Keyboard Shortcuts

Comprehensive guide to all keyboard shortcuts in s9s.

Global Shortcuts

These shortcuts work from any view:

View Switching

Dashboard View

Analytics Modal (from Dashboard)

Health Check Modal (from Dashboard)

Jobs View

Job Operations

Batch Operations

Filtering & Search

Data Management

Nodes View

Node Operations

Filtering & Search

Grouping

Data Management

Partitions View

Partition Operations

Filtering & Search

Data Management

Users View

User Operations

Filtering & Search

Data Management

Accounts View

Account Operations

Filtering & Search

Data Management

QoS View

QoS Operations

Filtering & Search

Data Management

Reservations View

Reservation Operations

Filtering & Search

Data Management

Health View

Alert Operations

Health Information

Data Management

Advanced Filter Syntax

When using the advanced filter, use these expression patterns:

Operators

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field=value          - Exact match
field!=value         - Not equals
field~value          - Contains match
field!~value         - Not contains
field>value          - Greater than (numeric)
field<value          - Less than (numeric)
field>=value         - Greater or equal (numeric)
field<=value         - Less or equal (numeric)
field=~pattern       - Regex match
field in (a,b,c)     - In list
field not in (a,b)   - Not in list

Examples

Jobs:

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state=RUNNING partition=gpu
user=alice priority>500
cpus>=8 state=PENDING
name~test memory>4G

Nodes:

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state=idle partition=gpu
features~nvlink cpus>64
memory>256G

Partitions:

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state=up nodes>100
qos~normal

Users:

account=research qos~high

Accounts:

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name~research
qos~high

QoS:

priority>1000

Reservations:

state=ACTIVE nodes>16

Special Filter Syntax

Partition Filtering (Simple Filter)

In simple filter mode (/), use special syntax:

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p:gpu               - Filter by partition "gpu"
partition:cpu       - Filter by partition "cpu"

Works in Jobs and Nodes views.

Tips & Tricks

Quick Navigation

• Press Tab repeatedly to cycle through all views
• Use number keys 1-9 and 0 to jump directly to a view by position

Efficient Filtering

• Use / for quick keyword search
• Use Ctrl+F in any data view for cross-resource search
• Press ESC to quickly clear filters
• Special syntax like p:gpu saves time in simple filter mode

Batch Operations (Jobs)

1. Press v/V to enter multi-select mode
2. Use Space to select specific jobs
3. Use Ctrl+A to select all
4. Press b/B for batch operations menu

Grouping (Nodes)

1. Press g/G to group by partition/state/features
2. Use Space to expand/collapse groups
3. Makes large node lists easier to navigate

Refresh Strategies

• Three views auto-refresh: Jobs (30s), Health (10s), Performance (5s)
• Use R for immediate manual refresh
• Jobs view: m/M toggles auto-refresh on/off

Help When Stuck

• Press ? for context-sensitive help
• Press F1 for help modal
• Press ESC to cancel most operations

Customizing Shortcuts

See Configuration Guide for information on customizing keyboard shortcuts.

Accessibility

s9s keyboard shortcuts are designed for:

• Keyboard-only navigation
• Screen reader compatibility
• No mouse required for any operation
• Consistent patterns across views

Vim-Style Commands

Press : to enter vim-style command mode with tab completion support:

Command Completion

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:q<Tab>            - Shows: q, qos, quit
:req<Tab>          - Completes to: requeue
:dr<Tab>           - Completes to: drain

Argument Completion

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:cancel <Tab>      - Shows available job IDs
:drain <Tab>       - Shows available node names
:requeue <Tab>     - Shows available job IDs

Common Commands

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:quit              - Exit application
:refresh           - Refresh current view
:help              - Show help
:cancel JOBID      - Cancel specific job (with autocomplete)
:drain NODE        - Drain specific node (with autocomplete)

How it works: Completions are context-aware and use data from the currently loaded views, so you'll see real job IDs and node names from your cluster.

See Commands Reference for full command list.