| Keypress | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + A | Go to the beginning of the line you are currently typing on |
| Ctrl + E | Go to the end of the line you are currently typing on |
| Ctrl + L | Clears the Screen, similar to the clear command |
| Ctrl + U | Clears the line before the cursor position. If you are at the end of the line, clears the entire line. |
| Ctrl + H | Same as backspace |
| Ctrl + R | Let’s you search through previously used commands |
| Ctrl + C | Kill current active process |
| Ctrl + D | Exit the current shell |
| Ctrl + Z | Puts whatever you are running into a suspended background process. fg restores it. |
| Ctrl + W | Delete the word before the cursor |
| Ctrl + K | Clear the line after the cursor |
| Ctrl + T | Swap the last two characters before the cursor |
| Tab | Auto-complete files and folder names |
Here are the primary modifier keys for Macs:
- ⇧ - Shift
- ⌘ - Command / CMD
- ⌥ - Option / OPT / ALT
- ⌃ - Control / CTRL
Note that many of these cursor shortcuts work in almost any Mac application, so try them outside of Atom!
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ + Left/Right | Move the cursor to the beginning / end of the line |
| ⌘ + Up/Down | Move the cursor to the beginning / end of the document |
| ⌥ + Left/Right | Move the cursor between words |
| ⌥ + backspace | delete to the beginning of the word |
Note: Add SHIFT to select in addition to moving the cursor.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ + click | Create a new cursor where you clicked; press ESC to go back to a single cursor |
| ⇧ + ⌃ + Up/Down | Create a new cursor above/below the current cursor position |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ + l | Select the current (l)ine. Press again to select the next line |
| ⌘ + d | Select other instances of the current selection |
| ⌘ + ⌃ + g | Select all instances of the current word/selection |
| ⌘ + ⇧ + d | Duplicate current seleciton |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ + / | Comment out the current line |
| ⌘ + ⌃ + Up/Down | Move the current line up / down |
| ⌘ + f | Find in the current file |
| ⇧ + ⌘ + f | Find in all files in the current project |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ + , | Open settings/preferences |
| ⌃ + g | Go to line |
| ⌘ + p | Go to file |
| ⌘ + r | Go to symbol |
| ⌘ + ⇧ + p | Toggle Command Palette |
| ⌘ + ⌥ + Left/Right | Toggle Files/Tabs |
| ⌘ + w | Close Current Window/File if Saved |
| ⌘ + s | Save current file |
| ⌘ + ⇧ + } | Tab Right |
| ⌘ + ⇧ + { | Tab Left |
| ⌘ + z | Undo Change |
| ⌘ + y | Redo Change |