gh-dash Keyboard Shortcuts

Complete gh-dash keybinding reference for PRs, issues, previews, and notifications in the GitHub CLI dashboard extension.

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Published on 3/23/2026

Global

Dashboard-wide commands available in the main PRs and Issues views.

Key	Action	Details
`?`	Toggle the help menu for the current context.	-
`/`	Focus the current section's search query input. Press Enter to apply.
`r`	Refresh the current section by rerunning its GitHub query.	-
`R`	Refresh all sections in the current view.	-
`s`	Switch between the PRs view and the Issues view.	-
`q`	Quit gh-dash and return to the terminal.	-

Move around rows and sections with vim-style or terminal navigation keys.

Key	Action	Source
`k`	Move to the previous work item. Also: Up arrow.
`j`	Move to the next work item. Also: Down arrow.
`h`	Move to the previous section. Also: Left arrow.
`l`	Move to the next section. Also: Right arrow.
`g`	Jump to the first item in the current section. Also: Home.
`G`	Jump to the last item in the current section. Also: End.

Open previews, scroll preview content, switch preview tabs, and use common item actions.

Key	Action	Details
`p`	Toggle the preview pane for the selected item.
`Ctrl+d`	Page the preview pane down one step.
`Ctrl+u`	Page the preview pane up one step.
`[`	Move to the previous preview sidebar tab (PR preview).
`]`	Move to the next preview sidebar tab (PR preview).
`o`	Open the selected item on GitHub in your default browser.	-
`y`	Copy the selected issue or PR number without the `#` prefix.	-
`Y`	Copy the GitHub URL for the selected item.	-

Actions available for the highlighted pull request in the PRs view.

Key	Action	Details
`a`	Assign one or more users to the PR. Submit with Ctrl+d.
`A`	Unassign one or more users from the PR. Submit with Ctrl+d.
`c`	Comment on the PR with GitHub-flavored Markdown. Submit with Ctrl+d.
`C`	Check out the PR locally with `gh pr checkout`.
`d`	Show the PR diff in the configured pager.
`e`	Expand the full PR description.
`m`	Merge the PR with `gh pr merge`.	-
`u`	Update the PR branch from the base branch.
`v`	Approve the PR with `gh pr review --approve`.
`w`	Watch PR checks and get a desktop notification when they succeed or fail.
`W`	Mark a draft PR as ready for review.
`x`	Close the PR with `gh pr close`.
`X`	Reopen a closed PR with `gh pr reopen`.

Actions available for the highlighted issue in the Issues view.

Key	Action	Details	Source
`a`	Assign one or more users to the issue. Submit with Ctrl+d.
`A`	Unassign one or more users from the issue. Submit with Ctrl+d.
`c`	Comment on the issue with GitHub-flavored Markdown. Submit with Ctrl+d.
`x`	Close the issue with `gh issue close`.
`X`	Reopen a closed issue with `gh issue reopen`.

Inbox controls plus notification-only extras. When previewing a PR or issue notification, the matching PR or issue shortcuts also apply.

Key	Action	Details
`Enter`	View the notification content and mark it as read.
`D`	Mark the selected notification as done and remove it from the inbox.	-
`Alt+d`	Mark all notifications as done.	-
`m`	Mark the selected notification as read.	-
`M`	Mark all notifications as read.	-
`u`	Unsubscribe from the selected notification thread.	-
`b`	Toggle bookmark on the selected notification.	-
`t`	Toggle smart filtering to limit notifications to the current repo.	-
`y`	Copy the selected notification's PR or issue number.	-
`Y`	Copy the selected notification URL.	-
`S`	Sort notifications by repository.	-
`s`	Switch from notifications to the PRs view.	-
`o`	Open the selected notification in the browser.	-
`Space`	Check out the branch while viewing a PR notification preview.
`L`	Add or remove labels while viewing an issue notification preview.	-