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 | Home or CtrlLeftArrow     | Move to the beginning of the current line                                                 |
  25 | End or CtrlRightArrow     | Move to the end of the current line                                                       |
  26 | AltLeftArrow              | Move cursor one word left                                                                 |
  27 | AltRightArrow             | Move cursor one word right                                                                |
  28 | Alt+{                     | Move cursor to previous empty line, or beginning of document                              |
  29 | Alt+}                     | Move cursor to next empty line, or end of document                                        |
  30 | PageUp                    | Move cursor up one page                                                                   |
  31 | PageDown                  | Move cursor down one page                                                                 |
  32 | CtrlHome or CtrlUpArrow   | Move cursor to start of document                                                          |
  33 | CtrlEnd or CtrlDownArrow  | Move cursor to end of document                                                            |
  34 | Ctrl+L                    | Jump to a line in the file (prompts with #)                                               |
  35 | Ctrl+W                    | Cycle between splits in the current tab (use `> vsplit` or `> hsplit` to create a split)  |
  36
  37 ### Tabs
  38
  39 | Key     | Description of function   |
  40 |-------- |-------------------------  |
  41 | Ctrl+T  | Open a new tab            |
  42 | Alt+,   | Previous tab              |
  43 | Alt+.   | Next tab                  |
  44
  45 ### Find Operations
  46
  47 | Key       | Description of function                   |
  48 |--------   |------------------------------------------ |
  49 | Ctrl+F    | Find (opens prompt)                       |
  50 | Ctrl+N    | Find next instance of current search      |
  51 | Ctrl+P    | Find previous instance of current search  |
  52
  53 ### File Operations
  54
  55 | Key       | Description of function                                           |
  56 |--------   |----------------------------------------------------------------   |
  57 | Ctrl+Q    | Close current file (quits micro if this is the last file open)    |
  58 | Ctrl+O    | Open a file (prompts for filename)                                |
  59 | Ctrl+S    | Save current file                                                 |
  60
  61 ### Text operations
  62
  63 | Key                               | Description of function                   |
  64 |---------------------------------  |------------------------------------------ |
  65 | AltShiftRightArrow                | Select word right                         |
  66 | AltShiftLeftArrow                 | Select word left                          |
  67 | ShiftHome or CtrlShiftLeftArrow   | Select to start of current line           |
  68 | ShiftEnd or CtrlShiftRightArrow   | Select to end of current line             |
  69 | CtrlShiftUpArrow                  | Select to start of file                   |
  70 | CtrlShiftDownArrow                | Select to end of file                     |
  71 | Ctrl+X                            | Cut selected text                         |
  72 | Ctrl+C                            | Copy selected text                        |
  73 | Ctrl+V                            | Paste                                     |
  74 | Ctrl+K                            | Cut current line                          |
  75 | Ctrl+D                            | Duplicate current line                    |
  76 | Ctrl+Z                            | Undo                                      |
  77 | Ctrl+Y                            | Redo                                      |
  78 | AltUpArrow                        | Move current line or selected lines up    |
  79 | AltDownArrow                      | Move current line of selected lines down  |
  80 | AltBackspace or AltCtrl+H         | Delete word left                          |
  81 | Ctrl+A                            | Select all                                |
  82
  83 ### Macros
  84
  85 | Key       | Description of function                                                           |
  86 |--------   |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  87 | Ctrl+U    | Toggle macro recording (press Ctrl+U to start recording and press again to stop)  |
  88 | Ctrl+J    | Run latest recorded macro                                                         |
  89
  90 ### Multiple cursors
  91
  92 | Key               | Description of function                                                                       |
  93 |----------------   |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  94 | Alt+N             | Create new multiple cursor from selection (will select current word if no current selection)  |
  95 | Alt+P             | Remove latest multiple cursor                                                                 |
  96 | Alt+C             | Remove all multiple cursors (cancel)                                                          |
  97 | Alt+X             | Skip multiple cursor selection                                                                |
  98 | Ctrl-MouseLeft    | Place a multiple cursor at any location                                                       |
  99
 100 ### Other
 101
 102 | Key       | Description of function                                                               |
 103 |--------   |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------    |
 104 | Ctrl+G    | Open help file                                                                        |
 105 | Ctrl+H    | Backspace (old terminals do not support the backspace key and use Ctrl+H instead)     |
 106 | Ctrl+R    | Toggle the line number ruler                                                          |
 107
 108 ### Emacs style actions
 109
 110 | Key       | Description of function   |
 111 |-------    |-------------------------  |
 112 | Alt+F     | Next word                 |
 113 | Alt+B     | Previous word             |
 114 | Alt+A     | Move to start of line     |
 115 | Alt+E     | Move to end of line       |
 116
 117 ### Function keys.
 118
 119 Warning! The function keys may not work in all terminals!
 120
 121 | Key   | Description of function   |
 122 |-----  |-------------------------  |
 123 | F1    | Open help                 |
 124 | F2    | Save                      |
 125 | F3    | Find                      |
 126 | F4    | Quit                      |
 127 | F7    | Find                      |
 128 | F10   | Quit                      |