Command Palette

ichi gives you two ways to drive it by typing: a fuzzy-finding command palette and a Vim-style command line.

The command palette

Press Ctrl+P (or Ctrl+K) from anywhere to open the palette. Start typing and it fuzzy-matches across:

• Recent — what you used last
• Branches and Remote Branches — jump to or check out a branch
• Commands — any Git action ichi knows
• Navigation — switch to a view

Move through results with j/k (or the arrows) and press Enter to run the highlighted item. Esc closes the palette.

The palette is the fastest way to act when you know what you want but not which key or view it lives under — just type a few letters.

The command line

Prefer typing the verb? Press : to open a command line and run a Git command directly — like :rebase main.

The command line acts on whatever is selected in the current view — a commit, a branch, a stash. See the full command list in Keybindings & Commands.

Palette vs. command line

• Use the palette to search — branches, views, and actions, fuzzily.
• Use the command line when you already know the verb you want to type.

Both reach the same set of Git actions; pick whichever is faster in the moment.