Windows / Linux Vim Keybindings Reference for the AWS Cloud9 IDE - AWS Cloud9

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Windows / Linux Vim Keybindings Reference for the AWS Cloud9 IDE

This step shows how to choose Windows / Linux Vim Keybindings Reference for AWS Cloud9.

  1. On the menu bar, choose AWS Cloud9, Preferences.

  2. On the Preferences tab, choose Keybindings.

  3. For Keyboard Mode, choose Vim.

  4. For Operating System, choose Windows / Linux.

For more information about keybindings, see Working with Keybindings.

The following is a list of Vim keyboard mode keybindings for Windows / Linux operating systems in the AWS Cloud9 IDE:

General

Description Keybinding Command

Add the selection as a watch expression

Ctrl-Shift-C

addwatchfromselection

Remove the cut selection from the clipboard

Esc

clearcut

Show the code completion context menu

Ctrl-Space | Alt-Space

complete

Code complete, and then overwrite

Ctrl-Shift-Space | Alt-Shift-Space

completeoverwrite

Copy the selection to the clipboard

Ctrl-C

copy

Cut the selection to the clipboard

Ctrl-X

cut

Expand code, where applicable

Tab

expandSnippet

Show the find and replace bar for the current document

Ctrl-F

find

Select all find matches in the current document

Ctrl-Alt-K

findall

Go to the next match in the current document for the find query you entered last

Ctrl-K

findnext

Go to the previous match in the current document for the find query you entered last

Ctrl-Shift-K

findprevious

Display all known references to the symbol at the insertion point in the active file in the editor

Shift-F3

findReferences

Open the Environment window, and then make the list of files active

Shift-Esc

focusTree

Reformat the selected JavaScript code

Ctrl-Shift-B

formatcode

Show the go to line box

Ctrl-G

gotoline

Hide the find and replace bar, if it is showing

Esc

hidesearchreplace

Go to the definition of the variable or function at the cursor

F3

jumptodef

If a local Lambda function is selected in the Lambda section of the AWS Resources window, attempts to upload the function to Lambda as a remote function

Ctrl-Shift-U

lambdaUploadFunction

Create a new file

Alt-N

newfile

Show the Preferences tab

Ctrl-,

openpreferences

Open a Terminal tab, and then switch to the parent folder of the selected file in the list of files

Alt-L

opentermhere

Paste the clipboard's current contents at the cursor

Ctrl-V

paste

Show suggestions for fixing errors

Ctrl-F3

quickfix

Redo the last action

Ctrl-Shift-Z | Ctrl-Y

redo

Refresh the preview pane

Ctrl-Enter

reloadpreview

Start a rename refactor for the selection

Ctrl-Alt-R

renameVar

Show the find and replace bar for the current document, with focus on the replace with expression

Alt-Shift-F | Ctrl-H

replace

Rerun your initialization script

Ctrl-Enter

rerunInitScript

Restart the environment

Ctrl-R

restartc9

Reset the current file to its last saved version

Ctrl-Shift-Q

reverttosaved

Reset each open file to its saved version

Alt-Shift-Q

reverttosavedall

Save the current file to disk

Ctrl-S

save

Save the current file to disk with a different file name

Ctrl-Shift-S

saveas

Show the find and replace bar for multiple files

Ctrl-Shift-F

searchinfiles

Show the Process List dialog box

Ctrl-Alt-P

showprocesslist

Undo the last action

Ctrl-Z

undo

Tabs

Description Keybinding Command

Close all open tabs in the current pane, except the current tab

Ctrl-Alt-W

closeallbutme

Close all open tabs in all panes

Alt-Shift-W

closealltabs

Close the current pane

Ctrl-W

closepane

Close the current tab

Alt-W

closetab

Go one pane down

Ctrl-Meta-Down

gotopanedown

Go one pane left

Ctrl-Meta-Left

gotopaneleft

Go one pane right

Ctrl-Meta-Right

gotopaneright

Go one pane up

Ctrl-Meta-Up

gottopaneup

Go one tab left

Ctrl-[

gototableft

Go one tab right

Ctrl-]

gototabright

Move the current tab down one pane, or if the tab is already at the very bottom, create a split tab there

Ctrl-Meta-Down

movetabdown

Move the current tab left, or if the tab is already at the far left, create a split tab there

Ctrl-Meta-Left

movetableft

Move the current tab right, or if the tab is already at the far right, create a split tab there

Ctrl-Meta-Right

movetabright

Move the current tab up one pane, or if the tab is already at the very top, create a split tab there

Ctrl-Meta-Up

movetabup

Go to the next pane

Ctrl-`

nextpane

Go to the next tab

Ctrl-Tab | Alt-`

nexttab

Go to the previous pane

Ctrl-Shift-`

previouspane

Go to the previous tab

Ctrl-Shift-Tab | Alt-Shift-`

previoustab

Go back to the last tab

Esc

refocusTab

Open the last tab again

Alt-Shift-T

reopenLastTab

Show the current tab in the file tree

Ctrl-Shift-L

revealtab

Go to the tenth tab

Ctrl-0

tab0

Go to the first tab

Ctrl-1

tab1

Go to the second tab

Ctrl-2

tab2

Go to the third tab

Ctrl-3

tab3

Go to the fourth tab

Ctrl-4

tab4

Go to the fifth tab

Ctrl-5

tab5

Go to the sixth tab

Ctrl-6

tab6

Go to the seventh tab

Ctrl-7

tab7

Go to the eighth tab

Ctrl-8

tab8

Go to the ninth tab

Ctrl-9

tab9

Panels

Description Keybinding Command

Show the Go window in Go to Anything mode

Ctrl-E|Ctrl-P

gotoanything

Show the Go window in Go to Command mode

Ctrl-.|F1

gotocommand

Show the Go window in Go to File mode.

Ctrl-O

gotofile

Show the Go window in Go to Symbol mode.

Ctrl-Shift-O

gotosymbol

Show the Outline window

Ctrl-Shift-E

outline

Show the Console window if hidden, or hide if shown

F6

toggleconsole

Show the Environment window if hidden, or hide if shown

Ctrl-I

toggletree

Code Editor

Description Keybinding Command

Add a cursor one line above the active cursor, or if a cursor is already added, add another cursor above that one

Ctrl-Alt-Up

addCursorAbove

Add a second cursor one line above the active cursor, or if a second cursor is already added, move the second cursor up one line

Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Up

addCursorAboveSkipCurrent

Add a cursor one line below the active cursor, or if a cursor is already added, add another cursor below that one

Ctrl-Alt-Down

addCursorBelow

Add a second cursor one line below the active cursor. or if a second cursor is already added, move the second cursor down one line

Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Down

addCursorBelowSkipCurrent

Move all cursors to the same space as the active cursor on each of their lines, if they are misaligned

Ctrl-Alt-A

alignCursors

Backspace one space

Shift-Backspace | Backspace

backspace

Indent the selection one tab

Ctrl-]

blockindent

Outdent the selection one tab

Ctrl-[

blockoutdent

Control whether focus can be switched from the editor to somewhere else in the IDE

Ctrl-Z | Ctrl-Shift-Z | Ctrl-Y

cancelBrowserUndoInAce

Copy the contents of the line, and paste the copied contents one line down

Alt-Shift-Down

copylinesdown

Copy the contents of the line, and paste the copied contents one line up

Alt-Shift-Up

copylinesup

Cut the selection. If there is no selection, delete one space

Shift-Delete

cut_or_delete

Delete one space

Delete

del

Copy the contents of the selection, and paste the copied contents immediately after the selection

Ctrl-Shift-D

duplicateSelection

Include the current line's contents in the selection

Ctrl-Shift-L

expandtoline

Include up to the next matching symbol in the selection

Ctrl-Shift-M

expandToMatching

Fold the selected code; if a folded unit is selected, unfold it

Alt-L | Ctrl-F1

fold

Fold all possibly foldable elements, except for the current selection scope

Alt-0

foldOther

Go down one line

Down

golinedown

Go up one line

Up

golineup

Go to the end of the file

Ctrl-End

gotoend

Go left one space

Left

gotoleft

Go to the end of the current line

Alt-Right | End

gotolineend

Go to the start of the current line

Alt-Left | Home

gotolinestart

Go to the next error

Alt-E

goToNextError

Go down one page

Page Down

gotopagedown

Go up one page

Page Up

gotopageup

Go to the previous error

Alt-Shift-E

goToPreviousError

Go right one space

Right

gotoright

Go to the start of the file

Ctrl-Home

gotostart

Go one word to the left

Ctrl-Left

gotowordleft

Go one word to the right

Ctrl-Right

gotowordright

Indent the selection one tab

Tab

indent

Go to the matching symbol in the current scope

Ctrl-P

jumptomatching

Increase the font size

Ctrl-+ | Ctrl-=

largerfont

Decrease the number to the left of the cursor by 1, if it is a number

Ctrl-Shift-Down

modifyNumberDown

Increase the number to the left of the cursor by 1, if it is a number

Ctrl-Shift-Up

modifyNumberUp

Move the selection down one line

Alt-Down

movelinesdown

Move the selection up one line

Alt-Up

movelinesup

Outdent the selection one tab

Shift-Tab

outdent

Turn on overwrite mode, or if on, turn off

Insert

overwrite

Delete the contents of the current line

Ctrl-D

removeline

Delete from the cursor to the end of the current line

Alt-Delete

removetolineend

Delete from the beginning of the current line up to the cursor

Alt-Backspace

removetolinestart

Delete the word to the left of the cursor

Ctrl-Backspace

removewordleft

Delete the word to the right of the cursor

Ctrl-Delete

removewordright

Replay previously recorded keystrokes

Ctrl-Shift-E

replaymacro

Scroll the current file down by one line

Ctrl-Down

scrolldown

Scroll the current file up by one line

Ctrl-Up

scrollup

Select all selectable content

Ctrl-A

selectall

Include the next line down in the selection

Shift-Down

selectdown

Include the next space to the left in the selection

Shift-Left

selectleft

Include the rest of the current line in the selection, starting from the cursor

Shift-End

selectlineend

Include the beginning of the current line in the selection, up to the cursor

Shift-Home

selectlinestart

Include more matching selections that are after the selection

Ctrl-Alt-Right

selectMoreAfter

Include more matching selections that are before the selection

Ctrl-Alt-Left

selectMoreBefore

Include the next matching selection that is after the selection

Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Right

selectNextAfter

Include the next matching selection that is before the selection

Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Left

selectNextBefore

Select or find the next matching selection

Alt-K

selectOrFindNext

Select or find the previous matching selection

Alt-Shift-K

selectOrFindPrevious

Include from the cursor down to the end of the current page in the selection

Shift-Page Down

selectpagedown

Include from the cursor up to the beginning of the current page in the selection

Shift-Page Up

selectpageup

Include the next space to the right of the cursor in the selection

Shift-Right

selectright

Include from the cursor down to the end of the current file in the selection

Ctrl-Shift-End

selecttoend

Include from the cursor to the end of the current line in the selection

Alt-Shift-Right

selecttolineend

Include from the beginning of the current line to the cursor in the selection

Alt-Shift-Left

selecttolinestart

Include from the cursor to the next matching symbol in the current scope

Ctrl-Shift-P

selecttomatching

Include from the cursor up to the beginning of the current file in the selection

Ctrl-Shift-Home

selecttostart

Include the next line up in the selection

Shift-Up

selectup

Include the next word to the left of the cursor in the selection

Ctrl-Shift-Left

selectwordleft

Include the next word to the right of the cursor in the selection

Ctrl-Shift-Right

selectwordright

Show the Preferences tab

Ctrl-,

showSettingsMenu

Clear all previous selections

Esc

singleSelection

Decrease the font size

Ctrl--

smallerfont

If multiple lines are selected, rearrange them into a sorted order

Ctrl-Alt-S

sortlines

Add a cursor at the end of the current line

Ctrl-Alt-L

splitIntoLines

Surround the selection with block comment characters, or remove them if they are there

Ctrl-Shift-/

toggleBlockComment

Add line comment characters at the start of each selected line, or remove them if they are there

Ctrl-/

togglecomment

Fold code, or remove code folding if it is there

F2

toggleFoldWidget

Fold parent code, or remove folding if it is there

Alt-F2

toggleParentFoldWidget

Start keystroke recording, or stop if it is already recording

Ctrl-Alt-E

togglerecording

Wrap words, or stop wrapping words if they are already wrapping

Ctrl-Q

toggleWordWrap

Change the selection to all lowercase

Ctrl-Shift-U

tolowercase

Change the selection to all uppercase

Ctrl-U

touppercase

Transpose the selection

Alt-X

transposeletters

Unfold the selected code

Alt-Shift-L | Ctrl-Shift-F1

unfold

Unfold code folding for the entire file

Alt-Shift-0

unfoldall

emmet

Description Keybinding Command

Evaluate a simple math expression (such as 2*4 or 10/2), and output its result

Shift-Ctrl-Y

emmet_evaluate_math_expression

Expand CSS-like abbreviations into HTML, XML, or CSS code, depending on the current file's syntax

Ctrl-Alt-E

emmet_expand_abbreviation

Traverse expanded CSS-like abbreviations, by tab stop

Tab

emmet_expand_abbreviation_with_tab

Go to the next editable code part

Shift-Ctrl-.

emmet_select_next_item

Go to the previous editable code part

Shift-Ctrl-,

emmet_select_previous_item

Expand an abbreviation, and then place the current selection within the last element of the generated snippet

Shift-Ctrl-A

emmet_wrap_with_abbreviation

Terminal

Description Keybinding Command

Open a new Terminal tab

Alt-T

openterminal

Switch between the editor and the Terminal tab

Alt-S

switchterminal

Run and Debug

Description Keybinding Command

Build the current file

Ctrl-B

build

Resume the current paused process

F8

resume

Run or debug the current application

Alt-F5

run

Run or debug the last run file

F5

runlast

Step into the function that is next on the stack

F11

stepinto

Step out of the current function scope

Shift-F11

stepout

Step over the current expression on the stack

F10

stepover

Stop running or debugging the current application

Shift-F5

stop

Stop building the current file

Ctrl-Shift-C

stopbuild