Keybindings
Complete keyboard reference for the Sidekick Docker TUI dashboard.
Navigation
| 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 |
Actions
| Key |
Action |
x |
Open context menu (actions for 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) |
? |
Show help overlay |
V |
Show version |
q / Ctrl+C |
Quit |
| Key |
Action |
s |
Start |
S |
Stop |
r |
Restart |
p |
Pause |
u |
Unpause |
d |
Remove (with confirmation) |
e |
Exec into container |
c |
Copy logs to clipboard |
P |
Prune — remove all stopped containers (with confirmation) |
Exec sessions detach with Ctrl+].
Image, Volume and Network Actions (via context menu)
| Key |
Action |
d |
Remove the selected image / volume / network (with confirmation) |
P |
Prune — remove all dangling images, unused volumes, or unused networks |
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.
| Key |
Action |
u |
Up (start project) |
D |
Down (stop project, with confirmation) |
r |
Restart |
S |
Stop |
c |
Copy logs to clipboard |
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 |