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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.

ShortcutDescription
?Show keyboard shortcuts
⌘/Ctrl + KOpen command palette
⌘/Ctrl + \Toggle sidebar
g hGo to home
g lGo to Logs Explorer

Logs Explorer

Query Modes

Switch between different query modes using number keys.

ShortcutDescription
1Switch to Ask mode (natural language queries)
2Switch to Builder mode (visual query builder)
3Switch to LogQL mode (code editor)

Query Execution

ShortcutDescription
rRefresh / re-run current query
/Focus search input
⌘/Ctrl + EnterRun query (in Editor mode)

Log Navigation

Navigate through log results using vim-style or arrow key navigation.

ShortcutDescription
or jMove to next log row
or kMove to previous log row
Enter or SpaceOpen log details panel
⌘/Ctrl + ClickOpen log details panel (mouse)
EscClose details panel
cCopy selected log as JSON to clipboard

Log Details Panel

When the log details side panel is open, use these shortcuts to navigate between tabs.

ShortcutDescription
[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).

ShortcutDescription
t aToggle attributes column
t wToggle line wrap
t fToggle filters sidebar
t vToggle volume chart
t qToggle query library

Query Builder

These shortcuts work when using the Builder mode.

ShortcutDescription
Shift + EnterAdd a new stage
Shift + DeleteRemove the current stage
TabNavigate to next field in a stage
,Jump to next input field
⌘/Ctrl + ZUndo last change
⌘/Ctrl + Shift + Z (Mac)Redo
Ctrl + Y (Windows/Linux)Redo

Quick Reference

CategoryShortcutAction
Global?Show all shortcuts
Global⌘/Ctrl + KCommand palette
Navigationj / kNavigate rows
NavigationEnterOpen details
NavigationEscClose panel
QueryrRe-run query
Query1 / 2 / 3Switch modes
Query/Focus search
Togglet fFilters sidebar
Togglet vVolume chart
Togglet wLine wrap
Togglet qQuery library

Troubleshooting

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