3 The command bar is opened by pressing CtrlE. It is a single-line buffer,
4 meaning that all keybindings from a normal buffer are supported (as well
5 as mouse and selection).
7 When running a command, you can use extra syntax that micro will expand before
8 running the command. To use an argument with a space in it, put it in
9 quotes. The command bar parser uses the same rules for parsing arguments that
10 `/bin/sh` would use (single quotes, double quotes, escaping). The command bar
11 does not look up environment variables.
15 Micro provides the following commands that can be executed at the command-bar
16 by pressing `CtrlE` and entering the command. Arguments are placed in single
17 quotes here but these are not necessary when entering the command in micro.
19 * `bind 'key' 'action'`: creates a keybinding from key to action. See the
20 `keybindings` documentation for more information about binding keys.
21 This command will modify `bindings.json` and overwrite any bindings to
22 `key` that already exist.
24 * `help 'topic'?`: opens the corresponding help topic. If no topic is provided
25 opens the default help screen.
27 * `save 'filename'?`: saves the current buffer. If the file is provided it
28 will 'save as' the filename.
30 * `quit`: quits micro.
32 * `replace 'search' 'value' 'flags'?`: This will replace `search` with `value`.
33 The `flags` are optional. Possible flags are:
34 * `-a`: Replace all occurrences at once
35 * `-l`: Do a literal search instead of a regex search
37 Note that `search` must be a valid regex (unless `-l` is passed). If one
38 of the arguments does not have any spaces in it, you may omit the quotes.
40 * `replaceall 'search' 'value'`: this will replace all occurrences of `search`
41 with `value` without user confirmation.
43 See `replace` command for more information.
45 * `set 'option' 'value'`: sets the option to value. See the `options` help
46 topic for a list of options you can set. This will modify your
47 `settings.json` with the new value.
49 * `setlocal 'option' 'value'`: sets the option to value locally (only in the
50 current buffer). This will *not* modify `settings.json`.
52 * `show 'option'`: shows the current value of the given option.
54 * `run 'sh-command'`: runs the given shell command in the background. The
55 command's output will be displayed in one line when it finishes running.
57 * `vsplit 'filename'`: opens a vertical split with `filename`. If no filename
58 is provided, a vertical split is opened with an empty buffer.
60 * `hsplit 'filename'`: same as `vsplit` but opens a horizontal split instead
63 * `tab 'filename'`: opens the given file in a new tab.
65 * `tabswitch 'tab'`: This command will switch to the specified tab. The `tab`
66 can either be a tab number, or a name of a tab.
68 * `textfilter 'sh-command'`: filters the current selection through a shell
69 command as standard input and replaces the selection with the stdout of
70 the shell command. For example, to sort a list of numbers, first select
71 them, and then execute `> textfilter sort -n`.
73 * `log`: opens a log of all messages and debug statements.
75 * `plugin list`: lists all installed plugins.
77 * `plugin install 'pl'`: install a plugin.
79 * `plugin remove 'pl'`: remove a plugin.
81 * `plugin update 'pl'`: update a plugin (if no arguments are provided
84 * `plugin search 'pl'`: search available plugins for a keyword.
86 * `plugin available`: show available plugins that can be installed.
88 * `reload`: reloads all runtime files.
90 * `cd 'path'`: Change the working directory to the given `path`.
92 * `pwd`: Print the current working directory.
94 * `open 'filename'`: Open a file in the current buffer.
96 * `reset 'option'`: resets the given option to its default value
98 * `retab`: Replaces all leading tabs with spaces or leading spaces with tabs
99 depending on the value of `tabstospaces`.
101 * `raw`: micro will open a new tab and show the escape sequence for every event
102 it receives from the terminal. This shows you what micro actually sees from
103 the terminal and helps you see which bindings aren't possible and why. This
104 is most useful for debugging keybindings.
106 * `showkey`: Show the action(s) bound to a given key. For example
107 running `> showkey CtrlC` will display `Copy`.
109 * `term exec?`: Open a terminal emulator running the given executable. If no
110 executable is given, this will open the default shell in the terminal
115 The following commands are provided by the default plugins:
117 * `lint`: Lint the current file for errors.
118 * `comment`: automatically comment or uncomment current selection or line.