Keyboard Shortcuts

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 + \