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Keyboard Shortcuts

jolt is fully keyboard-driven. Here’s a complete reference of all shortcuts.

KeyAction
/ kMove selection up
/ jMove selection down
PgUp / Ctrl+uPage up
PgDn / Ctrl+dPage down
Home / g gJump to top
End / GJump to bottom
KeyAction
Enter / SpaceExpand/collapse process group
KKill selected process (with confirmation)
rRefresh process list
KeyAction
gToggle graph metric (battery ↔ power)
pToggle process panel visibility
bToggle battery panel visibility
wToggle power panel visibility
KeyAction
tCycle appearance mode (Auto → Dark → Light)
TOpen theme picker
+ / =Increase refresh rate
-Decrease refresh rate
KeyAction
? / hShow help dialog
cOpen config editor
aShow about dialog
dShow daemon status
KeyAction
q / EscQuit (or close dialog)
Ctrl+cForce quit

When a dialog or modal is open:

KeyAction
Esc / qClose dialog
/ Navigate options
EnterSelect/confirm
TabNext field (in forms)

When the theme picker is open:

KeyAction
/ Browse themes
EnterApply selected theme
/Search themes
fFilter by variant (all/dark/light)
iImport iTerm2 theme
EscCancel and close

When the config editor is open:

KeyAction
/ Navigate settings
Enter / SpaceToggle boolean / open selector
/ Adjust numeric values
sSave changes
EscCancel changes

jolt supports vim-style navigation throughout:

Vim KeyStandard Key
j
k
g gHome
GEnd
Ctrl+uPgUp
Ctrl+dPgDn