Appendix A. Keyboard Shortcuts
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## Appendix A. Keyboard Shortcuts

This appendix documents the default set of keyboard shortcuts. They can be customized to suit your taste in the Shortcuts pane of the Utilities>Global Options dialog box; see the section called “The Global Options Dialog Box”.

# Files

For details, see the section called “Switching Buffers”, the section called “Multiple Views” and Chapter 4, Working With Files.

`C+n` | New file.
`C+o` | Open file.
`C+w` | Close buffer.
`C+e C+w` | Close all buffers.
`C+s` | Save buffer.
`C+e C+s` | Save all buffers.
`C+p` | Print buffer.
`C+PAGE_UP` | Go to previous buffer.
`C+PAGE_DOWN` | Go to next buffer.
`C+`` | Go to recent buffer.
`A+`` | Show buffer switcher.
`C+q` | Exit jEdit.

# Views

For details, see the section called “Multiple Views”.

`C+e C+t` | Turn gutter (line numbering) on and off.
`C+0` | Remove split containing current text area only.
`C+1` | Remove all splits.
`C+2` | Split view horizontally.
`C+3` | Split view vertically.
`A+PAGE_UP` | Send keyboard focus to previous text area.
`A+PAGE_DOWN` | Send keyboard focus to next text area.
`C+e UP`; `LEFT`; `DOWN`; `RIGHT` | Send keyboard focus to top; bottom; left; right docking area.
`C+e C+`` | Close currently focused docking area.

# Action Bar

For details, see the section called “The Action Bar”.

`C+ENTER` | Display the action bar and give it keyboard focus.
`C+SPACE` | Repeat last editor action.

# Moving the Caret

For details, see the section called “Moving The Caret”, the section called “Working With Words”, the section called “Working With Lines”, the section called “Working With Paragraphs” and the section called “Bracket Matching”.

``Arrow`` | Move caret one character or line.
`C+`Arrow`` | Move caret one word or paragraph.
`PAGE_UP`; `PAGE_DOWN` | Move caret one screenful.
`HOME` | First non-whitespace character of line, beginning of line, first visible line (repeated presses).
`END` | Last non-whitespace character of line, end of line, last visible line (repeated presses).
`C+HOME` | Beginning of buffer.
`C+END` | End of buffer.
`C+]` | Go to matching bracket.
`C+e [`; `]` | Go to previous; next bracket.
`C+l` | Go to line.

# Selecting Text

For details, see the section called “Selecting Text”, the section called “Working With Words”, the section called “Working With Lines”, the section called “Working With Paragraphs” and the section called “Bracket Matching”.

`S+`Arrow`` | Extend selection by one character or line.
`CS+`Arrow`` | Extend selection by one word or paragraph.
`S+PAGE_UP`; `S+PAGE_DOWN` | Extend selection by one screenful.
`S+HOME` | Extend selection to first non-whitespace character of line, beginning of line, first visible line (repeated presses).
`S+END` | Extend selection to last non-whitespace character of line, end of line, last visible line (repeated presses).
`CS+HOME` | Extend selection to beginning of buffer.
`CS+END` | Extend selection to end of buffer.
`C+[` | Select code block.
`C+e w`; `l`; `p` | Select word; line; paragraph.
`C+e C+l` | Select line range.
`C+a` | Select all.
`ESCAPE` | Select none.
`A+\` | Switch between range and rectangular selection mode.
`C+\` | Switch between single and multiple selection mode.
`C+e i` | Invert selection.

# Scrolling

For details, see the section called “Multiple Views”.

`C+e C+j` | Ensure current line is visible, and send focus to the text area.
`C+e C+n` | Center caret on screen.
`C+'`; `C+/` | Scroll up; down one line.
`A+'`; `A+/` | Scroll up; down one page.

# Text Editing

For details, see the section called “Undo and Redo”, the section called “Inserting and Deleting Text”, the section called “Working With Words”, the section called “Working With Lines” and the section called “Working With Paragraphs”.

`C+z` | Undo.
`C+e C+z` | Redo.
`BACK_SPACE`; `DELETE` | Delete character before; after caret.
`C+BACK_SPACE`; `C+DELETE` | Delete word before; after caret.
`C+d`; `C+e d` | Delete line; paragraph.
`CS+BACK_SPACE`; `CS+DELETE` | Delete from caret to beginning; end of line.
`C+e r` | Remove trailing whitespace from the current line (or all selected lines).
`C+j` | Join lines.
`C+b` | Complete word.
`C+e f` | Format paragraph (or selection).

# Clipboard and Registers

For details, see the section called “Transferring Text”.

`C+x` or `S+DELETE` | Cut selected text to clipboard.
`C+c` or `C+INSERT` | Copy selected text to clipboard.
`C+e C+u` | Append selected text to clipboard, removing it from the buffer.
`C+e C+a` | Append selected text to clipboard, leaving it in the buffer.
`C+v` or `S+INSERT` | Paste clipboard contents.
`C+e C+p` | Vertically paste clipboard contents.
`C+r C+x `key`` | Cut selected text to register `key`.
`C+r C+c `key`` | Copy selected text to register `key`.
`C+r C+u `key`` | Append selected text to register `key`, removing it from the buffer.
`C+r C+a `key`` | Append selected text to register `key`, leaving it in the buffer.
`C+r C+v `key`` | Paste contents of register `key`.
`C+r C+p `key`` | Vertically paste contents of register `key`.
`C+e C+v` | Paste previous.
`C+e C+y` | Paste deleted.

# Markers

For details, see the section called “Markers”.

`C+e C+m` | If current line doesn't contain a marker, one will be added. Otherwise, the existing marker will be removed. Use the Markers menu to return to markers added in this manner.
`C+t `key`` | Add marker with shortcut `key`.
`C+y `key`` | Go to marker with shortcut `key`.
`C+u `key`` | Select to marker with shortcut `key`.
`C+k `key`` | Go to marker with shortcut `key`, and move the marker to the previous caret position.
`C+e C+,`; `C+e C+.` | Move caret to previous; next marker.

# Search and Replace

For details, see the section called “Search and Replace”.

`C+f` | Open search and replace dialog box.
`C+g` | Find next.
`C+h` | Find previous.
`C+e C+b` | Search in open buffers.
`C+e C+d` | Search in directory.
`C+e C+r` | Replace in selection.
`C+e C+g` | Replace in selection and find next.
`C+,` | Incremental search bar.
`A+,` | HyperSearch bar.
`C+.` | Incremental search for word under the caret.
`A+.` | HyperSearch for word under the caret.
`C+e C+i` | Toggle ignore case.
`C+e C+x` | Toggle regular expressions.

# Source Code Editing

For details, see the section called “Abbreviations”, the section called “Tabbing and Indentation” and the section called “Commenting Out Code”.

`C+;` | Expand abbreviation.
`A+LEFT`; `A+RIGHT` | Shift current line (or all selected lines) left; right.
`S+TAB`; `TAB` | Shift selected lines left; right. Note that pressing `TAB` with no selection active will insert a tab character at the caret position.
`C+i` | Indent current line (or all selected lines).
`C+e C+c` | Range comment selection.
`C+e C+k` | Line comment selection.

# Folding and Narrowing

For details, see the section called “Folding” and the section called “Narrowing”.

`A+BACK_SPACE` | Collapse fold containing caret.
`A+ENTER` | Expand fold containing caret one level only.
`AS+ENTER` | Expand fold containing caret fully.
`C+e x` | Expand all folds.
`C+e a` | Add explicit fold.
`C+e s` | Select fold.
`C+e ENTER `key`` | Expand folds with level less than `key`, collapse all others.
`C+e n n` | Narrow to fold.
`C+e n s` | Narrow to selection.
`A+UP`; `A+DOWN` | Moves caret to previous; next fold.
`C+e u` | Moves caret to the parent fold of the one containing the caret.

# Macros

For details, see Chapter 8, Using Macros.

`C+m C+r` | Record macro.
`C+m C+m` | Record temporary macro.
`C+m C+s` | Stop recording.
`C+m C+p` | Run temporary macro.

# Alternative Shortcuts

A few frequently-used commands have alternative shortcuts intended to help you keep your hands from moving all over the keyboard.

`A+j`; `A+l` | Move caret to previous, next character.
`A+i`; `A+k` | Move caret up, down one line.
`A+q`; `A+a` | Move caret up, down one screenful.
`A+z` | First non-whitespace character of line, beginning of line, first visible line (repeated presses).
`A+x` | Last non-whitespace character of line, end of line, last visible line (repeated presses).

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