runtime/help/defaultkeys.md

   1 #Default Keys
   2
   3 Below are simple charts of the default hotkeys and their functions.
   4 For more information about binding custom hotkeys or changing
   5 default bindings, please run `>help keybindings`
   6
   7 Please remember that *all* keys here are rebindable!
   8 If you don't like it, you can change it!
   9
  10 (We are not responsible for you forgetting what you bind keys to.
  11  Do not open an issue because you forgot your keybindings.)
  12
  13 #Power user
  14 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  15 | Ctrl+E | Switch to the micro command prompt to run a command.    |
  16 |        | (See `>help commands` for a list of commands. )         |
  17 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  18 | Ctrl+B | Run shell commands in micro's current working directory.|
  19 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  20
  21 #Navigation
  22
  23 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  24 | Key    | Description of function                                 |
  25 |--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  26 | Arrows | Move the cursor around your current document.           |
  27 |        | (Yes this is rebindable to the vim keys if you want.)   |
  28 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  29 | Shift+ | Move and select text.                                   |
  30 | Arrows |                                                         |
  31 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  32 | Home   | Move to the beginning of the current line. (Naturally.) |
  33 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  34 | End    | Move to the end of the current line.                    |
  35 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  36 | PageUp | Move cursor up lines quickly.                           |
  37 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  38 | PageDn | Move cursor down lines quickly.                         |
  39 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  40 | Ctrl+L | Jump to line in current file. ( Prompts for line # )    |
  41 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  42 | Ctrl+W | Move between splits open in current tab.                |
  43 |        | (See vsplit and hsplit in `>help commands`)             |
  44 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  45 | Ctrl+T | Open a new tab.                                         |
  46 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  47 | Alt+,  | Move to the previous tab in the tablist.                |
  48 |        | (This works like moving between file buffers in nano)   |
  49 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  50 | Alt+.  | Move to the next tab in the tablist.                    |
  51 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  52
  53 #Find Operations
  54
  55 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  56 | Ctrl+F | Find text in current file. ( Prompts for text to find.) |
  57 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  58 | Ctrl+N | Find next instance of current search in current file.   |
  59 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  60 | Ctrl+P | Find prev instance of current search in current file.   |
  61 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  62
  63 #File Operations
  64
  65 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  66 | Ctrl+Q | Close current file. ( Quits micro if last file open. )  |
  67 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  68 | Ctrl+O | Open a file. ( Prompts you to input filename. )         |
  69 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  70 | Ctrl+S | Save current file.                                      |
  71 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  72
  73 #Text operations
  74
  75 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  76 | Ctrl+A | Select all text in current file.                        |
  77 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  78 | Ctrl+X | Cut selected text.                                      |
  79 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  80 | Ctrl+C | Copy selected text.                                     |
  81 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  82 | Ctrl+V | Paste selected text.                                    |
  83 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  84 | Ctrl+K | Cut current line. ( Can then be pasted with Ctrl+V)     |
  85 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  86 | Ctrl+D | Duplicate current line.                                 |
  87 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  88 | Ctrl+Z | Undo actions.                                           |
  89 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  90 | Ctrl+Y | Redo actions.                                           |
  91 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  92
  93 #Other
  94 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  95 | Ctrl+G | Open the help file.                                     |
  96 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
  97 | Ctrl+H | Alternate backspace.                                    |
  98 |        | (Some old terminals don't support the Backspace key .)  |
  99 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 100 | Ctrl+R | Toggle the line number ruler. ( On the lefthand side.)  |
 101 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 102
 103 #Emacs style actions
 104
 105 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 106 | Alt+F  | Move to the end of the next word. (To the next space.)  |
 107 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 108 | Alt+B  | Move to the beginning of the previous word.             |
 109 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 110 | Alt+A  | Alternate Home key. ( Move to beginning of line. )      |
 111 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 112 | Alt+E  | Alternate End key. ( Move to the end of line.)          |
 113 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 114 | Alt+P  | Move cursor up. ( Same as up key. )                     |
 115 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 116 | Alt+N  | Move cursor down. ( Same as down key. )                 |
 117 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 118
 119 #Function keys.
 120
 121 Warning! The function keys may not work in all terminals!
 122 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 123 | F1     | Open help.                                              |
 124 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 125 | F2     | Save current file.                                      |
 126 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 127 | F3     | Find in current file. ( Same as Ctrl+F )                |
 128 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 129 | F4     | Close current file. (Quit if only file.)                |
 130 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 131 | F7     | Find in current file. (Same as Ctrl+F)                  |
 132 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 133 | F10    | Close current file.                                     |
 134 +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+
 135
 136 #Macros
 137
 138 Micro supports the use of keyboard macros. Simply press Ctrl+U to
 139 begin recording a macro and press Ctrl+U to stop recording.
 140
 141 Press Ctrl+J to run your recorded macro.