The selection commands change the current selection. Usually, if the resulting selection is not visible in the window, the window is scrolled to show it. These commands change the selection to an insertion point and move it to a new location in the file.
Command |
Key |
Description |
Cursor Down |
Down Arrow |
Move down by one line. |
Cursor Up |
Up Arrow |
Move up by one line. |
Cursor Left |
Left Arrow |
Move left by one character. |
Cursor Right |
Right Arrow |
Move right by one character. |
Beginning of Line |
Home |
Move to beginning of line. |
End of Line |
End |
Move to end of line. |
Top of File |
Ctrl+Home |
Move to top of file. |
Bottom of File |
Ctrl+End |
Move to end of file. |
Beginning of Selection |
Ctrl+Alt+[ |
Move to start of an extended selection. |
End of Selection |
Ctrl+Alt+] |
Move to end of an extended selection. |
Top of Window |
|
Move to top of window. |
Bottom of Window |
|
Move to bottom of window. |
Word Left |
Ctrl+Left |
Move left by one word. |
Word Right |
Ctrl+Right |
Move right by one word. |
Function Down |
Keypad + |
Move to next function definition. |
Function Up |
Keypad - |
Move to previous function definition. |
Blank Line Down |
|
Move to next blank line. |
Blank Line Up |
|
Move to previous blank line. |
Paren Left |
Ctrl+9 |
Move to previous enclosing parentheses. |
Paren Right |
Ctrl+0 |
Move to next enclosing parentheses. |
Blank Line Up |
|
Move to previous blank line. |
Blank Line Up |
|
Move to previous blank line. |
Block Up |
Ctrl+Shift+{ |
Move to previous { block level. |
Block Down |
Ctrl+Shift+} |
Move to next { block level. |
Go To Line |
F5, Ctrl+G |
Move to a specified line number. |
Search |
Ctrl+F |
Search for occurrence of a pattern. |
Search Forward |
F4 |
Search for next occurrence. |
Search Backward |
F3 |
Search for previous occurrence. |
Search Forward for Selection |
Shfit+F4 |
Searches for next occurrence of the word under the cursor. |
Selection History |
Ctrl+Shift+M |
Displays a list of your past selections. |