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LXTUI Keyboard Shortcuts

Main Container List

Navigation

↑/↓ or j/k - Move selection up/down
Enter - Open container actions menu for selected container
Space - Open system menu

Quick Container Actions (Direct from list)

s - Start selected container
S - Stop selected container
d - Delete selected container
n - Create new container (wizard)
r/R - Refresh container list

Other

o/O - Toggle operations sidebar
?/h - Show help
q/Q - Quit application
Ctrl+C - Force quit

Container Actions Menu (Enter on container)

Opens when you press Enter on a selected container:

Enter/s - Smart action (Start if stopped, Stop if running)
1 - Start container
2 - Stop container
3 - Restart container
4 - Delete container
5 - Clone container
e - Execute shell (container must be running)
Esc - Close menu

System Menu (Space)

Opens when you press Space:

1/r - Refresh container list
2/l - Check/start LXD service
3/n - Create new container
4/o - Toggle operations sidebar
5/h - Show help
6/q - Quit application
Esc - Close menu

Confirmation Dialogs

When confirming destructive actions:

Enter/y/Y - Confirm action
Esc/n/N - Cancel action

Container Creation Wizard

Tab - Next field
Shift+Tab - Previous field
Enter - Confirm on final step
Esc - Cancel wizard

Design Philosophy

The keybindings are designed to be intuitive and fast:

Enter for context - Pressing Enter on a container gives you all available actions
Space for system - System-wide operations are under Space
Quick shortcuts - Common actions (start/stop) have direct shortcuts
Number keys in menus - Menus support both numbers and mnemonics
Vim-style navigation - j/k for up/down movement
Escape always cancels - Consistent escape behavior across all menus

Tips

Use s and S for quick start/stop without opening menus
The smart action (Enter in container menu) toggles between start/stop based on current state
All menus show their keyboard shortcuts inline
The bottom bar always shows available actions for current context