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Aider Cheat Sheet
What is Aider?
- Aider is an AI-powered coding assistant that helps you write, refactor, and debug code.
Installation
- Install Aider using pip: `pip install aider-chat`.
- You'll also need an API key for your chosen language model (e.g., OpenAI).
Aider Command Details
/add ➕
- Use `/add` to add specific files to the chat for editing or review.
/ask ❓
- Use `/ask` to get answers about your codebase without making any changes.
/chat-mode 💬
- Switch between chat modes like `code`, `ask`, or `help` using `/chat-mode`.
/clear 🧹
- Clear the current chat history with `/clear`.
/clipboard 📋
- Paste images or text from your clipboard into the chat using `/clipboard`.
/code 💻
- Request code changes using `/code` in the chat.
/commit 💾
- Commit changes made outside the chat using `/commit` with an optional message.
/diff 🔄
- See the difference between the current code and the previous version with `/diff`.
/drop ➖
- Remove files from the chat to free up context space using `/drop`.
/exit 🚪
- Exit the Aider application with `/exit`.
/git 🌿
- Execute Git commands directly within the chat using `/git`.
/help ❓
- Get help with Aider commands and features by typing `/help`.
/lint 🐞
- Lint and fix code in the chat or dirty files using `/lint`.
/ls 📜
- List all known files and see which ones are included in the chat with `/ls`.
/map 🗺️
- View the current repository map created by Aider using `/map`.
/map-refresh 🔄
- Refresh the repository map manually with `/map-refresh`.
/model 🤖
- Switch to a different language model using `/model`.
/models 📃
- Search the list of available language models with `/models`.
/quit 🛑
- Quit the Aider application using `/quit`.
/read-only 👁️
- Add files to the chat for reference only, preventing edits with `/read-only`.
/reset ⏪
- Reset the chat by dropping all files and clearing the history with `/reset`.
/run ▶️
- Run a shell command and optionally add its output to the chat using `/run` (alias: `!`).
/settings ⚙️
- View the current Aider settings with `/settings`.
/test 🧪
- Run a shell command and add the output to the chat if it fails (non-zero exit code) using `/test`.
/tokens 🧮
- Get a report on the number of tokens used by the current chat context with `/tokens`.
/undo ↶
- Undo the last Git commit made by Aider using `/undo`.
/voice 🎤
- Record and transcribe voice input for coding instructions with `/voice`.
/web 🌐
- Scrape a webpage, convert it to markdown, and send it as a message using `/web`.