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# Default Keys
Below are simple charts of the default hotkeys and their functions. For more
information about binding custom hotkeys or changing default bindings, please
run `> help keybindings`
Please remember that *all* keys here are rebindable! If you don't like it, you
can change it!
### Power user
| Key | Description of function |
|---------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Ctrl-e | Open a command prompt for running commands (see `> help commands` for a list of valid commands). |
| Tab | In command prompt, it will autocomplete if possible. |
| Ctrl-b | Run a shell command (this will close micro while your command executes). |
### Navigation
| Key | Description of function |
|---------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Arrows | Move the cursor around |
| Shift-arrows | Move and select text |
| Alt(Ctrl on Mac)-LeftArrow | Move to the beginning of the current line |
| Alt(Ctrl on Mac)-RightArrow | Move to the end of the current line |
| Home | Move to the beginning of text on the current line |
| End | Move to the end of the current line |
| Ctrl(Alt on Mac)-LeftArrow | Move cursor one word left |
| Ctrl(Alt on Mac)-RightArrow | Move cursor one word right |
| Alt-{ | Move cursor to previous empty line, or beginning of document |
| Alt-} | Move cursor to next empty line, or end of document |
| PageUp | Move cursor up one page |
| PageDown | Move cursor down one page |
| Ctrl-Home or Ctrl-UpArrow | Move cursor to start of document |
| Ctrl-End or Ctrl-DownArrow | Move cursor to end of document |
| Ctrl-l | Jump to a line in the file (prompts with #) |
| Ctrl-w | Cycle between splits in the current tab (use `> vsplit` or `> hsplit` to create a split) |
### Tabs
| Key | Description of function |
|-------- |-------------------------- |
| Ctrl-t | Open a new tab |
| Alt-, | Previous tab |
| Alt-. | Next tab |
### Find Operations
| Key | Description of function |
|---------- |------------------------------------------ |
| Ctrl-f | Find (opens prompt) |
| Ctrl-n | Find next instance of current search |
| Ctrl-p | Find previous instance of current search |
Note: `Ctrl-n` and `Ctrl-p` should be used from the main buffer, not from inside
the search prompt. After `Ctrl-f`, press enter to complete the search and then
you can use `Ctrl-n` and `Ctrl-p` to cycle through matches.
### File Operations
| Key | Description of function |
|---------- |------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Ctrl-q | Close current file (quits micro if this is the last file open) |
| Ctrl-o | Open a file (prompts for filename) |
| Ctrl-s | Save current file |
### Text operations
| Key | Description of function |
|------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------ |
| Ctrl(Alt on Mac)-Shift-RightArrow | Select word right |
| Ctrl(Alt on Mac)-Shift-LeftArrow | Select word left |
| Alt(Ctrl on Mac)-Shift-LeftArrow | Select to start of current line |
| Alt(Ctrl on Mac)-Shift-RightArrow | Select to end of current line |
| Shift-Home | Select to start of current line |
| Shift-End | Select to end of current line |
| Ctrl-Shift-UpArrow | Select to start of file |
| Ctrl-Shift-DownArrow | Select to end of file |
| Ctrl-x | Cut selected text |
| Ctrl-c | Copy selected text |
| Ctrl-v | Paste |
| Ctrl-k | Cut current line |
| Ctrl-d | Duplicate current line |
| Ctrl-z | Undo |
| Ctrl-y | Redo |
| Alt-UpArrow | Move current line or selected lines up |
| Alt-DownArrow | Move current line or selected lines down |
| Alt-Backspace or Alt-Ctrl-h | Delete word left |
| Ctrl-a | Select all |
| Tab | Indent selected text |
| Shift-Tab | Unindent selected text |
### Macros
| Key | Description of function |
|---------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Ctrl-u | Toggle macro recording (press Ctrl-u to start recording and press again to stop) |
| Ctrl-j | Run latest recorded macro |
### Multiple cursors
| Key | Description of function |
|------------------ |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Alt-n | Create new multiple cursor from selection (will select current word if no current selection) |
| Alt-Shift-Up | Spawn a new cursor on the line above the current one |
| Alt-Shift-Down | Spawn a new cursor on the line below the current one |
| Alt-p | Remove latest multiple cursor |
| Alt-c | Remove all multiple cursors (cancel) |
| Alt-x | Skip multiple cursor selection |
| Alt-m | Spawn a new cursor at the beginning of every line in the current selection |
| Ctrl-MouseLeft | Place a multiple cursor at any location |
### Other
| Key | Description of function |
|---------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Ctrl-g | Open help file |
| Ctrl-h | Backspace (old terminals do not support the backspace key and use Ctrl+H instead) |
| Ctrl-r | Toggle the line number ruler |
### Emacs style actions
| Key | Description of function |
|---------- |-------------------------- |
| Alt-f | Next word |
| Alt-b | Previous word |
| Alt-a | Move to start of line |
| Alt-e | Move to end of line |
### Function keys.
Warning! The function keys may not work in all terminals!
| Key | Description of function |
|------ |-------------------------- |
| F1 | Open help |
| F2 | Save |
| F3 | Find |
| F4 | Quit |
| F7 | Find |
| F10 | Quit |
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