Quit mode

copy mode

// what it does

Pressing q runs the copy-mode `cancel` command, exiting copy mode and returning the pane to the live shell at the bottom of the output. It's the standard way out once you've finished reading or copying.

// shortcut

q

// gotcha

Quitting discards any in-progress selection and snaps the view back to the live prompt — it does not preserve your scroll position. If you copied first (Enter), that already exits copy mode for you.