feat: focus search bar on startup by default

The search input is now focused when the TUI opens, so filtering works
immediately without an extra keystroke. This is especially helpful with
many hosts.

Removes the now-redundant -s/--search flag and updates the docs.

README.md

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ sshm
 - `f` - Port forwarding setup
 - `H` - Toggle hidden hosts visibility
 - `q` - Quit
-- `/` - Search/filter hosts
+- `/` - Focus the search bar (already focused at startup; press `Enter` to jump back to the host list)
 
 **Real-time Status Indicators:**
 - 🟢 **Online** - Host is reachable via SSH

cmd/root.go

@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ var configFile string
 // forceTTY forces pseudo-TTY allocation for remote commands
 var forceTTY bool
 
-// searchMode enables the focus on search mode at startup
-var searchMode bool
-
 // noUpdateCheck disables the async update check in the TUI
 var noUpdateCheck bool
 
@@ -145,7 +142,7 @@ func runInteractiveMode() {
 	}
 
 	// Run the interactive TUI
-	if err := ui.RunInteractiveMode(hosts, configFile, searchMode, AppVersion, noUpdateCheck); err != nil {
+	if err := ui.RunInteractiveMode(hosts, configFile, AppVersion, noUpdateCheck); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Error running interactive mode: %v", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -244,7 +241,6 @@ func Execute() {
 func init() {
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configFile, "config", "c", "", "SSH config file to use (default: ~/.ssh/config)")
 	RootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&forceTTY, "tty", "t", false, "Force pseudo-TTY allocation (useful for interactive remote commands)")
-	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&searchMode, "search", "s", false, "Focus on search input at startup")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&noUpdateCheck, "no-update-check", false, "Disable automatic update check")
 
 	RootCmd.SetVersionTemplate("{{.Name}} version {{.Version}}\n")

internal/ui/tui.go

@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 )
 
-// NewModel creates a new TUI model with the given SSH hosts
+// NewModel creates a new TUI model with the given SSH hosts.
-func NewModel(hosts []config.SSHHost, configFile string, searchMode bool, currentVersion string, noUpdateCheck bool) Model {
+// The search input is focused at startup so users can filter hosts right away.
+func NewModel(hosts []config.SSHHost, configFile string, currentVersion string, noUpdateCheck bool) Model {
 	// Load application configuration
 	appConfig, err := config.LoadAppConfig()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func NewModel(hosts []config.SSHHost, configFile string, searchMode bool, curren
 		height:         24,
 		ready:          false,
 		viewMode:       ViewList,
-		searchMode:     searchMode,
+		searchMode:     true,
 	}
 
 	// Apply visibility filter (showHidden is false by default)
@@ -75,9 +76,7 @@ func NewModel(hosts []config.SSHHost, configFile string, searchMode bool, curren
 	ti.Placeholder = "Search hosts or tags..."
 	ti.CharLimit = 50
 	ti.Width = 25
-	if searchMode {
 	ti.Focus()
-	}
 
 	// Use dynamic column width calculation (will fallback to static if width not available)
 	nameWidth, hostnameWidth, tagsWidth, lastLoginWidth := m.calculateDynamicColumnWidths(sortedHosts)
@@ -161,8 +160,8 @@ func NewModel(hosts []config.SSHHost, configFile string, searchMode bool, curren
 }
 
 // RunInteractiveMode starts the interactive TUI interface
-func RunInteractiveMode(hosts []config.SSHHost, configFile string, searchMode bool, currentVersion string, noUpdateCheck bool) error {
+func RunInteractiveMode(hosts []config.SSHHost, configFile string, currentVersion string, noUpdateCheck bool) error {
-	m := NewModel(hosts, configFile, searchMode, currentVersion, noUpdateCheck)
+	m := NewModel(hosts, configFile, currentVersion, noUpdateCheck)
 
 	// Start the application in alt screen mode for clean output
 	p := tea.NewProgram(m, tea.WithAltScreen())