Keyboard shortcuts

All shortcuts are active in the interactive TUI. Keys are case-sensitive — most use lowercase letters, but a few bindings (such as Z and G) require an uppercase letter.

Navigation

Key	Action
↑ / k	Move cursor up (repos and extracts)
↓ / j	Move cursor down (repos and extracts)
←	Fold the repo under the cursor
→	Unfold the repo under the cursor
Z	Global fold / unfold — fold all repos if any is unfolded; unfold all if all are folded
gg	Jump to the top (first result)
G	Jump to the bottom (last result)
Page Up / Ctrl+U	Scroll up one full page
Page Down / Ctrl+D	Scroll down one full page

Section header rows (shown when --group-by-team-prefix is active) are skipped automatically during navigation.

Selection

Key	Action
Space	Toggle selection on the current repo or extract. On a repo row: cascades to all its extracts.
a	Select all. On a repo row: selects all repos and their extracts. On an extract row: selects all extracts in the current repo. Respects active filters.
n	Select none. Same context rules as a. Respects active filters.
o	Open in browser — opens the focused item in the default browser. On a repo row: opens the repository page. On an extract row: opens the file directly.

Filtering

Key	Action
f	Open the filter bar and enter filter mode
t	Cycle the filter target: path → content → repo → path. Only works outside filter mode and when not on a picked repo (see Team ownership below).
r	Reset the active filter and return to showing all repos / extracts

Filter targets

Target	What is matched	Shown / hidden unit
path	File path substring (default). Case-insensitive.	Individual extracts
content	Code fragment text (the snippet returned by GitHub Search). Case-insensitive.	Individual extracts
repo	Repository full name (org/repo). Case-insensitive.	Entire repo + extracts

The active target is always shown in the filter bar badge: [path], [content], or [repo] (with ·regex appended when regex mode is on).

Filter mode bindings

When the filter bar is open (after pressing f):

Key	Action
Printable characters / paste	Insert character(s) at the cursor position
← / →	Move the text cursor one character left / right
⌥← / ⌥→ (macOS) · Ctrl+← / Ctrl+→ · Alt+b / Alt+f	Jump one word left / right
Backspace	Delete the character before the cursor
⌥⌫ (macOS) · Ctrl+W	Delete the word before the cursor
Tab	Toggle regex mode (badge shows […·regex] when on)
Shift+Tab	Cycle the filter target (path → content → repo → path)
Enter	Confirm the filter and apply it
Esc	Cancel without applying the filter

TIP

Invalid regex patterns do not crash the TUI but are treated as matching nothing (zero visible rows). The badge is always yellow when regex mode is active, regardless of whether the pattern is valid.

Team ownership

Available only when --group-by-team-prefix is active.

Key	Action
p	On a multi-team section header: enter team pick mode to assign the section to a single owner. Does nothing on single-team section headers.
t	On a picked repo (marked ◈, moved by a previous pick): enter re-pick mode to change its team assignment or restore it to the combined section.

Pick mode bindings

When pick mode is active (after pressing p on a multi-team section header):

Key	Action
← / →	Move focus between candidate teams (highlighted / dimmed)
Enter	Confirm the pick and exit pick mode
Esc	Cancel and exit pick mode without changes

Re-pick mode bindings

When re-pick mode is active (after pressing t on a picked repo marked ◈):

Key	Action
← / →	Cycle through candidate teams (from the original combined section label)
Enter	Confirm and move the repo to the focused candidate team
0 / u	Undo the entire section pick — restore all repos from that combined section to their original label
Esc / t	Exit re-pick mode without changes

Help and exit

Key	Action
h / ?	Toggle the help overlay (shows all key bindings)
Enter	When help overlay is closed: confirm and print selected results. When open: close the overlay.
q / Ctrl+C	Quit without printing results

Mouse support

The interactive TUI supports mouse interaction via the terminal's SGR (Select-Graphic-Rendition) mouse protocol, enabling click-based navigation and selection alongside keyboard shortcuts.

Scroll wheel

Action	Effect
Scroll up / down wheel	Scroll the viewport up or down by 3 rows
Scroll during momentum	Clicks are ignored during trackpad momentum scrolling

During trackpad momentum scrolling (macOS, Linux), the TUI enters a brief "scroll cooldown" period to ignore accidental clicks while the scroll is still decelerating. This prevents unintended selections.

Click actions

Action	Effect
Single-click on row (anywhere)	Move the cursor to that row (navigation)
Double-click on row	Perform the double-click action for that row type (see below)
Double-click on fold icon (▸/▾, repo rows)	Toggle repo fold state (show/hide extracts)
Double-click on checkbox or row content (repos)	Toggle the repo's selection state (cascades to all extracts)
Double-click on checkbox or row content (extracts)	Toggle that extract's selection state

Click zones

The TUI divides each row into interactive zones:

Repo rows ("▸ ✓ repo-name"):

Zone	Columns	Action on double-click
Fold control	1–2	Toggle fold (show/hide extracts)
Checkbox zone	4+	Toggle repo selection (full-width double)
Navigation	3	Single-click only (move cursor)

Extract rows (" ✓ path:line:col"):

Zone	Columns	Action on double-click
Indent	1–3	Single-click only (move cursor)
Checkbox zone	4+	Toggle extract selection (full-width)

Note: All double-click actions are mapped to the row type (repo or extract) and the click column. Clicking anywhere from column 4 onwards (checkbox start) triggers a selection action; clicking on columns 1–3 only triggers navigation or fold (repo rows only).

Relationship with keyboard

Mouse and keyboard shortcuts are fully complementary:

• Selection: Mouse double-click on checkbox = Spacebar Space
• Navigation: Mouse single-click = Arrow keys ↑ / ↓
• Fold control: Mouse double-click on fold icon = Arrow keys ← / →
• Select all / Select none: Keyboard a / n (no mouse equivalent)