Keyboard Shortcuts
Complete reference for keyboard shortcuts in Last9 to navigate, query, and analyze your telemetry data faster.
Last9 has keyboard shortcuts available throughout the application. Press ? on your keyboard to display all available shortcuts for the current page.
This page documents the most commonly used shortcuts. The in-app shortcut reference (?) always shows the complete and up-to-date list.
Global Shortcuts
These shortcuts work anywhere in the Last9 application.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
? | Show keyboard shortcuts |
⌘/Ctrl + K | Open command palette |
⌘/Ctrl + \ | Toggle sidebar |
g h | Go to home |
g l | Go to Logs Explorer |
Alt/Opt + T | Open time picker |
Logs Explorer
Query Modes
Switch between different query modes using number keys.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
1 | Switch to Ask mode (natural language queries) |
2 | Switch to Builder mode (visual query builder) |
3 | Switch to LogQL mode (code editor) |
Query Execution
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
r | Refresh / re-run current query |
/ | Focus search input |
⌘/Ctrl + Enter | Run query (in Editor mode) |
Log Navigation
Navigate through log results using vim-style or arrow key navigation.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
↓ or j | Move to next log row |
↑ or k | Move to previous log row |
Enter or Space | Open log details panel |
⌘/Ctrl + Click | Open log details panel (mouse) |
Esc | Close details panel |
c | Copy selected log as JSON to clipboard |
Log Details Panel
When the log details side panel is open, use these shortcuts to navigate between tabs.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
[ | Previous tab |
] | Next tab |
The tabs include: Content, Log Attributes, Resource Info, Related Logs, Related Traces, and Related Metrics.
Toggle Controls
Toggle shortcuts use t as a prefix key (press t, then the second key within 1 second).
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
t a | Toggle attributes column |
t w | Toggle line wrap |
t f | Toggle filters sidebar |
t v | Toggle volume chart |
t q | Toggle query library |
Query Builder
These shortcuts work when using the Builder mode.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
Shift + Enter | Add a new stage |
Shift + Delete | Remove the current stage |
Tab | Navigate to next field in a stage |
, | Jump to next input field |
⌘/Ctrl + Z | Undo last change |
⌘/Ctrl + Shift + Z (Mac) | Redo |
Ctrl + Y (Windows/Linux) | Redo |
Traces Explorer
Trace Navigation
Navigate through trace results using vim-style or arrow key navigation.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
↓ or j | Move to next trace row |
↑ or k | Move to previous trace row |
Enter or Space | Open trace details panel |
⌘/Ctrl + Click | Open trace details panel (mouse) |
Esc | Close details panel |
Trace Details Panel
When the trace details side panel is open, use these shortcuts to navigate between tabs.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
[ | Previous tab |
] | Next tab |
The tabs include: Waterfall, Span List, Span Tree, Metadata, Related Logs, and Context.
Quick Reference
The most commonly used shortcuts across Logs and Traces explorers:
| Category | Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Global | ? | Show all shortcuts |
| Global | ⌘/Ctrl + K | Command palette |
| Navigation | j / k | Navigate rows (Logs & Traces) |
| Navigation | ↓ / ↑ | Navigate rows (Logs & Traces) |
| Navigation | Enter | Open details |
| Navigation | Esc | Close panel |
| Navigation | [ / ] | Previous/Next tab in details |
| Query (Logs) | r | Re-run query |
| Query (Logs) | 1 / 2 / 3 | Switch modes |
| Query (Logs) | / | Focus search |
| Toggle (Logs) | t f | Filters sidebar |
| Toggle (Logs) | t v | Volume chart |
| Toggle (Logs) | t w | Line wrap |
| Toggle (Logs) | t q | Query library |
Troubleshooting
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