# 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                                                                      |
| Home or CtrlLeftArrow     | Move to the beginning of the current line                                                 |
| End or CtrlRightArrow     | Move to the end of the current line                                                       |
| AltLeftArrow              | Move cursor one word left                                                                 |
| AltRightArrow             | Move cursor one word right                                                                |
| PageUp                    | Move cursor up one page                                                                   |
| PageDown                  | Move cursor down one page                                                                 |
| CtrlHome or CtrlUpArrow   | Move cursor to start of document                                                          |
| CtrlEnd or CtrlDownArrow  | 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                   |
|---------------------------------  |------------------------------------------ |
| AltShiftRightArrow                | Select word right                         |
| AltShiftLeftArrow                 | Select word left                          |
| ShiftHome or CtrlShiftLeftArrow   | Select to start of current line           |
| ShiftEnd or CtrlShiftRightArrow   | Select to end of current line             |
| CtrlShiftUpArrow                  | Select to start of file                   |
| CtrlShiftDownArrow                | 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                                      |
| AltUpArrow                        | Move current line or selected lines up    |
| AltDownArrow                      | Move current line of selected lines down  |
| AltBackspace or AltCtrl+H         | Delete word left                          |
| Ctrl+A                            | Select all                                |

# 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+P             | Remove latest multiple cursor                                                                 |
| Alt+C             | Remove all multiple cursors (cancel)                                                          |
| Alt+X             | Skip multiple cursor 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                      |