Claude Code Cheat Sheet

Essential commands, shortcuts & files
FEB 2026
Keyboard Shortcuts
Esc Interrupt generation Shift+Tab Cycle modes Ctrl+R Search history Esc Esc Rewind message Shift+Enter Newline Ctrl+B Background task ↑ / ↓ Prompt history Ctrl+C Cancel / force stop Ctrl+G Edit in $EDITOR
Input Syntax
@path/file Attach file to prompt !command Run bash directly /command Slash command or skill
CLI
claude Interactive session claude -c Continue last session claude -r Resume any session claude -p "…" Non-interactive mode claude --chrome Enable chrome
claude --dangerously-skip-permissions
Bypass all permissions
Commands
/help List all commands /clear Clear conversation /compact Compress context window /resume Resume another session /copy Copy last message /rewind Rewind to earlier message /config Open configuration
Permission Modes
Normal Manually approve file edits Accept Edits Auto-allow file edits Plan Planning only Bypass Fully autonomous
Key Files
CLAUDE.md Project memory — read every session
.claude/settings.json Project settings (shared with team)
CLAUDE.local.md Personal project memory (gitignored)
.claude/settings.local.json Personal project settings (gitignored)
~/.claude/CLAUDE.md Global memory — all projects
~/.claude/settings.json Global settings — all projects