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
-	*	Decrease Panel Width	Shrinks the left panel
+	*	Increase Panel Width	Expands the left panel
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
C	*	Continue Operation	Universal continue (rebase, merge, cherry-pick)
ctrl+a	*	Abort Operation	Universal abort (rebase, merge, cherry-pick)
ctrl+f	*	Fetch All	Manual fetch all
b	*	Git Blame	Opens the blame popup for any tracked file

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 Commit Log / RefLog Panel	Switches focus to commit log / reflog
4	Focus Stash Panel	Switches focus to stash list
/	Focus Log Component Panel	Switches focus to application logs
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
< / >	Switch Component Panel	Switches between Local Branches, Tags, Remotes
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 (opens confirmation if needed)
r	Rebase onto Another Branch	Checked-out branch only; supports --autostash
m	Merge Branch into Current	Opens multi-branch merge selector

Modified Files Panel

Key	Action	When
space	Toggle Stage/Unstage	Toggles file between staged and unstaged
e	Edit File	Opens file in external editor/terminal
enter	View File Diff	Shows diff in detail panel
r	Resolve Conflict	Opens conflict resolution options (only appears for conflicted files)
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

Commit Log Panel

Key	Action	Notes
< / >	Switch to RefLog	Toggle between Commit Log and RefLog
r	Reset Selected Commit	Opens Reset options (Soft/Mixed/Hard)
R	Reset Latest Commit	Opens Reset options for HEAD (Soft/Mixed/Hard)
ctrl+r	Revert Commit	Open Revert options for commit
t	Create Tag	Open tag creation menu
ctrl+p	Cherry Pick Mode	Enter cherry pick selection mode
i	Interactive Rebase	Opens interactive rebase operation selector
enter	View Commit Detail	Shows commit diff in detail panel

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

RefLog Panel

Key	Action	Notes
< / >	Switch to Commit Log	Toggle between RefLog and Commit Log
↑ / k	Move to Previous Entry
↓ / j	Move to Next Entry
enter	View Entry Detail	Shows entry info in detail panel
n	Create New Branch from Entry	Pre-fills commit hash
r	Reset to Selected Entry	Opens Soft/Mixed/Hard reset options
ctrl+p	Cherry Pick Entry	Applies entry's commit to current branch

Logging Panel

Key	Action	Notes
e	Export Log	Exports log content to Downloads folder

Tag Panel

Key	Action	When
< / >	Switch Component Panel	Switches between Local Branches, Tags, Remotes
d	Delete Tag	Opens delete tag menu
ctrl+p	Push Tag	Opens push tag menu
f	Fetch Tag	Opens fetch tag menu
?	Keybindings & How-to	Opens dedicated help popup

Remote Operations

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

Remote Panel

Key	Action	When
< / >	Switch Component Panel	Switches between Local Branches, Tags, Remotes
n	New Remote	Opens add remote flow
d	Remove Remote	Removes the configured remote
e	Edit Remote	Opens edit remote flow
enter	Set as Tracking Upstream	Sets the current remote as upstream
?	Keybindings & How-to	Opens dedicated help popup

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)
ctrl+p	Paste	Pastes text from clipboard
ctrl+y	Copy	Copies selected text to clipboard
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, Resolve Conflict 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
[	Previous Split Panel	Toggle to Staged/Unstaged view
]	Next Split Panel	Toggle to Staged/Unstaged view
L	Toggle Line Editing	Enter/Exit individual line editing mode (when viewing file)
space	Stage/Unstage Line	Stage/Unstage selected line (in Line Editing mode)
d	Discard Line	Discard selected line (in Line Editing mode)

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