Documentation
Shortcuts & Command Palette
Complete list of shortcuts and why they were chosen.
List
| Keys | Action | Works in terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Open command palette | Yes |
| Ctrl+K | Open command palette | No |
| Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Next / previous tab | Yes |
| Alt+1 … Alt+9 | Jump to tab N | Yes |
| Ctrl+Shift+W | Close current tab | Yes |
| Ctrl+/ | Show shortcuts | No |
This table is also built into the app — press Ctrl+/ when the cursor is not in a terminal.
Why Two Shortcut Sets
Ctrl+K, Ctrl+W, and Ctrl+/ already mean something to the shell: delete to end of line, delete word, and invert search history (shell-dependent). A terminal app that swallows those keys is frustrating.
So the rule is: when the cursor is inside a terminal, shell-overlapping keys go straight to the remote side, and you use the Shift variant. When the cursor is outside (sidebar, dialog, list), the shorter set works.
Alt+number is recognized by physical key position, so on AZERTY or other layouts, Alt+1 is still the first tab.
Command Palette
This is the fastest way to do almost anything. Open the palette and type:
- VM name — open terminal to that machine
- project name — jump to that project
- tag — filter to machines with that tag
- action name — “lock vault”, “settings”, “report”…
Palette searches fuzzily, so w01 still finds web-01. With a fleet of dozens
of machines, this is nearly the only usable way.
Tips
- Name VMs by role (
db-primary) not IP: palette searches by name, and you remember role better than octet. - Use tags consistently (
prod,staging), then type the tag in the palette to see the whole group. - Alt+1 is usually the tab you return to most often — keep your most important machine on the first tab.