Keybindings¶

Complete keyboard reference for the Sidekick Docker TUI dashboard.

Key	Action
`j` / `Down`	Move down
`k` / `Up`	Move up
`g`	Jump to top
`G`	Jump to bottom (resumes log follow)
`PgUp` / `PgDn`	Page up / down
`Ctrl+U` / `Ctrl+D`	Half page up / down
`Tab`	Toggle focus between side list and detail pane
`Enter` / `l` / `Right`	Focus detail pane
`Esc`	Back to side list / close overlay / clear filter
`h` / `Left`	Back to side list (when in detail pane)

Panels & Tabs¶

Key	Action
`1`-`5`	Switch to panel
`[` / `]`	Cycle detail tab left / right

Global Keys¶

Key	Action
`x`	Open the actions menu for the selected item
`f`	Open log filter (when on Logs tab)
`/`	Open filter
`a`	Toggle all/running containers (Containers panel)
`o`	Open sort menu (Containers panel)
`R`	Reverse sort direction (Containers panel)
`m`	Pin/unpin item for log comparison (Containers/Services)
`J` / `K`	Scroll compare pane (when in detail focus)
`z`	Cycle layout (Normal/Wide/Expanded)
`Ctrl+R`	Refresh now (the status bar shows `(Ctrl+R)` once the last refresh is a minute old)
`?`	Show help overlay
`V`	Show version
`q` / `Ctrl+C`	Quit

Item Actions¶

The keys below work directly on the selected item — the x menu lists the same actions with their keys. Only actions that apply to the item's current state are offered; others are ignored.

Containers¶

Key	Action
`s`	Start (stopped or created containers)
`S`	Stop (running, paused or restarting containers)
`r`	Restart
`p`	Pause
`u`	Unpause
`d`	Remove (with confirmation; a running container is force-stopped first, and the prompt says so)
`e`	Exec into container
`b`	Open a published port in the browser (running containers with a published TCP port)
`c`	Copy logs to clipboard (what the Logs tab shows, respecting the log filter)
`P`	Prune — remove all stopped containers (confirmation names the count)

Embedded exec sessions detach with Ctrl+]; ending the shell (exit / Ctrl+D) also returns to the dashboard.

Images, Volumes and Networks¶

Key	Action
`d`	Remove the selected image / volume / network (with confirmation)
`P`	Prune — remove all dangling images, unused volumes, or unused networks (confirmation names the count)

Remove is offered only where it can succeed: volumes that are not in use, and networks that are neither built-in nor still attached to a container.

Compose¶

Key	Action
`u`	Up (start project)
`D`	Down (stop project, with confirmation)
`r`	Restart
`S`	Stop
`c`	Copy logs to clipboard

Help Overlay¶

? lists every global key (with all its aliases, e.g. j/k ↑/↓) and the active panel's actions. It switches to two columns on wide terminals (96+ columns) and scrolls when it does not fit: j/k or arrows, PgUp/PgDn or Ctrl+D/Ctrl+U, g/G. ?, q or Esc closes it. The ?:Help hint stays in the status bar at any width.

Mouse¶

Gesture	Action
Click item	Select it (side list) or focus the detail pane
Click panel tab / detail tab	Switch panel / detail tab
Click overlay buttons	Activate them (clicks outside an overlay dismiss it)
Right-click item	Open the actions menu for it
Scroll wheel	Scroll the pane under the cursor; scrolling up in a logs tab pauses follow — scroll back to the bottom or press `G` to resume

Overlay Keyboard Hints¶

Interactive overlays display inline keyboard hints:

Overlay	Hints Shown
Context Menu	`j`/`k` select, `Enter` run, `Esc` close
Sort Menu	`j`/`k` select, `Enter` apply, `R` reverse, `Esc` close
Confirmation Modal	`y` confirms; `n` / `Esc` / `Enter` / `q` cancel (Enter is deliberately the safe default)
Filter Overlay	`Enter` to apply, `Esc` to cancel
Log Filter Overlay	`Tab` to toggle mode, `Esc` to clear
Detail Tab Bar	`[`/`]` cycle tabs