Console keyboard reference

This page contains usage information for Doomsday's runtime console. All controls are listed here.

This article is for 1.11 (or newer). If you are using an older version, see:

Controlling the console log

Key	Function
Escape	Close the console log.
Shift+Escape	Open/close the task_bar and console.
Tilde (~)	Default additional binding for opening/closing the task_bar and console.
Page Up (Pgup)	Move through the console history log up half a page, or expand the log to full height if it is not yet expanded.
Page Down (Pgdown)	Move through the console history log down half a page.
F5	Clear the console history window.

The size of the log window can be changed by dragging its right or top edge with the mouse.

Key	Function
Enter or Return	Execute the contents on the command line.
Tab	Attempt autocompletion of the last word on the input line.
Up Arrow	Move backwards through the input command history, or move up one line inside a multi-line command.
Down Arrow	Move forwards through the input command history, or move down one line inside a multi-line command.
Ctrl/Cmd + K	Clear everything on the line right of the cursor position.
Home	Move the cursor to the start of the current command line.
End	Move the cursor to the end of the current command line.