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 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 of selected lines down  |
  84 | Alt+Backspace or Alt+Ctrl+H         | Delete word left                          |
  85 | Ctrl+A                              | Select all                                |
  86
  87 ### Macros
  88
  89 | Key       | Description of function                                                           |
  90 |---------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  91 | Ctrl+U    | Toggle macro recording (press Ctrl+U to start recording and press again to stop)  |
  92 | Ctrl+J    | Run latest recorded macro                                                         |
  93
  94 ### Multiple cursors
  95
  96 | Key               | Description of function                                                                       |
  97 |------------------ |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  98 | Alt+N             | Create new multiple cursor from selection (will select current word if no current selection)  |
  99 | AltShiftUp        | Spawn a new cursor on the line above the current one                                          |
 100 | AltShiftDown      | Spawn a new cursor on the line below the current one                                          |
 101 | Alt+P             | Remove latest multiple cursor                                                                 |
 102 | Alt+C             | Remove all multiple cursors (cancel)                                                          |
 103 | Alt+X             | Skip multiple cursor selection                                                                |
 104 | Alt+M             | Spawn a new cursor at the beginning of every line in the current selection                    |
 105 | Ctrl+MouseLeft    | Place a multiple cursor at any location                                                       |
 106
 107 ### Other
 108
 109 | Key       | Description of function                                                               |
 110 |---------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 111 | Ctrl+G    | Open help file                                                                        |
 112 | Ctrl+H    | Backspace (old terminals do not support the backspace key and use Ctrl+H instead)     |
 113 | Ctrl+R    | Toggle the line number ruler                                                          |
 114
 115 ### Emacs style actions
 116
 117 | Key       | Description of function   |
 118 |---------- |-------------------------- |
 119 | Alt+F     | Next word                 |
 120 | Alt+B     | Previous word             |
 121 | Alt+A     | Move to start of line     |
 122 | Alt+E     | Move to end of line       |
 123
 124 ### Function keys.
 125
 126 Warning! The function keys may not work in all terminals!
 127
 128 | Key   | Description of function   |
 129 |------ |-------------------------- |
 130 | F1    | Open help                 |
 131 | F2    | Save                      |
 132 | F3    | Find                      |
 133 | F4    | Quit                      |
 134 | F7    | Find                      |
 135 | F10   | Quit                      |