# 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  |

### 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                      |
