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+CONSOLE
+=======
+
+The console is a REPL for mpv input commands. It is displayed on the video
+window. It also shows log messages. It can be disabled entirely using the
+``--load-osd-console=no`` option.
+
+Keybindings
+-----------
+
+\`
+    Show the console.
+
+ESC and Ctrl+[
+    Hide the console.
+
+ENTER, Ctrl+j and Ctrl+m
+    Run the typed command.
+
+Shift+ENTER
+    Type a literal newline character.
+
+LEFT and Ctrl+b
+    Move the cursor to the previous character.
+
+RIGHT and Ctrl+f
+    Move the cursor to the next character.
+
+Ctrl+LEFT and Alt+b
+    Move the cursor to the beginning of the current word, or if between words,
+    to the beginning of the previous word.
+
+Ctrl+RIGHT and Alt+f
+    Move the cursor to the end of the current word, or if between words, to the
+    end of the next word.
+
+HOME and Ctrl+a
+    Move the cursor to the start of the current line.
+
+END and Ctrl+e
+    Move the cursor to the end of the current line.
+
+BACKSPACE and Ctrl+h
+    Delete the previous character.
+
+Ctrl+d
+    Hide the console if the current line is empty, otherwise delete the next
+    character.
+
+Ctrl+BACKSPACE and Ctrl+w
+    Delete text from the cursor to the beginning of the current word, or if
+    between words, to the beginning of the previous word.
+
+Ctrl+DEL and Alt+d
+    Delete text from the cursor to the end of the current word, or if between
+    words, to the end of the next word.
+
+Ctrl+u
+    Delete text from the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
+
+Ctrl+k
+    Delete text from the cursor to the end of the current line.
+
+Ctrl+c
+    Clear the current line.
+
+UP and Ctrl+p
+    Move back in the command history.
+
+DOWN and Ctrl+n
+    Move forward in the command history.
+
+PGUP
+    Go to the first command in the history.
+
+PGDN
+    Stop navigating the command history.
+
+INSERT
+    Toggle insert mode.
+
+Ctrl+v
+    Paste text (uses the clipboard on X11 and Wayland).
+
+Shift+INSERT
+    Paste text (uses the primary selection on X11 and Wayland).
+
+TAB and Ctrl+i
+    Complete the text at the cursor. The first press inserts the longest common
+    prefix of the completions, and subsequent presses cycle through them.
+
+Shift+TAB
+    Cycle through the completions backwards.
+
+Ctrl+l
+    Clear all log messages from the console.
+
+Commands
+--------
+
+``script-message-to console type <text> [<cursor_pos>]``
+    Show the console and pre-fill it with the provided text, optionally
+    specifying the initial cursor position as a positive integer starting from
+    1.
+
+    .. admonition:: Examples for input.conf
+
+        ``% script-message-to console type "seek  absolute-percent; keypress ESC" 6``
+            Enter a percent position to seek to and close the console.
+
+        ``Ctrl+o script-message-to console type "loadfile ''; keypress ESC" 11``
+            Enter a file or URL to play. Tab completes paths in the filesystem.
+
+Known issues
+------------
+
+- Pasting text is slow on Windows
+- Non-ASCII keyboard input has restrictions
+- The cursor keys move between Unicode code-points, not grapheme clusters
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+This script can be customized through a config file ``script-opts/console.conf``
+placed in mpv's user directory and through the ``--script-opts`` command-line
+option. The configuration syntax is described in `mp.options functions`_.
+
+Key bindings can be changed in a standard way, see for example stats.lua
+documentation.
+
+Configurable Options
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+``scale``
+    Default: 1
+
+    All drawing is scaled by this value, including the text borders and the
+    cursor.
+
+    If the VO backend in use has HiDPI scale reporting implemented, the option
+    value is scaled with the reported HiDPI scale.
+
+``font``
+    Default: unset (picks a hardcoded font depending on detected platform)
+
+    Set the font used for the REPL and the console.
+    This has to be a monospaced font for the completion suggestions to be
+    aligned correctly.
+
+``font_size``
+    Default: 16
+
+    Set the font size used for the REPL and the console. This will be
+    multiplied by "scale".
+
+``border_size``
+    Default: 1
+
+    Set the font border size used for the REPL and the console.
+
+``case_sensitive``
+    Default: no on Windows, yes on other platforms.
+
+    Whether Tab completion is case sensitive. Only works with ASCII characters.
+
+``history_dedup``
+    Default: true
+
+    Remove duplicate entries in history as to only keep the latest one.
+    multiplied by "scale."
+
+``font_hw_ratio``
+    Default: auto
+
+    The ratio of font height to font width.
+    Adjusts table width of completion suggestions.
+    Values in the range 1.8..2.5 make sense for common monospace fonts.