# Commands
-Micro provides the following commands that can be executed at the command-bar by
-pressing `CtrlE` and entering the command. Arguments are placed in single
+Micro provides the following commands that can be executed at the command-bar
+by pressing `CtrlE` and entering the command. Arguments are placed in single
quotes here but these are not necessary when entering the command in micro.
* `bind 'key' 'action'`: creates a keybinding from key to action. See the
See `replace` command for more information.
-* `set 'option' 'value'`: sets the option to value. See the `options` help topic for
- a list of options you can set. This will modify your `settings.json` with the
- new value.
+* `set 'option' 'value'`: sets the option to value. See the `options` help
+ topic for a list of options you can set. This will modify your
+ `settings.json` with the new value.
-* `setlocal 'option' 'value'`: sets the option to value locally (only in the current
- buffer). This will *not* modify `settings.json`.
+* `setlocal 'option' 'value'`: sets the option to value locally (only in the
+ current buffer). This will *not* modify `settings.json`.
* `show 'option'`: shows the current value of the given option.
* `run 'sh-command'`: runs the given shell command in the background. The
command's output will be displayed in one line when it finishes running.
-* `vsplit 'filename'`: opens a vertical split with `filename`. If no filename is
- provided, a vertical split is opened with an empty buffer.
+* `vsplit 'filename'`: opens a vertical split with `filename`. If no filename
+ is provided, a vertical split is opened with an empty buffer.
-* `hsplit 'filename'`: same as `vsplit` but opens a horizontal split instead of a
- vertical split.
+* `hsplit 'filename'`: same as `vsplit` but opens a horizontal split instead
+ of a vertical split.
* `tab 'filename'`: opens the given file in a new tab.
-* `tabswitch 'tab'`: This command will switch to the specified tab. The `tab` can
- either be a tab number, or a name of a tab.
+* `tabswitch 'tab'`: This command will switch to the specified tab. The `tab`
+ can either be a tab number, or a name of a tab.
-* `textfilter 'sh-command'`: filters the current selection through a shell command
- as standard input and replaces the selection with the stdout of the shell command.
- For example, to sort a list of numbers, first select them, and then execute
- `> textfilter sort -n`.
+* `textfilter 'sh-command'`: filters the current selection through a shell
+ command as standard input and replaces the selection with the stdout of
+ the shell command. For example, to sort a list of numbers, first select
+ them, and then execute `> textfilter sort -n`.
* `log`: opens a log of all messages and debug statements.
running `> showkey CtrlC` will display `Copy`.
* `term exec?`: Open a terminal emulator running the given executable. If no
- executable is given, this will open the default shell in the terminal emulator.
+ executable is given, this will open the default shell in the terminal
+ emulator.
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