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In-App Command Line

The command line inside Hike behaves like a focused shell for Markdown-centric navigation. It supports history, completion, forge shortcuts, and sidebar jumps.

Command overview

Command	Aliases	Area	Purpose
`bookmarks`	`b`, `bm`	Navigation	Jump to bookmarks and open the navigation panel if needed.
`contents`	`c`, `toc`	Navigation	Jump to the current document’s table of contents.
`history`	`h`	Navigation	Jump to document history.
`local`	`l`	Navigation	Jump to the local file browser.
`bitbucket`	`bb`	Forges	Open Markdown from Bitbucket.
`codeberg`	`cb`	Forges	Open Markdown from Codeberg.
`github`	`gh`	Forges	Open Markdown from GitHub.
`gitlab`	`gl`	Forges	Open Markdown from GitLab.
`chdir <dir>`	`cd`, `dir`, `ls`	Local files	Change the local browser root.
`changelog`	`cl`	Help	Open Hike’s change log.
`help`	`?`	Help	Open the in-app help dialog.
`obsidian`	`obs`	Local files	Jump to the configured Obsidian vault root.
`readme`	—	Help	Open Hike’s README.

Opening content

Open a local file

Typing a file path into the Hike command line. — A local file path opens directly when you press Enter.

Open a remote URL

Typing a remote URL into the Hike command line. — URLs can be entered directly when they point at Markdown content.

Start from a directory and browse

Typing a directory path into the Hike command line. — Entering a directory path opens a file picker rooted there.

The file browsing dialog opened from the Hike command line. — After pressing Enter on a directory path, Hike opens a browsing dialog.

bookmarks / b / bm
contents / c / toc
history / h
local / l

These commands all ensure the navigation panel is open and then move focus to the requested sidebar view.

Forge shortcuts

Command	Alias	Host
`bitbucket`	`bb`	Bitbucket
`codeberg`	`cb`	Codeberg
`github`	`gh`	GitHub
`gitlab`	`gl`	GitLab

Supported formats include:

<owner>/<repo>
<owner>/<repo> <file>
<owner>/<repo>:<branch>
<owner>/<repo>:<branch> <file>

Examples:

gh tobiashochguertel/hike
gh tobiashochguertel/hike ChangeLog.md
gh tobiashochguertel/hike:revamp-readme

Other useful commands

chdir <dir> / cd / dir / ls — change the local browser root
changelog / cl — open the fork change log
help / ? — show the help dialog
obsidian / obs — jump to the configured Obsidian vault root
readme — open the README