GitLab Keyboard Shortcuts
All 86 GitLab keyboard shortcuts in one place, so you can manage devops pipelines faster
Developed by GitLab Inc., GitLab is a widely used version control tool built to help users manage devops pipelines.
Keyboard shortcuts are essential for working efficiently in GitLab. Memorizing even a handful of key combinations can cut hours from a weekly workflow.
Since GitLab supports macOS, Windows, and Linux, this shortcuts reference is designed to help users on every supported operating system get up to speed quickly.
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86 shortcuts
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Global 27 shortcuts
Go to the homepage
Shift +H Shift +H Shift +H
Go to your **Projects** page
Shift +P Shift +P Shift +P
Go to your **Groups** page
Shift +G Shift +G Shift +G
Go to your **Activity** page
Shift +A Shift +A Shift +A
Go to your **Milestones** page
Shift +L Shift +L Shift +L
Go to your **Snippets** page
Shift +S Shift +S Shift +S
Put cursor in the search bar
S S S
Put cursor in the search bar
/ / /
Focus filter bar
F F F
Go to your **Issues** page
Shift +I Shift +I Shift +I
Go to your **Merge requests** page
Shift +M Shift +M Shift +M
Go to your **Review requests** page
Shift +R Shift +R Shift +R
Go to your **To-Do List** page
Shift +T Shift +T Shift +T
Show or hide the Performance Bar
P +B P +B P +B
Hide tooltips or popovers
Esc Esc Esc
Toggle between GitLab and GitLab Next (GitLab.com only)
G +X G +X G +X
Open the Web IDE
. . .
Open GitLab Duo Chat
D D D
Edit your last comment. You must be in a blank text field below a thread, and you must already have at least one comment in the thread.
Up Up Up
Toggle Markdown preview when editing text in a text field that has **Write** and **Preview** tabs at the top
Shift +Cmd +P Ctrl +Shift +P Ctrl +Shift +P
Bold the selected text (surround it with `**`)
Cmd +B Ctrl +B Ctrl +B
Italicize the selected text (surround it with `_`)
Cmd +I Ctrl +I Ctrl +I
Strike through the selected text (surround it with `~~`)
Shift +Cmd +X Ctrl +Shift +X Ctrl +Shift +X
Add a link (surround the selected text with `[]()`)
Cmd +K Ctrl +K Ctrl +K
Outdent text
Cmd +[ Ctrl +[ Ctrl +[
Indent text
Cmd +] Ctrl +] Ctrl +]
Submit or save changes
Cmd +Enter Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Project 19 shortcuts
Go to the **Project overview** page
G +O G +O G +O
Go to the project **Activity** page (**Manage** > **Activity**)
G +V G +V G +V
Go to the project **Releases** page (**Deploy** > **Releases**)
G +R G +R G +R
Go to the [project files](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/shortcuts/#project-files) (**Code** > **Repository**)
G +F G +F G +F
Open the project file search dialog. (**Code** > **Repository** , select **Find Files**)
T T T
Go to the project **Commits** page (**Code** > **Commits**)
G +C G +C G +C
Go to the [**Repository graph**](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/shortcuts/#repository-graph) page (**Code** > **Repository graph**)
G +N G +N G +N
Go to the charts in the **Repository analytics** page (**Analyze** > **Repository analytics**)
G +D G +D G +D
Go to the project **Work items** page (**Plan** > **Work items**)
G +I G +I G +I
Go to the **New Issue** page (**Plan** > **Work items** , select **New item** )
I I I
Go to the project **Issue boards** page (**Plan** > **Issue boards**)
G +B G +B G +B
Go to the project **Merge requests** page (**Code** > **Merge requests**)
G +M G +M G +M
Go to the CI/CD **Pipelines** page (**Build** > **Pipelines**)
G +P G +P G +P
Go to the CI/CD **Jobs** page (**Build** > **Jobs**)
G +J G +J G +J
Go to the project **Environments** page (**Operate** > **Environments**)
G +E G +E G +E
Go to the project **Kubernetes clusters** integration page (**Operate** > **Kubernetes clusters**). You must have at least [`maintainer` permissions](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/permissions/) to access this page.
G +K G +K G +K
Go to the project **Snippets** page (**Code** > **Snippets**)
G +S G +S G +S
Go to the project wiki (**Plan** > **Wiki**), if enabled
G +W G +W G +W
Open the Web IDE
. . .
Issues 9 shortcuts
Edit description
E E E
Change assignee
A A A
Change milestone
M M M
Change label
L L L
Copy issue reference
C +R C +R C +R
Start writing a comment. Pre-selected text is quoted in the comment.
R R R
Go to the next design
Right Right Right
Go to the previous design
Left Left Left
Close the design
Esc Esc Esc
Merge requests 18 shortcuts
Move to next file
] ] ]
Move to next file
J J J
Move to previous file
[ [ [
Move to previous file
K K K
Search for, and then jump to a file for review
Cmd +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
Move to next open thread
N N N
Move to previous open thread
P P P
Copy source branch name
B B B
Copy merge request reference
C +R C +R C +R
Start writing a comment. Pre-selected text is quoted in the comment.
R R R
Publish your comment immediately
Shift +Cmd +Enter Ctrl +Shift +Enter Ctrl +Shift +Enter
Add your comment in a pending state, as part of a review
Cmd +Enter Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Move to next commit
C C C
Move to previous commit
X X X
Toggle file browser
Shift +F Shift +F Shift +F
Mark file as viewed or unviewed
V V V
Expand all files
; ; ;
Collapse all files
Shift +; Shift +; Shift +;
Project files 6 shortcuts
Move selection up (only while searching for files, **Code** > **Repository** , then select **Find File**)
Up Up Up
Move selection down (only while searching for files, **Code** > **Repository** , then select **Find File**)
Down Down Down
Open selection (only while searching for files, **Code** > **Repository** , then select **Find File**)
Enter Enter Enter
Go back to the **Find File** screen (only while searching for files, **Code** > **Repository** , then select **Find File**)
Esc Esc Esc
Go to file permalink (only while viewing a file)
Y Y Y
Open the Web IDE
. . .
Repository graph 7 shortcuts
Scroll left
Left Left Left
Scroll left
H H H
Scroll right
Right Right Right
Scroll right
L L L
Scroll up
Up Up Up
Scroll up
K K K
Scroll down
Down Down Down
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