Keyboard Shortcuts
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- Note: You can define your own keyboard shortcuts with the Keyboard Shortcuts plugin
Code::Blocks Shortcut Keys
| Function | Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
| Show/hide messages pane | F2 |
| Show/hide project pane | Shift + F2 |
| Focus editor | CTRL + Alt + E |
| Swap header/source | F11 |
| Duplicate line caret is on | Ctrl + D |
| Auto-complete | Ctrl + J / Ctrl + Space |
| Show call tip | Ctrl + Shift + Space |
| Delete line caret is on | Ctrl + L |
| Swap line caret is on with line above it | Ctrl + T |
| Close file currently active in editor | Ctrl + W |
| Close current open file | Ctrl + F4 |
| Close all open files | Ctrl + Shift + F4 |
| Comment highlighted code | Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Uncomment highlighted code | Ctrl + Shift + X |
| Zoom in/out on editor | Ctrl + Roll Mouse Wheel |
| Toggle to next file in editor | Ctrl + Tab |
| Toggle to previous file in editor | Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
| File / New File | Ctrl + N |
| File / New Project | Ctrl + Shift + N |
| File / Open | Ctrl + O |
| File / Save | Ctrl + S |
| File / Save all files | Ctrl + Shift + S |
| File / Close | Ctrl + W |
| File / Close all | Ctrl + Shift + W |
| File / Quit | Ctrl + Q |
| Edit / Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Edit / Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Edit / Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Edit / Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Edit / Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Edit / Select all | Ctrl + A |
| Toggle bookmark | Ctrl + B |
| Goto previous bookmark | Alt + PgUp |
| Goto next bookmark | Alt + PgDown |
| Toggle current block folding | F12 |
| Toggle all folds | Shift + F12 |
| Search / Find | CTRL + F |
| Search / Find next | F3 |
| Search / Find previous | Shift + F3 |
| Search / Replace | Ctrl + R |
| Goto line | Ctrl + G |
| Goto file | Alt + G |
| Goto function | Ctrl + Alt + G |
| Project tree / Move project up | Ctrl + Shift + Up |
| Project tree / Move project down | Ctrl + Shift + Down |
| Project tree / Activate prior | Alt + F5 |
| Project tree / Activate next | Alt + F6 |
| Build | Ctrl + F9 |
| Build / Compile current file | Ctrl + Shift + F9 |
| Run | Ctrl + F10 |
| Build & Run | F9 |
| Rebuild | Ctrl + F11 |
| Previous error | Alt + F1 |
| Next error | Alt + F2 |
| Debug | F8 |
| Debug / Continue | Ctrl + F7 |
| Debug / Step over | F7 |
| Debug / Step into | Shift + F7 |
| Debug / Step out | Ctrl + Shift + F7 |
| Debug / Toggle breakpoint | F5 |
| Run to cursor | F4 |
Editor shortcut keys
This is a list of shortcuts used by the Code::Blocks editor (wxScintilla).
| Function | Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
| Magnify text size. | Ctrl + Keypad "+" |
| Reduce text size. | Ctrl + Keypad "-" |
| Restore text size to normal. | Ctrl + Keypad "/" |
| Cycle through recent files. | Ctrl + Tab |
| Indent block. | Tab |
| Dedent block. | Shift + Tab |
| Delete to start of word. | Ctrl + BackSpace |
| Delete to end of word. | Ctrl + Delete |
| Delete to start of line. | Ctrl + Shift + BackSpace |
| Delete to end of line. | Ctrl + Shift + Delete |
| Go to start of document. | Ctrl + Home |
| Extend selection to start of document. | Ctrl + Shift + Home |
| Go to start of display line. | Alt + Home |
| Extend selection to start of display line. | Alt + Shift + Home |
| Go to end of document. | Ctrl + End |
| Extend selection to end of document. | Ctrl + Shift + End |
| Go to end of display line. | Alt + End |
| Extend selection to end of display line. | Alt + Shift + End |
| Expand or contract a fold point. | Ctrl + Keypad "*" |
| Create or delete a bookmark. | Ctrl + F2 |
| Go to next bookmark. | F2 |
| Select to next bookmark. | Alt + F2 |
| Find selection. | Ctrl + F3 |
| Find selection backwards. | Ctrl + Shift + F3 |
| Scroll up. | Ctrl + Up |
| Scroll down. | Ctrl + Down |
| Line cut. | Ctrl + L |
| Line copy. | Ctrl + Shift + T |
| Line delete. | Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Line transpose with previous. | Ctrl + T |
| Line duplicate. | Ctrl + D |
| Find matching preprocessor conditional, skipping nested ones. | Ctrl + K |
| Select to matching preprocessor conditional. | Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Find matching preprocessor conditional backwards, skipping nested ones. | Ctrl + J |
| Select to matching preprocessor conditional backwards. | Ctrl + Shift + J |
| Previous paragraph. Shift extends selection. | Ctrl + [ |
| Next paragraph. Shift extends selection. | Ctrl + ] |
| Previous word. Shift extends selection. | Ctrl + Left |
| Next word. Shift extends selection. | Ctrl + Right |
| Previous word part. Shift extends selection. | Ctrl + / |
| Next word part. Shift extends selection. | Ctrl + \ |
