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Key bindings for the Micro Text Editor
NavigationArrow Keys | | Move the cursor around | Shift + Arrow Keys | | Move the cursor and select text | Alt + Left Arrow | Ctrl + Left Arrow | Move to the beginning of the current line | Alt + Right Arrow | Ctrl + Right Arrow | Move to the end of the current line | Home | | Move cursor to the beginning of the current line | End | | Move cursor to the end of the current line | Ctrl + Home | Ctrl + Up Arrow | Move cursor to the beginning of the file | Ctrl + End | Ctrl + Down Arrow | Move cursor to the end of the file | Ctrl + Left Arrow | Alt + Left Arrow | Move cursor one word left | Ctrl + Right Arrow | Alt + Right Arrow | 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 | Page Up | | Move cursor up one page | Page Down | | Move cursor down one page | 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) |
Emacs style actionsAlt + F | Next word | Alt + B | Previous word | Alt + A | Move to the start of the line | Alt + E | Move to the end of the line |
| | Find OperationsCtrl + F | Find (opens prompt) | Ctrl + N | Find next instance of current search | Ctrl + P | Find previous instance of current search |
File OperationsCtrl + 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 |
Micro TabsCtrl + T | Open a new tab | Alt + , | Previous tab | Alt + . | Next tab |
MacrosCtrl + U | Toggle macro recording (press Ctrl+U to start recording and press again to stop) | Ctrl + J | Run latest recorded macro |
Other FunctionsCtrl + G | Open help file | Ctrl + E | Open a command prompt for running commands (see > help commands for a list of valid commands). | Ctrl + H | Backspace (old terminals do not support the backspace key and use Ctrl+H instead) | Ctrl + R | Toggle the line number ruler | Tab | In command prompt, it will autocomplete if possible. | Ctrl + B | Run a shell command (this will close micro while your command executes). |
| | Text OperationsCtrl + Shift + Right Arrow | Alt + Shift + Right Arrow | Select word right | Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow | Alt + Shift + Left Arrow | Select word left | Alt + Shift + Left Arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow | Select to start of current line | Alt + Shift + Right Arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow | Select to end of current line | Shift + Home | | Select to start of current line | Shift + End | | Select to end of current line | Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow | | Select to start of file | Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow | | Select to end of file | Ctrl + X | | Cut selected text | Ctrl + C | | Copy selected text | Ctrl + V | | Paste | Ctrl + K | | Cut the current line | Ctrl + D | | Duplicate the current line | Ctrl + Z | | Undo | Ctrl + Y | | Redo | Alt + Up Arrow | | Move the current line up | Alt + Down Arrow | | Move the current line down | Alt + Backspace | Alt + Ctrl + H | Delete word left | Ctrl + A | | Select all |
Function keysF1 | Open help | F2 | Save | F3 | Find | F4 | Quit | F7 | Find | F10 | Quit |
Warning! The function keys may not work in all terminals! |
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