# Keybindings
-Here are the default keybindings in json form which is also how
-you can rebind them to your liking.
+Micro has a plethora of hotkeys that make it easy and powerful to use and all
+hotkeys are fully customizable to your liking.
+Custom keybindings are stored internally in micro if changed with the `>bind` command or
+you can also be added in the file `~/.config/micro/bindings.json` as discussed below.
+For a list of the default keybindings in the json format used by micro, please see
+the end of this file. For a more user-friendly list with explanations of what the default
+hotkeys are and what they do, please see `>help defaultkeys`
-```json
-{
- "Up": "CursorUp",
- "Down": "CursorDown",
- "Right": "CursorRight",
- "Left": "CursorLeft",
- "ShiftUp": "SelectUp",
- "ShiftDown": "SelectDown",
- "ShiftLeft": "SelectLeft",
- "ShiftRight": "SelectRight",
- "AltLeft": "WordLeft",
- "AltRight": "WordRight",
- "AltShiftRight": "SelectWordRight",
- "AltShiftLeft": "SelectWordLeft",
- "AltUp" "MoveLinesUp",
- "AltDown" "MoveLinesDown",
- "CtrlLeft": "StartOfLine",
- "CtrlRight": "EndOfLine",
- "CtrlShiftLeft": "SelectToStartOfLine",
- "CtrlShiftRight": "SelectToEndOfLine",
- "CtrlUp": "CursorStart",
- "CtrlDown": "CursorEnd",
- "CtrlShiftUp": "SelectToStart",
- "CtrlShiftDown": "SelectToEnd",
- "Enter": "InsertNewline",
- "Space": "InsertSpace",
- "CtrlH": "Backspace",
- "Backspace": "Backspace",
- "Alt-CtrlH": "DeleteWordLeft",
- "Alt-Backspace": "DeleteWordLeft",
- "Tab": "IndentSelection,InsertTab",
- "Backtab": "OutdentSelection",
- "CtrlO": "OpenFile",
- "CtrlS": "Save",
- "CtrlF": "Find",
- "CtrlN": "FindNext",
- "CtrlP": "FindPrevious",
- "CtrlZ": "Undo",
- "CtrlY": "Redo",
- "CtrlC": "Copy",
- "CtrlX": "Cut",
- "CtrlK": "CutLine",
- "CtrlD": "DuplicateLine",
- "CtrlV": "Paste",
- "CtrlA": "SelectAll",
- "CtrlT": "AddTab",
- "CtrlRightSq": "PreviousTab",
- "CtrlBackslash": "NextTab",
- "Home": "StartOfLine",
- "End": "EndOfLine",
- "CtrlHome": "CursorStart",
- "CtrlEnd": "CursorEnd",
- "PageUp": "CursorPageUp",
- "PageDown": "CursorPageDown",
- "CtrlG": "ToggleHelp",
- "CtrlR": "ToggleRuler",
- "CtrlL": "JumpLine",
- "Delete": "Delete",
- "CtrlB": "ShellMode",
- "CtrlQ": "Quit",
- "CtrlE": "CommandMode",
- "CtrlW": "NextSplit",
- "CtrlU": "ToggleMacro",
- "CtrlJ": "PlayMacro",
-
- // Emacs-style keybindings
- "Alt-f": "WordRight",
- "Alt-b": "WordLeft",
- "Alt-a": "StartOfLine",
- "Alt-e": "EndOfLine",
- "Alt-p": "CursorUp",
- "Alt-n": "CursorDown",
-
- // Integration with file managers
- "F1": "ToggleHelp",
- "F2": "Save",
- "F4": "Quit",
- "F7": "Find",
- "F10": "Quit",
- "Esc": "Quit",
-}
-```
+If `~/.config/micro/bindings.json` does not exist, you can simply create it.
+Micro will know what to do with it.
You can use the alt keys + arrows to move word by word.
Ctrl left and right move the cursor to the start and end of the line, and
}
```
+In addition to editing your `~/.config/micro/bindings.json`, you can run
+`>bind <keycombo> <action>` For a list of bindable actions, see below.
+
You can also chain commands when rebinding. For example, if you want Alt-s to save
and quit you can bind it like so:
}
```
+# Unbinding keys
+
+It is also possible to disable any of the default key bindings by use of the
+`UnbindKey` action in the user's `bindings.json` file.
+
# Bindable actions and bindable keys
The list of default keybindings contains most of the possible actions and keys
PreviousSplit
ToggleMacro
PlayMacro
+UnbindKey
```
Here is the list of all possible keys you can bind:
Enter
```
+# Default keybinding configuration.
+
+```json
+{
+ "Up": "CursorUp",
+ "Down": "CursorDown",
+ "Right": "CursorRight",
+ "Left": "CursorLeft",
+ "ShiftUp": "SelectUp",
+ "ShiftDown": "SelectDown",
+ "ShiftLeft": "SelectLeft",
+ "ShiftRight": "SelectRight",
+ "AltLeft": "WordLeft",
+ "AltRight": "WordRight",
+ "AltShiftRight": "SelectWordRight",
+ "AltShiftLeft": "SelectWordLeft",
+ "AltUp": "MoveLinesUp",
+ "AltDown": "MoveLinesDown",
+ "CtrlLeft": "StartOfLine",
+ "CtrlRight": "EndOfLine",
+ "CtrlShiftLeft": "SelectToStartOfLine",
+ "CtrlShiftRight": "SelectToEndOfLine",
+ "CtrlUp": "CursorStart",
+ "CtrlDown": "CursorEnd",
+ "CtrlShiftUp": "SelectToStart",
+ "CtrlShiftDown": "SelectToEnd",
+ "Enter": "InsertNewline",
+ "Space": "InsertSpace",
+ "CtrlH": "Backspace",
+ "Backspace": "Backspace",
+ "Alt-CtrlH": "DeleteWordLeft",
+ "Alt-Backspace": "DeleteWordLeft",
+ "Tab": "IndentSelection,InsertTab",
+ "Backtab": "OutdentSelection",
+ "CtrlO": "OpenFile",
+ "CtrlS": "Save",
+ "CtrlF": "Find",
+ "CtrlN": "FindNext",
+ "CtrlP": "FindPrevious",
+ "CtrlZ": "Undo",
+ "CtrlY": "Redo",
+ "CtrlC": "Copy",
+ "CtrlX": "Cut",
+ "CtrlK": "CutLine",
+ "CtrlD": "DuplicateLine",
+ "CtrlV": "Paste",
+ "CtrlA": "SelectAll",
+ "CtrlT": "AddTab",
+ "Alt,": "PreviousTab",
+ "Alt.": "NextTab",
+ "Home": "StartOfLine",
+ "End": "EndOfLine",
+ "CtrlHome": "CursorStart",
+ "CtrlEnd": "CursorEnd",
+ "PageUp": "CursorPageUp",
+ "PageDown": "CursorPageDown",
+ "CtrlG": "ToggleHelp",
+ "CtrlR": "ToggleRuler",
+ "CtrlL": "JumpLine",
+ "Delete": "Delete",
+ "CtrlB": "ShellMode",
+ "CtrlQ": "Quit",
+ "CtrlE": "CommandMode",
+ "CtrlW": "NextSplit",
+ "CtrlU": "ToggleMacro",
+ "CtrlJ": "PlayMacro",
+
+ // Emacs-style keybindings
+ "Alt-f": "WordRight",
+ "Alt-b": "WordLeft",
+ "Alt-a": "StartOfLine",
+ "Alt-e": "EndOfLine",
+ "Alt-p": "CursorUp",
+ "Alt-n": "CursorDown",
+
+ // Integration with file managers
+ "F1": "ToggleHelp",
+ "F2": "Save",
+ "F3": "Find",
+ "F4": "Quit",
+ "F7": "Find",
+ "F10": "Quit",
+ "Esc": "Escape",
+}
+```
+
+#Final notes
Note: On some old terminal emulators and on Windows machines, `CtrlH` should be used
for backspace.
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