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* help: Exchange all indentations to spaces and remove trailing ws * Add some missing `` marks Co-authored-by: Jöran Karl <3951388+JoeKar@users.noreply.github.com> * help: Generalize indentation levels * help: Some small visual changes - removed some superfluous whitespaces - add a line break in before an link - corrected one typo --------- Co-authored-by: Yevhen Babiichuk (DustDFG) <dfgdust@gmail.com>
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# Default Keys
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Below are simple charts of the default hotkeys and their functions. For more
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information about binding custom hotkeys or changing default bindings, please
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run `> help keybindings`
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Please remember that *all* keys here are rebindable! If you don't like it, you
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can change it!
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### Power user
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| Key | Description of function |
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|---------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| Ctrl-e | Open a command prompt for running commands (see `> help commands` for a list of valid commands). |
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| Tab | In command prompt, it will autocomplete if possible. |
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| Ctrl-b | Run a shell command (this will close micro while your command executes). |
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### Navigation
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| Key | Description of function |
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|---------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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| Arrows | Move the cursor around |
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| Shift-arrows | Move and select text |
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| Alt(Ctrl on Mac)-LeftArrow | Move to the beginning of the current line |
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| Alt(Ctrl on Mac)-RightArrow | Move to the end of the current line |
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| Home | Move to the beginning of text on the current line |
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| End | Move to the end of the current line |
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| Ctrl(Alt on Mac)-LeftArrow | Move cursor one word left |
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| Ctrl(Alt on Mac)-RightArrow | Move cursor one word right |
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| Alt-{ | Move cursor to previous empty line, or beginning of document |
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| Alt-} | Move cursor to next empty line, or end of document |
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| PageUp | Move cursor up one page |
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| PageDown | Move cursor down one page |
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| Ctrl-Home or Ctrl-UpArrow | Move cursor to start of document |
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| Ctrl-End or Ctrl-DownArrow | Move cursor to end of document |
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| Ctrl-l | Jump to a line in the file (prompts with #) |
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| Ctrl-w | Cycle between splits in the current tab (use `> vsplit` or `> hsplit` to create a split) |
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### Tabs
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| Key | Description of function |
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|-------- |-------------------------- |
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| Ctrl-t | Open a new tab |
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| Alt-, | Previous tab |
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| Alt-. | Next tab |
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### Find Operations
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| Key | Description of function |
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|---------- |------------------------------------------ |
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| Ctrl-f | Find (opens prompt) |
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| Ctrl-n | Find next instance of current search |
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| Ctrl-p | Find previous instance of current search |
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Note: `Ctrl-n` and `Ctrl-p` should be used from the main buffer, not from inside
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the search prompt. After `Ctrl-f`, press enter to complete the search and then
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you can use `Ctrl-n` and `Ctrl-p` to cycle through matches.
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### File Operations
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| Key | Description of function |
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|---------- |------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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| Ctrl-q | Close current file (quits micro if this is the last file open) |
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| Ctrl-o | Open a file (prompts for filename) |
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| Ctrl-s | Save current file |
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### Text operations
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| Key | Description of function |
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|------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------ |
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| Ctrl(Alt on Mac)-Shift-RightArrow | Select word right |
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| Ctrl(Alt on Mac)-Shift-LeftArrow | Select word left |
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| Alt(Ctrl on Mac)-Shift-LeftArrow | Select to start of current line |
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| Alt(Ctrl on Mac)-Shift-RightArrow | Select to end of current line |
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| Shift-Home | Select to start of current line |
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| Shift-End | Select to end of current line |
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| Ctrl-Shift-UpArrow | Select to start of file |
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| Ctrl-Shift-DownArrow | Select to end of file |
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| Ctrl-x | Cut selected text |
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| Ctrl-c | Copy selected text |
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| Ctrl-v | Paste |
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| Ctrl-k | Cut current line |
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| Ctrl-d | Duplicate current line |
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| Ctrl-z | Undo |
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| Ctrl-y | Redo |
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| Alt-UpArrow | Move current line or selected lines up |
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| Alt-DownArrow | Move current line or selected lines down |
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| Alt-Backspace or Alt-Ctrl-h | Delete word left |
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| Ctrl-a | Select all |
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| Tab | Indent selected text |
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| Shift-Tab | Unindent selected text |
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### Macros
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| Key | Description of function |
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|---------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| Ctrl-u | Toggle macro recording (press Ctrl-u to start recording and press again to stop) |
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| Ctrl-j | Run latest recorded macro |
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### Multiple cursors
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| Key | Description of function |
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|------------------ |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| Alt-n | Create new multiple cursor from selection (will select current word if no current selection) |
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| Alt-Shift-Up | Spawn a new cursor on the line above the current one |
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| Alt-Shift-Down | Spawn a new cursor on the line below the current one |
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| Alt-p | Remove latest multiple cursor |
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| Alt-c | Remove all multiple cursors (cancel) |
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| Alt-x | Skip multiple cursor selection |
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| Alt-m | Spawn a new cursor at the beginning of every line in the current selection |
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| Ctrl-MouseLeft | Place a multiple cursor at any location |
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### Other
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| Key | Description of function |
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| Ctrl-g | Open help file |
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| Ctrl-h | Backspace (old terminals do not support the backspace key and use Ctrl+H instead) |
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| Ctrl-r | Toggle the line number ruler |
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### Emacs style actions
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| Key | Description of function |
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|---------- |-------------------------- |
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| Alt-f | Next word |
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| Alt-b | Previous word |
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| Alt-a | Move to start of line |
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| Alt-e | Move to end of line |
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### Function keys.
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Warning! The function keys may not work in all terminals!
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| Key | Description of function |
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| F1 | Open help |
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| F2 | Save |
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| F3 | Find |
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| F4 | Quit |
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| F7 | Find |
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| F10 | Quit |
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