Keypresses - Enquirer

All supported keypresses (Mac)

symbol	keypress	description
<kbd>⎋</kbd>	<kbd>escape</kbd>	Escape
<kbd>⇥</kbd>	<kbd>tab</kbd>	Tab forward
<kbd>⇤</kbd>	<kbd>shift</kbd>+<kbd>tab</kbd>	Tab back
<kbd>⇧</kbd>	<kbd>shift</kbd>	Shift
<kbd>⌃</kbd>	<kbd>ctrl</kbd>	Control (or Ctrl)
<kbd>⌥</kbd>	<kbd>option</kbd>	Option (or Alt)
<kbd>⌘</kbd>	<kbd>cmd</kbd>	Command (or Cmd)
<kbd>␣</kbd>	<kbd>space</kbd>	Space
<kbd>⏎ ↩</kbd>	<kbd>enter</kbd>	Submit (Return)
<kbd>⌫</kbd>	<kbd>backspace</kbd>	Delete back
<kbd>⌦</kbd>	<kbd>fn</kbd>+<kbd>delete</kbd>	Delete forward
<kbd>⇱ ↖ ↸</kbd>	<kbd>home</kbd>	Home
<kbd>⇲ ↘</kbd>	<kbd>end</kbd>	End
<kbd>⇞</kbd>	<kbd>fn</kbd>+<kbd>up arrow</kbd>	Fn-Up Arrow - Page Up: Scroll up one page.
<kbd>⇟</kbd>	<kbd>fn</kbd>+<kbd>down arrow</kbd>	Fn-Down Arrow - Page Down: Scroll down one page.
<kbd>↑ ⇡</kbd>	<kbd>up arrow</kbd>	Up arrow
<kbd>↓ ⇣</kbd>	<kbd>down arrow</kbd>	Down arrow
<kbd>← ⇠</kbd>	<kbd>left arrow</kbd>	Left arrow
<kbd>→ ⇢</kbd>	<kbd>right arrow</kbd>	Right arrow

All supported keypresses (Windows)

symbol	keypress	description
<kbd>⎋</kbd>	<kbd>escape</kbd>	Escape
<kbd>⇧</kbd>	<kbd>shift</kbd>	Shift
<kbd>⌃</kbd>	<kbd>ctrl</kbd>	Control (or Ctrl)
<kbd>⌥</kbd>	<kbd>alt</kbd>	Alt (or Option)
<kbd>⌘</kbd>	<kbd>cmd</kbd>	Command (or Cmd)
<kbd>⇥</kbd>	<kbd>tab</kbd>	Tab forward
<kbd>⇤</kbd>	<kbd>shift</kbd>+<kbd>tab</kbd>	Tab back
<kbd>⏎ ↩</kbd>	<kbd>enter</kbd>	Submit (Return)
<kbd>⌫</kbd>	<kbd>backspace</kbd>	Delete back
<kbd>⌦</kbd>	<kbd>fn</kbd>+<kbd>delete</kbd>	Delete forward
<kbd>␣</kbd>	<kbd>space</kbd>	Space
<kbd>⇱ ↖ ↸</kbd>	<kbd>home</kbd>	Home
<kbd>⇲ ↘</kbd>	<kbd>end</kbd>	End
<kbd>⇞</kbd>	<kbd>pageup</kbd>	Pageup
<kbd>⇟</kbd>	<kbd>pagedown</kbd>	Pagedown
<kbd>↑ ⇡</kbd>	<kbd>up arrow</kbd>	Up arrow
<kbd>↓ ⇣</kbd>	<kbd>down arrow</kbd>	Down arrow
<kbd>← ⇠</kbd>	<kbd>left arrow</kbd>	Left arrow
<kbd>→ ⇢</kbd>	<kbd>right arrow</kbd>	Right arrow

command	description
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>a</kdb>	Move the cursor to the first character in user input.
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>c</kbd>	Cancel the prompt.
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>d</kbd>	Cancel the prompt.
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>g</kdb>	Reset the prompt to its initial state.
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>l</kdb>	Reset the prompt to its initial state.
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>r</kdb>	Remove the current value from prompt history (when supported).
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>s</kdb>	Save the current value to prompt history (when supported).
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>z</kdb>	Undo the previous action (when supported).

Move Cursor

The following keypresses may be used on any prompts that support user input.

command	description
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>a</kbd>	Move cursor to the start of the line
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>e</kbd>	Move cursor to the end of the line
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>b</kbd>	Move cursor back one character
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>f</kbd>	Move cursor forward one character
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>x</kbd>	Toggle between first and cursor position
<kbd>left</kbd>	Move the cursor forward one character.
<kbd>right</kbd>	Move the cursor back one character.

Windows

Not implemented yet

command	description
<kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>b</kbd>	Move cursor back one word
<kbd>alt</kbd>+<kbd>f</kbd>	Move cursor forward one word

❯ Array prompt keypresses

command	description
<kbd>a</kbd>	Toggle all choices to be enabled or disabled.
<kbd>i</kbd>	Invert the current selection of choices.
<kbd>g</kbd>	Toggle the current choice group.
<kbd>space</kbd>	Toggle the currently selected choice when `options.multiple` is true.

Hide/show Choices

Move Pointer

command	description
<kbd>number</kbd>	Move the pointer to the choice at the given index. Also toggles the selected choice when `options.multiple` is true.
<kbd>up</kbd>	Move the pointer up.
<kbd>down</kbd>	Move the pointer down.
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>a</kbd>	Move the pointer to the first visible choice.
<kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>e</kbd>	Move the pointer to the last visible choice.
(mac) <kbd>fn</kbd>+<kbd>left</kbd> / (win) <kbd>home</kbd>	Move the pointer to the first choice in the choices array.
(mac) <kbd>fn</kbd>+<kbd>right</kbd> / (win) <kbd>end</kbd>	Move the pointer to the last choice in the choices array.
<kbd>shift</kbd>+<kbd>up</kbd>	Scroll up one choice without changing pointer position.
<kbd>shift</kbd>+<kbd>down</kbd>	Scroll down one choice without changing pointer position.

Shortcuts

The behavior of these shortcuts may vary with the app you're using.

Keypress	Description
Command-B	Boldface the selected text, or turn boldfacing on or off.
Command-I	Italicize the selected text, or turn italics on or off.
Command-K	Add a web link.
Command-U	Underline the selected text, or turn underlining on or off.
Command-T	Show or hide the Fonts window.
Command-D	Select the Desktop folder from within an Open dialog or Save dialog.
Control-Command-D	Show or hide the definition of the selected word.
Shift-Command-Colon (	): Display the Spelling and Grammar window.
Command-Semicolon (;)	Find misspelled words in the document.
Option-Delete	Delete the word to the left of the insertion point.
Control-H	Delete the character to the left of the insertion point. Or use Delete.
Control-D	Delete the character to the right of the insertion point. Or use Fn-Delete.
Fn-Delete	Forward delete on keyboards that don't have a Forward Delete key. Or use Control-D.
Control-K	Delete the text between the insertion point and the end of the line or paragraph.
Fn–Up Arrow	Page Up: Scroll up one page.
Fn–Down Arrow	Page Down: Scroll down one page.
Fn–Left Arrow	Home: Scroll to the beginning of a document.
Fn–Right Arrow	End: Scroll to the end of a document.
Command–Up Arrow	Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document.
Command–Down Arrow	Move the insertion point to the end of the document.
Command–Left Arrow	Move the insertion point to the beginning of the current line.
Command–Right Arrow	Move the insertion point to the end of the current line.
Option–Left Arrow	Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
Option–Right Arrow	Move the insertion point to the end of the next word.
Shift–Command–Up Arrow	Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document.
Shift–Command–Down Arrow	Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the document.
Shift–Command–Left Arrow	Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line.
Shift–Command–Right Arrow	Select the text between the insertion point and the end of the current line.
Shift–Up Arrow	Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line above.
Shift–Down Arrow	Extend text selection to the nearest character at the same horizontal location on the line below.
Shift–Left Arrow	Extend text selection one character to the left.
Shift–Right Arrow	Extend text selection one character to the right.
Option–Shift–Up Arrow	Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning of the following paragraph if pressed again.
Option–Shift–Down Arrow	Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the following paragraph if pressed again.
Option–Shift–Left Arrow	Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of the following word if pressed again.
Option–Shift–Right Arrow	Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the following word if pressed again.
Control-A	Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Control-E	Move to the end of a line or paragraph.
Control-F	Move one character forward.
Control-B	Move one character backward.
Control-L	Center the cursor or selection in the visible area.
Control-P	Move up one line.
Control-N	Move down one line.
Control-O	Insert a new line after the insertion point.
Control-T	Swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point.
Command–Left Curly Bracket ({)	Left align.
Command–Right Curly Bracket (})	Right align.
**Shift–Command–Vertical bar (	)**
Option-Command-F	Go to the search field.
Option-Command-T	Show or hide a toolbar in the app.
Option-Command-C	Copy Style: Copy the formatting settings of the selected item to the Clipboard.
Option-Command-V	Paste Style: Apply the copied style to the selected item.
Option-Shift-Command-V	Paste and Match Style: Apply the style of the surrounding content to the item pasted within that content.
Option-Command-I	Show or hide the inspector window.
Shift-Command-P	Page setup: Display a window for selecting document settings.
Shift-Command-S	Display the Save As dialog, or duplicate the current document.
Shift–Command–Minus sign (-)	Decrease the size of the selected item.
Shift–Command–Plus sign (+)	Increase the size of the selected item. Command–Equal sign (=) performs the same function.
Shift–Command–Question mark (?)	Open the Help menu.

const mapping = {
  cmd: {
    symbol: '⌘',
    description: 'the Command Key symbol'
  },
  option: {
    symbol: '⌥',
    description: 'the Option Key symbol'
  },
  shift: {
    symbol: '⇧',
    description: 'the Shift Key symbol'
  },
  ctrl: {
    symbol: '⌃',
    description: 'the Control Key symbol'
  },
  escape: {
    symbol: '⎋',
    description: 'the ESC Key symbol'
  },
  submit: {
    symbol: '⏎',
    description: 'the Return symbol'
  },
  backspace: {
    symbol: '⌫',
    description: 'the Delete / Backspace symbol'
  },
  tab: {
    symbol: '⇥',
    description: 'the Tab Key symbol'
  }
};