Keyboard Shortcuts

These are the default shortcuts available via our open-source code editor component CodeMirror

Note: not all of these have been tested, so please use with caution. If you notice something not working as expected, or out of place, please let us know in opening a ticket.

Function

Windows

Linux

Mac

Notes

Delete Line

ctrl + shift + k

cmd + shift + k

Move Line Up / Down

alt + up or down

option + up or down

Duplicate Line Above / Below

shift + alt + up or down

shift + option + up or down

Cut line

ctrl + x

N/A

cmd + x

Cut selection

ctrl + x

cmd + x

Copy line (nothing selected)

ctrl + c

N/A

cmd + c

Copy selection

ctrl + c

cmd + c

Paste

ctrl + v

cmd + v

Select rest of line from cursor

ctrl + shift + down

ctrl + shift + e

Delete next character

del

ctrl + d

Backspace whole word

ctrl + backspace

option + backspace

Delete line from cursor

N/A

ctrl + k

Deletes to end of line from current cursor location.

Select current line

alt + l

ctrl + l

Continuing to press will select the next line down

Move single char forward

N/A

ctrl + t

This will take the character directly behind the cursor and move it forward 1 spot for each press. Useful for typos.

Select single line above starting from cursor

N/A

ctrl + shift + p

Select single line below starting from cursor

N/A

ctrl + shift + n

Backspace line from cursor

N/A

ctrl + shift + backspace

cmd + delete

Delete only commented text

alt + backspace

N/A

This will leave uncommented text untouched

Toggle line comment

ctrl + /

cmd + /

Toggle block comment

shift + alt + a

shift + option + a

Open suggestion dropdown

ctrl + space

Move sidebar to other side of editor

ctrl + shift + x

N/A

Escape button

Esc

Run Query

ctrl + enter

cmd + return

Create new line above

N/A

ctrl + o

Indent / outdent line

ctrl + ] or [

cmd + ] or [

Go to matching bracket

ctrl + shift + \

cmd + shift + \

When cursor is on an open or close bracket (Velocity will show it as green/lightly highlighted)

Go to beginning of line

Home

fn + left

Go to end of line

End

fn + right

Go to beginning of file

ctrl + Home

shift + option + <

Go to end of file

ctrl + End

shift + option + >

Collapse / uncollapse region

ctrl + shift + [ or ]

cmd + option + [ or ]

When a \/ carrot appears next to the line number, the related query lines can be collapsed

Search and Replace

ctrl + f

cmd + f

If user has text highlighted when using this command, it will search for the selection.

Search for next

ctrl + g

cmd + g

If user has nothing selected, search bar will pop up. If user has a selection, cursor will jump to next instance.

Undo cursor move

ctrl + u

cmd + u

If user clicks somewhere else, this will bring the cursor back to where it just was

Select next character / grow or shrink selection

shift + right or left

User can start a selection or use this shortcut to expand a current selection

Select next word / block

shift + (ctrl OR alt) + right or left

User can start a selection or use this shortcut to expand a current selection

Select all

ctrl + a

cmd + a

Go to line prompt

alt + g

option + g

Move cursor full word / block

ctrl + left or right

option + left or right

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