Complete Prometheus keyboard shortcuts and commands reference — 14 shortcuts across 2 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| up | Target status | Check monitoring target status. |
| rate(http_requests_total[5m]) | Request rate | Calculate 5-min HTTP request rate. |
| increase(errors_total[1h]) | Increase | Calculate error increase over 1 hour. |
| histogram_quantile(0.95, ...) | 95th percentile | Calculate 95th percentile. |
| sum by (job) (rate(...)) | Sum by group | Sum rate grouped by job. |
| avg_over_time(metric[1h]) | Average over time | Average of a metric across a time window. |
| topk(5, metric) | Top K series | Show the five highest-valued series. |
| count by (job)(up) | Count by label | Count targets grouped by a label. |
| delta(gauge[1h]) | Delta | Difference in a gauge value over a window. |
| absent(metric) | Absence check | Alert when a metric is missing entirely. |
| sum without (instance)(rate(m[5m])) | Sum without label | Aggregate rates dropping one label dimension. |
| Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| promtool check config prometheus.yml | Check config | Validate the Prometheus configuration file. |
| promtool check rules rules.yml | Check rules | Validate recording and alerting rule files. |
| promtool query instant http://localhost:9090 up | Instant query | Run a PromQL query from the command line. |
The most essential Prometheus shortcuts are: up (Target status), rate(http_requests_total[5m]) (Request rate), increase(errors_total[1h]) (Increase). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
Prometheus has 14 keyboard shortcuts across 2 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
These are command-line commands — type them in your terminal or console. Combine them with shell history search (Ctrl + R) and aliases to work even faster.
The Prometheus shortcut for target status is up. Check monitoring target status.
Prometheus includes 11 PromQL shortcuts, including up (Target status) and rate(http_requests_total[5m]) (Request rate). See the full list in the PromQL section above.
Prometheus includes 3 promtool shortcuts, including promtool check config prometheus.yml (Check config) and promtool check rules rules.yml (Check rules). See the full list in the promtool section above.
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