All Available Actions

March 3, 2026 · View on GitHub

ActionDefault KeysDescription
move_upk, <up>Move cursor up
move_downj, <down>Move cursor down
move_lefth, <left>Move cursor left
In filter mode: move cursor back
move_rightl, <right>Move cursor right
In filter mode: move cursor forward
select_focus<enter>Toggle select current item
In filter mode: confirm filtering
select_parentpMove cursor to the parent item
select_firstg, <home>Move cursor to the top
In filter mode: move cursor to the head
select_lastG, <end>Move cursor to the bottom
In filter mode: move cursor to the end
close_parent<backspace>Move cursor to the parent and close
In filter mode: delete a character
change_rootrChange current item as root
Use reset action to recover
reset<esc>Reset cursor and items
In filter mode: cancel filtering
page_up<page-up>, <ctrl-y>Scroll up
page_down<page-down>, <ctrl-e>Scroll down
change_layoutvChange current layout
tree_scale_up[Scale up tree widget
tree_scale_down]Scale down tree widget
switch<tab>Switch focus widget
editeOpen current item in editor
(ReadOnly)
copy_nameyCopy current selected item's name
copy_valueYCopy current selected item's value
filter/Enter the filter mode (key and value)
filter_key?Enter the filter mode (key)
filter_value*Enter the filter mode (value)
filter_next_matchnNavigate to the next match item
Filter mode only
filter_prev_matchNNavigate to the previous match item
Filter mode only
filter_switch_ignore_caseIChange the filter's ignore case mode
Filter mode only
expand_childrenxExpand all selected item's children
expand_allXExpand all items
show_helpHShow help message
quit<ctrl-c>, qQuit program

All available keys:

  • x:Single key. Use a single character to map keyboard keys.
  • Special keys in keyboard: <up>, <down>, <left>, <right>, <backspace>, <enter>, <page-up>, <page-down>, <tab>, <esc>.
  • <fn>: Function keys, like <f1>, <f2>, the n should be less or equal than 12.
  • <ctrl-x>: Press control and another single key.
  • <alt-x>: Press alt and another single key.

You can change the key bindings in config file, like:

[keys]
select_focus = [" ", "<enter>"]

This changes select_focus action's key binding to space and <enter> keys.