Keybindings Reference

This page lists all available keybindings in Gitti, organized by context and scenario.

Legend

• * = Global keybinding (works in all contexts when NO popup is open)
• * [!!] = Global keybinding that works even when a popup is open

Global Keybindings

Key	Marker	Action	Notes
ctrl+c	* [!!]	Quit Gitti	Force quit, works even in popups
ctrl+s	* [!!]	Stage All Files	Stages all modified files
ctrl+u	* [!!]	Unstage All Files	Unstages all staged files
ctrl+g	* [!!]	Open Author's GitHub	Opens browser to author's GitHub
ctrl+l	* [!!]	Open Author's LinkedIn	Opens browser to author's LinkedIn
q or Q	*	Quit Gitti	Only works when NO popup is open
?	*	Open Global Keybindings Help	Shows all keybindings in a popup

Component Navigation

Key	Action	Notes
1	Focus Local Branches Panel	Switches focus to branch list
2	Focus Modified Files Panel	Switches focus to file list
3	Focus Stash Panel	Switches focus to stash list
tab	Cycle Forward Through Components	Moves to next panel
shift+tab	Cycle Backward Through Components	Moves to previous panel

List Navigation

Key	Context	Action
↑ or k	In any list panel	Move up / Select previous item
↓ or j	In any list panel	Move down / Select next item
↑ or k	In popup selection lists	Navigate to previous option
↓ or j	In popup selection lists	Navigate to next option

Detail Panel Scrolling

Key	Action	Context
↑ or k	Scroll up	When in Detail Component
↓ or j	Scroll down	When in Detail Component
← or h	Scroll left	When in Detail Component
→ or l	Scroll right	When in Detail Component

Local Branches Panel

Key	Action	When
n	Create New Branch	Opens branch creation flow
enter	Switch to Selected Branch	Opens switch branch popup if needed
D	Delete Selected Branch	Deletes branch (no confirmation)
r	Rename Selected Branch	Opens rename input popup

Modified Files Panel

Key	Action	When
space	Toggle Stage/Unstage	Toggles file between staged and unstaged
enter	View File Diff	Shows diff in detail panel
d	Discard Changes	Opens discard confirmation flow
s	Stash Selected File	Opens stash message input popup
S	Stash All Files	Opens stash message input popup
c	Commit	Opens commit popup
A	Amend Commit	Opens amend commit popup

Stash Panel

Key	Action	When
space	Apply Stash	Applies stash but keeps it in list
backspace	Pop Stash	Applies stash and removes from list
d	Drop Stash	Permanently deletes stash

Remote Operations

Key	Action	When
p	Push	Opens push flow (remote selection → push options)
P	Pull	Opens pull flow (pull type selection)

Popup Keybindings

Text Input Popups

Applies to: Commit, Amend Commit, Add Remote, Create Branch, Stash Message

Key	Action	Notes
ctrl+e	Submit	Submits the form (used for multi-line text areas)
enter	Submit	FOR single-line inputs only (branch name, stash message, remote fields)
esc	Cancel	Closes popup without saving
tab	Next Field	Moves to next input field (if multiple fields exist)
shift+tab	Previous Field	Moves to previous input field (if multiple fields exist)

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Selection Popups

Applies to: Branch Type, Switch Type, Push Type, Pull Type, Remote Selection, Discard Type

Key	Action	Notes
↑ or k	Navigate Up	Select previous option
↓ or j	Navigate Down	Select next option
enter	Confirm Selection	Proceeds with selected option
esc	Cancel	Closes popup without action

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Output/Result Popups

Applies to: Push Output, Pull Output, Switch Branch Output

Key	Action	Notes
esc	Close Popup	Dismisses the output popup

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Keybinding Help Popup

Key	Action	Notes
↑ or k	Scroll Up	Scroll through keybinding list
↓ or j	Scroll Down	Scroll through keybinding list
esc	Close Help	Close the help popup

Detail View (Right Panel)

Key	Action	Notes
esc	Return to List	Exits detail view, returns focus to list panel
↑ or k	Scroll Up	Scroll diff content up
↓ or j	Scroll Down	Scroll diff content down
← or h	Scroll Left	Scroll diff content left
→ or l	Scroll Right	Scroll diff content right

Summary

• * [!!] keybindings work everywhere, including inside popups
• * keybindings work globally but NOT when a popup is open
• Context-specific keybindings only work in their respective panels
• Popup keybindings depend on popup type (text input vs selection vs output)
• esc is the universal way to close popups or exit detail view