runtime/help/defaultkeys.md

   1 # Default Keys
   2
   3 Below are simple charts of the default hotkeys and their functions. For more
   4 information about binding custom hotkeys or changing default bindings, please
   5 run `> help keybindings`
   6
   7 Please remember that *all* keys here are rebindable! If you don't like it, you
   8 can change it!
   9
  10 ### Power user
  11
  12 | Key       | Description of function                                                                           |
  13 |---------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  14 | Ctrl-e    | Open a command prompt for running commands (see `> help commands` for a list of valid commands).  |
  15 | Tab       | In command prompt, it will autocomplete if possible.                                              |
  16 | Ctrl-b    | Run a shell command (this will close micro while your command executes).                          |
  17
  18 ### Navigation
  19
  20 | Key                         | Description of function                                                                   |
  21 |---------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
  22 | Arrows                      | Move the cursor around                                                                    |
  23 | Shift-arrows                | Move and select text                                                                      |
  24 | Alt(Ctrl on Mac)-LeftArrow  | Move to the beginning of the current line                                                 |
  25 | Alt(Ctrl on Mac)-RightArrow | Move to the end of the current line                                                       |
  26 | Home                        | Move to the beginning of text on the current line                                         |
  27 | End                         | Move to the end of the current line                                                       |
  28 | Ctrl(Alt on Mac)-LeftArrow  | Move cursor one word left                                                                 |
  29 | Ctrl(Alt on Mac)-RightArrow | Move cursor one word right                                                                |
  30 | Alt-{                       | Move cursor to previous empty line, or beginning of document                              |
  31 | Alt-}                       | Move cursor to next empty line, or end of document                                        |
  32 | PageUp                      | Move cursor up one page                                                                   |
  33 | PageDown                    | Move cursor down one page                                                                 |
  34 | Ctrl-Home or Ctrl-UpArrow   | Move cursor to start of document                                                          |
  35 | Ctrl-End or Ctrl-DownArrow  | Move cursor to end of document                                                            |
  36 | Ctrl-l                      | Jump to a line in the file (prompts with #)                                               |
  37 | Ctrl-w                      | Cycle between splits in the current tab (use `> vsplit` or `> hsplit` to create a split)  |
  38
  39 ### Tabs
  40
  41 | Key     | Description of function   |
  42 |-------- |-------------------------- |
  43 | Ctrl-t  | Open a new tab            |
  44 | Alt-,   | Previous tab              |
  45 | Alt-.   | Next tab                  |
  46
  47 ### Find Operations
  48
  49 | Key       | Description of function                   |
  50 |---------- |------------------------------------------ |
  51 | Ctrl-f    | Find (opens prompt)                       |
  52 | Ctrl-n    | Find next instance of current search      |
  53 | Ctrl-p    | Find previous instance of current search  |
  54
  55 ### File Operations
  56
  57 | Key       | Description of function                                           |
  58 |---------- |------------------------------------------------------------------ |
  59 | Ctrl-q    | Close current file (quits micro if this is the last file open)    |
  60 | Ctrl-o    | Open a file (prompts for filename)                                |
  61 | Ctrl-s    | Save current file                                                 |
  62
  63 ### Text operations
  64
  65 | Key                                 | Description of function                   |
  66 |------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------ |
  67 | Ctrl(Alt on Mac)-Shift-RightArrow   | Select word right                         |
  68 | Ctrl(Alt on Mac)-Shift-LeftArrow    | Select word left                          |
  69 | Alt(Ctrl on Mac)-Shift-LeftArrow    | Select to start of current line           |
  70 | Alt(Ctrl on Mac)-Shift-RightArrow   | Select to end of current line             |
  71 | Shift-Home                          | Select to start of current line           |
  72 | Shift-End                           | Select to end of current line             |
  73 | Ctrl-Shift-UpArrow                  | Select to start of file                   |
  74 | Ctrl-Shift-DownArrow                | Select to end of file                     |
  75 | Ctrl-x                              | Cut selected text                         |
  76 | Ctrl-c                              | Copy selected text                        |
  77 | Ctrl-v                              | Paste                                     |
  78 | Ctrl-k                              | Cut current line                          |
  79 | Ctrl-d                              | Duplicate current line                    |
  80 | Ctrl-z                              | Undo                                      |
  81 | Ctrl-y                              | Redo                                      |
  82 | Alt-UpArrow                         | Move current line or selected lines up    |
  83 | Alt-DownArrow                       | Move current line or selected lines down  |
  84 | Alt-Backspace or Alt-Ctrl-h         | Delete word left                          |
  85 | Ctrl-a                              | Select all                                |
  86 | Tab                                 | Indent selected text                      |
  87 | Shift-Tab                           | Unindent selected text                    |
  88
  89 ### Macros
  90
  91 | Key       | Description of function                                                           |
  92 |---------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  93 | Ctrl-u    | Toggle macro recording (press Ctrl-u to start recording and press again to stop)  |
  94 | Ctrl-j    | Run latest recorded macro                                                         |
  95
  96 ### Multiple cursors
  97
  98 | Key               | Description of function                                                                       |
  99 |------------------ |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 100 | Alt-n             | Create new multiple cursor from selection (will select current word if no current selection)  |
 101 | Alt-Shift-Up      | Spawn a new cursor on the line above the current one                                          |
 102 | Alt-Shift-Down    | Spawn a new cursor on the line below the current one                                          |
 103 | Alt-p             | Remove latest multiple cursor                                                                 |
 104 | Alt-c             | Remove all multiple cursors (cancel)                                                          |
 105 | Alt-x             | Skip multiple cursor selection                                                                |
 106 | Alt-m             | Spawn a new cursor at the beginning of every line in the current selection                    |
 107 | Ctrl-MouseLeft    | Place a multiple cursor at any location                                                       |
 108
 109 ### Other
 110
 111 | Key       | Description of function                                                               |
 112 |---------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 113 | Ctrl-g    | Open help file                                                                        |
 114 | Ctrl-h    | Backspace (old terminals do not support the backspace key and use Ctrl+H instead)     |
 115 | Ctrl-r    | Toggle the line number ruler                                                          |
 116
 117 ### Emacs style actions
 118
 119 | Key       | Description of function   |
 120 |---------- |-------------------------- |
 121 | Alt-f     | Next word                 |
 122 | Alt-b     | Previous word             |
 123 | Alt-a     | Move to start of line     |
 124 | Alt-e     | Move to end of line       |
 125
 126 ### Function keys.
 127
 128 Warning! The function keys may not work in all terminals!
 129
 130 | Key   | Description of function   |
 131 |------ |-------------------------- |
 132 | F1    | Open help                 |
 133 | F2    | Save                      |
 134 | F3    | Find                      |
 135 | F4    | Quit                      |
 136 | F7    | Find                      |
 137 | F10   | Quit                      |