Keyboard Shortcuts

Comprehensive guide to all keyboard shortcuts in s9s.

Global Shortcuts

These shortcuts work from any view:

?

q

:

Tab

Shift+Tab

Ctrl+r

R

Ctrl+F

Ctrl+C

ESC

Navigation Shortcuts

J

N

P

Dashboard View

J

N

P

A

H

R

Analytics Modal (from Dashboard)

R

ESC

Health Check Modal (from Dashboard)

R

ESC

Jobs View

Job Operations

Enter

s/S

F2

c/C

H

r

q/Q

o/O

d/D

Batch Operations

b/B

v/V

Space

Ctrl+A

Filtering & Search

/

F3

Ctrl+F

a/A

p/P

u/U

ESC

Data Management

R

m/M

F1

1-9

Nodes View

Node Operations

Enter

d/D

r

s/S

Filtering & Search

/

F3

Ctrl+F

p/P

a/A

i/I

m/M

ESC

Grouping

g/G

Space

Data Management

R

1-9

Partitions View

Partition Operations

Enter

J

N

A

W

Filtering & Search

/

F3

Ctrl+F

ESC

Data Management

R

1-9

Users View

User Operations

Enter

Filtering & Search

/

F3

Ctrl+F

a/A

ESC

Data Management

R

1-9

Accounts View

Account Operations

Enter

H

Filtering & Search

/

F3

Ctrl+F

ESC

Data Management

R

1-9

QoS View

QoS Operations

Enter

Filtering & Search

/

F3

Ctrl+F

ESC

Data Management

R

1-9

Reservations View

Reservation Operations

Enter

Filtering & Search

/

F3

Ctrl+F

a/A

f/F

ESC

Data Management

R

1-9

Health View

Alert Operations

Enter

a/A

r

c/C

Health Information

H

s/S

Data Management

R

ESC

Advanced Filter Syntax

When using

F3

Field Matching

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field:value          - Contains match
field=value          - Exact match
field:>value         - Greater than (numeric)
field:<value         - Less than (numeric)
field:>=value        - Greater or equal (numeric)
field:<=value        - Less or equal (numeric)

Examples

Jobs:

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state:RUNNING partition:gpu
user:alice priority:>500
nodes:>=8 state:PENDING

Nodes:

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state:IDLE partition:gpu
features:nvlink cpus:>64
memory:>256GB

Partitions:

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state:UP nodes:>100
efficiency:>80 qos:high

Users:

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admin:Administrator
account:research qos:high
maxjobs:>50

Accounts:

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organization:research
parent:root qos:high
maxcpus:>1000

QoS:

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priority:>1000
preempt:Suspend
maxjobs:>100

Reservations:

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state:ACTIVE nodes:>16
users:alice accounts:ml-team

Special Filter Syntax

Partition Filtering (Simple Filter)

In simple filter mode (

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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
  Copy

  Tab

  repeatedly to cycle through all views
• Use
  Copy

  J

  ,
  Copy

  N

  ,
  Copy

  P

  for direct jumps to common views
• Copy

  Ctrl+F

  for global search finds resources across all views

Efficient Filtering

• Use
  Copy

  /

  for quick keyword search
• Use
  Copy

  F3

  when you need complex multi-field filtering
• Press
  Copy

  ESC

  to quickly clear filters
• Special syntax like
  Copy

  p:gpu

  saves time

Batch Operations (Jobs)

1. Press
   Copy

   v/V

   to enter multi-select mode
2. Use
   Copy

   Space

   to select specific jobs
3. Use
   Copy

   Ctrl+A

   to select all
4. Press
   Copy

   b/B

   for batch operations menu

Grouping (Nodes)

1. Press
   Copy

   g/G

   to group by partition/state/features
2. Use
   Copy

   Space

   to expand/collapse groups
3. Makes large node lists easier to navigate

Refresh Strategies

• Most views auto-refresh every 10-30 seconds
• Use
  Copy

  R

  for immediate manual refresh
• Jobs view:
  Copy

  m/M

  toggles auto-refresh on/off

Help When Stuck

• Press
  Copy

  ?

  for context-sensitive help
• Press
  Copy

  F1

  for action menu (shows available operations)
• Press
  Copy

  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

:

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.