RIO-BINDINGS(5) File Formats Manual RIO-BINDINGS(5)

Rio-bindings - Default key bindings for Rio terminal emulator.

This page documents the default key bindings for Rio terminal emulator. Key bindings can be customized in the configuration file under the [bindings] section.

Key bindings use the following syntax in the configuration file:

[[bindings.keys]]
key = "<key>"
with = "<modifiers>"
action = "<action>"

Where:

  • key is the key name (e.g., "q", "Enter", "F1")
  • with specifies modifier keys: "super", "alt", "ctrl", "shift"
  • action is the action to perform

Multiple modifiers can be combined with "|", for example: "ctrl|shift".

Super+Q (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+Q (Linux/Windows)

Quit Rio.

Super+N (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+N (Linux/Windows)

Create new window.

Super+W (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+W (Linux/Windows)

Close current window.

Super+T (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+T (Linux/Windows)

Create new tab.

Super+Comma (macOS) / Ctrl+Comma (Linux/Windows)

Open configuration editor.

Super+C (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+C (Linux/Windows)

Copy selected text to clipboard.

Super+V (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+V (Linux/Windows)

Paste from clipboard.

Super+A (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+A (Linux/Windows)

Select all text.

Super+Plus (macOS) / Ctrl+Plus (Linux/Windows)

Increase font size.

Super+Minus (macOS) / Ctrl+Minus (Linux/Windows)

Decrease font size.

Super+0 (macOS) / Ctrl+0 (Linux/Windows)

Reset font size to default.

Page Up

Scroll up one page.

Page Down

Scroll down one page.

Shift+Page Up

Scroll up half page.

Shift+Page Down

Scroll down half page.

Home

Scroll to top of buffer.

End

Scroll to bottom of buffer.

Super+1-9 (macOS) / Ctrl+1-9 (Linux/Windows)

Switch to tab 1-9.

Super+Left (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+Left (Linux/Windows)

Switch to previous tab.

Super+Right (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+Right (Linux/Windows)

Switch to next tab.

Ctrl+Shift+Space

Toggle Vi mode for keyboard navigation.

h, j, k, l

Move cursor left, down, up, right.

w

Move to start of next word.

b

Move to start of previous word.

e

Move to end of current word.

0

Move to beginning of line.

$

Move to end of line.

g, g

Move to top of buffer.

G

Move to bottom of buffer.

/

Start forward search.

?

Start backward search.

n

Jump to next search match.

N

Jump to previous search match.

v

Start visual selection.

V

Start line selection.

Ctrl+V

Start block selection.

y

Copy selection.

Escape

Exit Vi mode.

Super+F (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+F (Linux/Windows)

Start search.

Enter

Confirm search.

Escape

Cancel search.

Ctrl+G / F3

Find next match.

Ctrl+Shift+G / Shift+F3

Find previous match.

Super+D (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+D (Linux/Windows)

Split panel horizontally.

Super+Shift+D (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D (Linux/Windows)

Split panel vertically.

Super+Shift+W (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+Alt+W (Linux/Windows)

Close current split panel.

Super+H/J/K/L (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+H/J/K/L (Linux/Windows)

Navigate between split panels.

F12

Toggle developer tools (when available).

Ctrl+Shift+I

Open inspector (when available).

Key bindings can be customized by adding entries to the [bindings] section in the configuration file:

[[bindings.keys]]
key = "q"
with = "super"
action = "Quit"
[[bindings.keys]]
key = "Enter"
with = "ctrl|shift"
action = "CreateWindow"

Quit

Quit the application.

CreateWindow

Create a new window.

CloseWindow

Close the current window.

CreateTab

Create a new tab.

CloseTab

Close the current tab.

SelectTab1 through SelectTab9

Switch to specific tab.

SelectPreviousTab

Switch to previous tab.

SelectNextTab

Switch to next tab.

Copy

Copy selected text.

Paste

Paste from clipboard.

SelectAll

Select all text.

IncreaseFontSize

Increase font size.

DecreaseFontSize

Decrease font size.

ResetFontSize

Reset font size to default.

ScrollUp

Scroll up.

ScrollDown

Scroll down.

ScrollPageUp

Scroll up one page.

ScrollPageDown

Scroll down one page.

ScrollHalfPageUp

Scroll up half page.

ScrollHalfPageDown

Scroll down half page.

ScrollToTop

Scroll to top of buffer.

ScrollToBottom

Scroll to bottom of buffer.

ToggleViMode

Toggle Vi mode.

Search

Start search.

OpenConfigEditor

Open configuration file in editor.

SplitHorizontally

Split panel horizontally.

SplitVertically

Split panel vertically.

ClosePanel

Close current split panel.

FocusNextPanel

Focus next split panel.

FocusPreviousPanel

Focus previous split panel.

rio(1), rio(5)

Found a bug? Please report it at https://github.com/raphamorim/rio/issues.

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Raphael Amorim <rapha850@gmail.com>
2026-05-13