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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 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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### 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 of 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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### 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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| AltShiftUp | Spawn a new cursor on the line above the current one |
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| AltShiftDown | 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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|---------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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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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