Essential Commands — Claude Code Recap Card T01

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+J` / `Cmd+J`	Open Claude Code
`Shift+Tab`	Toggle auto-accept mode
`Ctrl+C`	Interrupt generation
`Esc`	Cancel current action
`↑` / `↓`	Message history
`Tab`	Path completion

Core Slash Commands

/help           Help and available commands
/clear          Clear context (reset)
/compact        Compress history
/model          Switch model
/cost           View session costs
/status         Context status

Permission Modes

claude                    Interactive mode (default)
claude --dangerously-skip-permissions
                          Full bypass (CI/CD)
claude --allowedTools "Edit,Read,Bash"
                          Tool whitelist

Quick Start

# Launch Claude Code
claude

# With context file
claude --context CLAUDE.md

# Non-interactive mode (scripts)
claude -p "Analyze this file" < input.txt

# Continue last session
claude --continue

Session Commands

/new            New session
/resume         Resume previous session
/sessions       List sessions

Command	Effect
`/compact`	Summarize and free up space
`/clear`	Full reset
`#file`	Add file to context

Custom Slash Commands

# Invoke a custom command
/command-name [args]

# Defined in:
.claude/commands/command-name.md

Essential Tips

Verbosity control — Use --no-stream to see the full response at once.

Multiline — Shift+Enter in the terminal to add a new line without submitting.

Vim mode — Add {"vim": true} to ~/.claude/settings.json for Vim keybindings.