diff --git a/internal/interactive/interactive.go b/internal/interactive/interactive.go
index b4950a3..3d18361 100644
--- a/internal/interactive/interactive.go
+++ b/internal/interactive/interactive.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ type model struct {
 	fltrfiles  files.Files
 }
 
-func newModel(fls []files.File, width, height int, readonly, once bool, workdir string, mode modes.Mode) model {
+func newModel(fls []files.File, width, height int, selectall, readonly, once bool, workdir string, mode modes.Mode) model {
 	var (
 		fwidth  = int(math.Round(float64(width-woffset) * filenameColumnW))
 		owidth  = int(math.Round(float64(width-woffset) * pathColumnW))
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ func newModel(fls []files.File, width, height int, readonly, once bool, workdir
 	mdl.sorting = sorting.Name
 	mdl.sort()
 
+	if selectall {
+		mdl.selectAll()
+	}
+
 	return mdl
 }
 
@@ -614,8 +618,8 @@ func (m *model) updateTableHeight() {
 	}
 }
 
-func Select(fls files.Files, width, height int, readonly, once bool, workdir string, mode modes.Mode) (files.Files, modes.Mode, error) {
-	mdl := newModel(fls, width, height, readonly, once, workdir, mode)
+func Select(fls files.Files, width, height int, selectall, once bool, workdir string, mode modes.Mode) (files.Files, modes.Mode, error) {
+	mdl := newModel(fls, width, height, selectall, false, once, workdir, mode)
 	endmodel, err := tea.NewProgram(mdl).Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fls, 0, err
@@ -627,6 +631,14 @@ func Select(fls files.Files, width, height int, readonly, once bool, workdir str
 	return m.selectedFiles(), m.mode, nil
 }
 
+func Show(fls files.Files, width, height int, once bool, workdir string) error {
+	mdl := newModel(fls, width, height, false, true, once, workdir, modes.Listing)
+	if _, err := tea.NewProgram(mdl).Run(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func newRow(file files.File, workdir string) table.Row {
 	var time, size string
 	time = humanize.Time(file.Date())
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0884b2c..95e083d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ var (
 				filesToTrash = append(filesToTrash, file)
 			}
 
-			// if none of the args were files, then process find files based on filter
+			// if none of the args were files, then find files based on filter
 			if len(filesToTrash) == 0 {
 				fls, err := files.FindDisk(workdir, recursive, fltr)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ var (
 		Action: func(_ *cli.Context) error {
 			log.Debugf("searching in directory %s for files", trashDir)
 
-			// look for files
 			fls, err := files.FindTrash(trashDir, ogdir, fltr)
 
 			var msg string
@@ -273,10 +272,7 @@ var (
 				return err
 			}
 
-			// display them
-			_, _, err = interactive.Select(fls, termwidth, termheight, true, noInterArg, workdir, modes.Listing)
-
-			return err
+			return interactive.Show(fls, termwidth, termheight, noInterArg, workdir)
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -290,7 +286,6 @@ var (
 		Action: func(_ *cli.Context) error {
 			log.Debugf("searching in directory %s for files", trashDir)
 
-			// look for files
 			fls, err := files.FindTrash(trashDir, ogdir, fltr)
 			if len(fls) == 0 {
 				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "no files to restore")
@@ -299,7 +294,7 @@ var (
 				return err
 			}
 
-			selected, _, err := interactive.Select(fls, termwidth, termheight, false, all, workdir, modes.Restoring)
+			selected, _, err := interactive.Select(fls, termwidth, termheight, all, all, workdir, modes.Restoring)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -328,7 +323,7 @@ var (
 				return err
 			}
 
-			selected, _, err := interactive.Select(fls, termwidth, termheight, false, all, workdir, modes.Cleaning)
+			selected, _, err := interactive.Select(fls, termwidth, termheight, all, all, workdir, modes.Cleaning)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}