Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Master wt with keyboard shortcuts for faster workflow.

Quick Reference

ShortcutActionContext
EnterSelect / NavigateGlobal
EscBack / CancelGlobal
TabMulti-selectGlobal
Ctrl+NNew worktreeMenu
Ctrl+PList PRs/MRsMenu
Ctrl+GList IssuesMenu
Ctrl+DDelete worktreeMenu
Ctrl+EOpen in editorMenu
Ctrl+OOpen in browserPR/Issue

Global Shortcuts

These shortcuts work everywhere in wt:

Enter

Select / Navigate

Confirm selection or navigate to worktree

Esc

Back / Cancel

Go back to previous menu or cancel

Tab

Multi-select

Toggle selection in multi-select mode

Space

Toggle + Move

Toggle selection and move to next item

Main Menu Shortcuts

These shortcuts are available from the main worktree list:

Ctrl+N

New Worktree

Open the create worktree menu

Ctrl+P

List PRs

Browse open pull requests

Ctrl+G

List Issues

Browse open GitHub issues

Ctrl+D

Delete Worktree

Open delete mode with multi-select

Ctrl+E

Open in Editor

Open selected worktree in your editor (Cursor, VS Code, $EDITOR, or vim)

PR & Issue View Shortcuts

When browsing PRs or issues:

Ctrl+O

Open in Browser

Open the selected PR or issue in your browser

Stash Management Shortcuts

When in the stash management view:

Ctrl+N

Create Stash

Create a new stash with optional message

Tips

fzf Fuzzy Search

All menus support fuzzy search. Just start typing to filter results. The search is case-insensitive and matches anywhere in the text.

Preview Pane

Use arrow keys or j/k to navigate through items. The preview pane on the right shows details about the selected item (commits, status, PR info, etc.).

Header Reminder

The main menu header always shows available shortcuts: ^E: editor | ^N: new | ^P: PRs | ^G: issues | ^D: delete

Cheat Sheet

Navigation

wt .............. interactive menu

wt <name> ...... quick switch

wt - ............. previous worktree

wt . ............. main worktree

Actions

^N ............... new worktree

^P ............... list PRs

^G ............... list issues

^D ............... delete

^E ............... open editor

^O ............... open browser