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1# Interactive mode - Anthropic2 3Source: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/interactive-mode4Last Updated: 2025-06-24T09:05:52.2322195 6---7 8Anthropic home page English Search... Search... Navigation Reference Interactive mode Welcome Developer Guide API Guide Claude Code Model Context Protocol (MCP) Resources Release Notes Documentation Developer Discord Support Getting started Overview Set up Quickstart Memory management Common workflows Build with Claude Add Claude Code to your IDE Model Context Protocol (MCP) GitHub Actions Claude Code SDK Troubleshooting Deployment Overview Amazon Bedrock Google Vertex AI Corporate proxy LLM gateway Development containers Administration Identity and Access Management Security Monitoring Costs Reference CLI reference Interactive mode Slash commands Settings Resources Data usage Legal and compliance  Keyboard shortcuts  General controls Shortcut Description Context Ctrl+C Cancel current input or generation Standard interrupt Ctrl+D Exit Claude Code session EOF signal Ctrl+L Clear terminal screen Keeps conversation history Up/Down arrows Navigate command history Recall previous inputs Esc + Esc Edit previous message Double-escape to modify  Multiline input Method Shortcut Context Quick escape  + Enter Works in all terminals macOS default Option+Enter Default on macOS Terminal setup Shift+Enter After /terminal-setup Paste mode Paste directly For code blocks, logs  Quick commands Shortcut Description Notes # at start Memory shortcut - add to CLAUDE.md Prompts for file selection / at start Slash command See slash commands  Vim mode Enable vim-style editing with /vim command or configure permanently via /config .  Mode switching Command Action From mode Esc Enter NORMAL mode INSERT i Insert before cursor NORMAL I Insert at beginning of line NORMAL a Insert after cursor NORMAL A Insert at end of line NORMAL o Open line below NORMAL O Open line above NORMAL  Navigation (NORMAL mode) Command Action h / j / k / l Move left/down/up/right w Next word e End of word b Previous word 0 Beginning of line $ End of line  First non-blank character gg Beginning of input G End of input  Editing (NORMAL mode) Command Action x Delete character dd Delete line D Delete to end of line dw / de / db Delete word/to end/back cc Change line C Change to end of line cw / ce / cb Change word/to end/back . Repeat last change Configure your preferred line break behavior in terminal settings. Run /terminal-setup to install Shift+Enter binding for iTerm2 and VSCode terminals.  Command history Claude Code maintains command history for the current session: History is stored per working directory Cleared with /clear command Use Up/Down arrows to navigate (see keyboard shortcuts above) Ctrl+R : Reverse search through history (if supported by terminal) Note : History expansion ( ! ) is disabled by default  See also Slash commands - Interactive session commands CLI reference - Command-line flags and options Settings - Configuration options Memory management - Managing CLAUDE.md files Was this page helpful? Yes No CLI reference Slash commands On this page Keyboard shortcuts General controls Multiline input Quick commands Vim mode Mode switching Navigation (NORMAL mode) Editing (NORMAL mode) Command history See also9 10---11Document ID: en__docs__claude-code__interactive-mode