Keyboard Shortcuts

Note: You can define your own keyboard shortcuts with the Keyboard Shortcuts plugin

Editor

Function	Shortcut Key
Undo last action	Ctrl + Z
Redo last action	Ctrl + Shift + Z
Cut selected text	Ctrl + X
Copy selected text	Ctrl + C
Paste text from clipboard	Ctrl + V
Select all text	Ctrl + A
Swap header / source	F11
Comment highlighted code	Ctrl + Shift + C
Uncomment highlighted code	Ctrl + Shift + X
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
Toggle bookmark	Ctrl + B
Goto previous bookmark	Alt + PgUp
Goto next bookmark	Alt + PgDown
Toggle current block folding	F12
Toggle all folds	Shift + F12

This is a list of shortcuts provided by the Code::Blocks' editor component. These shortcuts cannot be rebound.

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 + \

Files

Function	Shortcut Key
New file or project	Ctrl + N
Open existing file or project	Ctrl + O
Save current file	Ctrl + S
Save all files	Ctrl + Shift + S
Close current file	Ctrl + F4 / Ctrl + W
Close all files	Ctrl + Shift + F4 / Ctrl + Shift + W

This is a list of shortcuts provided by the Code::Blocks' tab component. These shortcuts cannot be rebound.

Function	Shortcut Key
Activate next open file	Ctrl + Tab
Activate previous open file	Ctrl + Shift + Tab

View

Function	Shortcut Key
Show / hide Messages pane	F2
Show / hide Management pane	Shift + F2
Move project up (in Project tree)	Ctrl + Shift + Up
Move project down (in Project tree)	Ctrl + Shift + Down
Activate prior (in Project tree)	Alt + F5
Activate next (in Project tree)	Alt + F6
Zoom in / out	Ctrl + Roll Mouse Wheel
Focus editor	CTRL + Alt + E

Search

Function	Shortcut Key
Find	CTRL + F
Find next	F3
Find previous	Shift + F3
Replace	Ctrl + R
Goto line	Ctrl + G
Goto file	Alt + G
Goto function	Ctrl + Alt + G

Build

Function	Shortcut Key
Build	Ctrl + F9
Compile current file	Ctrl + Shift + F9
Run	Ctrl + F10
Build and Run	F9
Rebuild	Ctrl + F11

Debug

Function	Shortcut Key
Debug	F8
Continue debugging	Ctrl + F7
Step over a code block	F7
Step into a code block	Shift + F7
Step out of a code block	Ctrl + Shift + F7
Toggle breakpoint	F5
Run to cursor	F4
Previous error	Alt + F1
Next error	Alt + F2