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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

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

Container Actions (via context menu)

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.

Compose Actions (via context menu)

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