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Keyboard reference

boincrs is keyboard-driven. Every binding below works from anywhere in the TUI except where noted. Destructive actions always prompt for confirmation (y / n / Esc).

KeysAction
tab / shift-tabMove focus forward / backward across panes
left / rightMove pane focus backward / forward
j / downMove selection down within the focused pane
k / upMove selection up within the focused pane

Global

KeysAction
rRefresh — or force an immediate reconnect when in retrying state
qQuit and restore the terminal
DExport a boincrs-diag-<epoch>.txt diagnostics bundle
y / n / EscConfirm / cancel a pending destructive action

Projects pane

Select a project first, then press an action key.

KeyAction
uUpdate project
sSuspend project
cResume project
wSet project to no-new-work
aAllow new work
xDetach project (destructive — prompts)
dReset project (destructive — prompts)

Tasks pane

Select a task first, then press an action key.

KeyAction
tSuspend the selected task
gResume the selected task
bAbort the selected task (destructive — prompts)

Transfers pane

KeyAction
fRetry the selected transfer

Client run modes

Mode keys toggle the corresponding BOINC run / network / GPU mode on the daemon. The status bar reflects the current effective mode:

KeyMode set
1Run mode: always
2Run mode: auto (follows preferences)
3Run mode: never
4Network mode: always
5Network mode: auto
6Network mode: never
7GPU mode: always
8GPU mode: auto
9GPU mode: never

See Usage for what each pane surfaces and Accessibility for how keybindings and visual cues work together.