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Keyboard Shortcuts

Quick reference for all keyboard shortcuts in Kartoza ZFS Backup Tool.

Global Shortcuts

Key Action
Q Quit application
Ctrl+C Force quit / Cancel operation
? Show help
Key Action
Up / K Move up
Down / J Move down
Enter Select / Confirm
/ Filter the main menu as you type
Esc Go back / Cancel / Clear the filter

Confirmation Dialogs

Key Action
Y Yes / Confirm
N No / Cancel
Esc Cancel and go back

Pool Recovery

Reached from the menu, or with F when an operation fails because a pool stopped responding.

Key Action
Enter Run the next recovery step
R Re-check the pool
Up / K, Down / J Scroll the diagnosis
Esc / Q Return to the menu

When a step needs confirming:

Key Action
Y Run it
N / Esc Leave the pool alone

Backup Scope

Key Action
Space / X Tick or untick the dataset under the cursor
A Tick every dataset
N Untick every dataset
Enter Save the scope
Esc / Q Return to the menu without saving

Backup Health Check

Key Action
Up / K, Down / J Scroll the report
C Go straight to the cleanup screen
R Re-run the check
Esc / Q Return to the menu

Clean Up Orphaned Snapshots

The screen opens on a dry run. Nothing is destroyed until you press D and then type DESTROY.

Key Action
Up / K, Down / J Scroll the plan
D Start the destroy confirmation
R Re-scan the pool
Esc / Q Return to the menu

During the confirmation:

Key Action
DESTROY then Enter Destroy the listed snapshots
Esc Back out - nothing is destroyed

During Operations

Key Action
Ctrl+C Cancel operation (resumable)

Resumable Operations

If you cancel a backup with Ctrl+C, your progress is saved. The next time you start a backup, you'll be prompted to resume from where you left off.

Key Action
Shift+K Open Kartoza website
Shift+O Open Donate page
Shift+G Open GitHub repository

Vim-Style Navigation

The tool supports vim-style navigation:

Vim Key Equivalent
J Down
K Up

Pool Info / Maintenance Shortcuts

In the scrollable information views:

Key Action
J / Down Scroll down
K / Up Scroll up
Ctrl+D Page down
Ctrl+U Page up
G Go to top
Shift+G Go to bottom
Esc / Q Return to menu

Maintenance-Specific

Key Action
S Start scrub
X Stop scrub
R Refresh status

Restore Mode Shortcuts

In the dual-panel restore explorer, additional shortcuts are available:

Panel Navigation

Key Action
H / Left Focus left panel
L / Right Focus right panel
Tab Switch panel focus
Enter Enter directory/snapshot
Backspace / ++-++ Go up / back

File Selection

Key Action
Space Toggle file selection
A Select all files
C Clear selection
Y Yank (copy) selected files

Browse & Sort

Key Action
/ Search files
S Cycle sort mode (Name/Date/Size)
R Reverse sort order
G Go to top
Shift+G Go to bottom
Ctrl+U Page up
Ctrl+D Page down

Exit

Key Action
U Unmount and power off
Q / Esc Return to menu

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