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title: "Getting started"
date: 2020-01-01T00:00:00-00:00
draft: false
---
# Getting started

After [installing](/install), run the `cointop` command to get started:

```bash
$ cointop
```

To see all the available commands and options run `help` flag:

```bash
$ cointop --help
```

### Navigation

- Easiest way to navigate up and down is using the arrow keys <kbd>↑</kbd> and <kbd>↓</kbd>, respectively
- To go the next and previous pages, use <kbd>→</kbd> and <kbd>←</kbd>, respectively
- To go to the top and bottom of the page, use <kbd>g</kbd> and <kbd>G</kbd> (Shift+g), respectively
- Check out the rest of [shortcut](/shortcuts) keys for vim-inspired navigation

### Favorites

- To toggle a coin as a favorite, press <kbd>Space</kbd> on the highlighted coin
- To view all your favorite coins, press <kbd>F</kbd> (Shift+f)
- To exit out of the favorites view, press <kbd>F</kbd> (Shift+f) again or <kbd>q</kbd>

### Portfolio

<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/168240/50439364-a78ade00-08a6-11e9-992b-af63ef21100d.png" alt="portfolio screenshot" width="880" />

- To add a coin to your portfolio, press <kbd>e</kbd> on the highlighted coin
- To edit the holdings of coin in your portfolio, press <kbd>e</kbd> on the highlighted coin
- To view your portfolio, press <kbd>P</kbd> (Shift+p)
- To exit out of the portfolio view press, <kbd>P</kbd> (Shift+p) again or <kbd>q</kbd>

### Search

- To search for coins, press <kbd>/</kbd> then enter the search query and hit <kbd>Enter</kbd>

### Base Currency

- To change the currency, press <kbd>c</kbd> then enter the character next to the desired currency

<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/168240/41806841-043c0ca6-767a-11e8-9c51-df9fc64b3b5c.png" alt="currency convert menu" width="880" />

### Help Menu

- To view the help menu, press <kbd>?</kbd>

<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/168240/39569662-bcbdbcc0-4e7a-11e8-8a8f-8ff45868a8ae.png" alt="help menu" width="880" />
