Keybinding Reference
All default keybindings organized by context. grüt ships with three
keybinding schemes — default, vim, and
classic — configurable via keybinding_scheme in
your config.
Global
These bindings work everywhere, regardless of the focused panel.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Focus File Tree panel |
| 2 | Focus Git Info panel |
| 3 | Focus GitHub panel |
| 4 | Focus Commits panel |
| 5 | Focus Preview panel |
| Tab | Focus next panel |
| Shift+Tab | Focus previous panel |
| R | Refresh all data + preview |
| P | Push |
| F | Fetch all remotes |
| ? | Help overlay |
| , | Settings |
| / | Fuzzy finder |
| : | Command palette |
| ~ | Change directory |
| Ctrl+c | Quit |
| Ctrl+Space | Toggle AI chat |
| Ctrl+z | Undo last git action |
| Ctrl+y | Redo |
Navigation
Consistent movement keys shared across every focused panel.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| j / ↓ | Cursor down |
| k / ↑ | Cursor up |
| g | Jump to top |
| G | Jump to bottom |
| d | Page down |
| u | Page up |
| Enter | Select / open / expand |
| Esc | Back / close submode |
File Tree (panel 1)
Keybindings active when the File Tree panel is focused.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| h / ← | Collapse directory |
| l / → | Expand directory |
| Enter | Expand dir / select file |
| o | Open file in external editor |
| . | Toggle hidden files |
| f | Toggle git filter (changed files only) |
| g | Cycle filter: all → git changed → branch diff |
| v | Toggle tree / list view |
| n | New file |
| N | New directory |
| x | Delete file / directory |
| e / F2 | Rename |
| y | Copy path to clipboard |
| c | Copy file |
| p | Paste file |
| s | Stage file (in git filter mode) |
| Space | Toggle stage / unstage |
| J | Scroll preview down |
| K | Scroll preview up |
Git Info (panel 2)
Keybindings for the Git Info panel. Switch tabs with single keys.
Tabs
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| b | Branches tab |
| w | Worktrees tab |
| r | Remotes tab |
| s | Stash tab |
| t | Tags tab |
| l | Reflog tab |
Actions
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Checkout / apply |
| n | Create new item |
| x | Delete selected |
| e / F2 | Rename |
| o | Open in browser |
| y | Copy to clipboard |
| f | Fetch / filter |
GitHub (panel 3)
Keybindings for the GitHub panel. Switch tabs with single keys.
Tabs
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| b | Branches tab |
| t | Tags tab |
| i | Issues tab |
| p | Pull Requests tab |
| a | Actions tab |
| w | Workflows tab |
| l | Releases tab |
Actions
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Select (show in preview) |
| o | Open in browser |
| y | Copy to clipboard |
| r | Rerun (Actions tab only) |
| x | Cancel (Actions tab only) |
| D | Dispatch workflow (Workflows tab only) |
Commits (panel 4)
Keybindings for the Commits panel.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | View commit detail |
| Esc | Back to list |
| o | Open in browser |
| y | Copy SHA |
| A | Amend last commit |
| r | Reword last commit |
| / | Search commits |
Preview (panel 5)
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| j / k | Scroll content |
| g / G | Jump to top / bottom |
| d / u | Page down / up |
| w | Toggle word wrap |
| e | Enter inline edit mode |
| Ctrl+S | Save edits (edit mode) |
| y / Ctrl+C | Copy selection to clipboard |
| Esc | Clear selection / exit edit mode |
Click and drag to select text. Double-click to select a word.
Keybinding Schemes
grüt supports three keybinding schemes. The bindings listed above are the
default scheme. You can switch schemes in your config:
[general]
keybinding_scheme = "vim" # "default" | "vim" | "classic"- default — the bindings shown on this page
- vim — vim-style motions with additional
dd,yy, and visual-mode-style selection - classic — keybindings for users who prefer classic TUI conventions
All schemes share the same global bindings (Ctrl+c, ?, Tab, number keys). The differences are in navigation and git operation keys.