msi's w3m cheatsheet

Note: Some of the actions mentioned below have several key bindings assigned to them by default. I have decided to document only a single key binding per action because that best serves the purpose of this document. Whenever an action can be triggered by more than one key binding, I have chosen the one that I consider to be the least obscure.

General

Action	Key binding	Comment
Quit	Q	The browser will ask for confirmation.
Quit immediately	Shift+Q	The browser will not ask for confirmation.
Show help	Shift+H
Show options dialog	O

Navigation

General

Action	Key binding	Comment
Show address bar	Shift+U	Type in a URL and hit Enter to go there.
Show current page URL	C
Go back	Shift+B
Go forward	not assigned
Reload page	Shift+R
Show history	Ctrl+H

Page navigation

Action	Key binding	Comment
Jump to bottom	Shift+G
Jump to top	G
Select next link	Tab
Select previous link	Esc+Tab	Esc acts like Caps Lock for a single key stroke here, i.e., the user will always have to hit Esc before Tab to go the previous link. Holding the Esc key down continuously while hitting Tab multiple times is futile.
Follow selected link	Enter
Search forward	/	Type in a pattern and hit Enter to start searching.
Search backward	?	Type in a pattern and hit Enter to start searching.
Continue searching forward	N
Continue searching backward	Shift+N

Using Tabs

Action	Key binding	Comment
Open new tab	Shift+T	The new tab will show the current page.
Close current tab	Ctrl+Q
Open selected link in new tab	Ctrl+T
Switch to next tab	}
Switch to previous tab	{

Downloads

Action	Key binding	Comment
Download link target to file	a

Bookmarks

Action	Key binding	Comment
Bookmark current page	Esc+A
Show bookmarks	Esc+B

Last changed: 2020-12-28