> seek 5
  • :+3 -> down 3
  • :-2 -> up 2

Quoting

Use quoted strings for values with spaces, expression tuples, and press ... sequences.

press ctrl+w o
press M j enter

press uses the effective keymaps after config load.

See Startup scripting for script files and automation.