Keyboard Shortcuts
All default keybindings built into Syncline Editor. macOS equivalents use Cmd where Windows/Linux uses Ctrl.
History
| Keys | Action | Command name |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z | Undo | undo |
| Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+Z / Cmd+Shift+Z | Redo | redo |
Selection
| Keys | Action | Command name |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+A / Cmd+A | Select all | selectAll |
| Shift+↑ / ↓ / ← / → | Extend selection | — |
| Ctrl+Shift+← / → | Extend selection by word | — |
| Double-click | Select word under cursor | — |
| Triple-click | Select line | — |
Clipboard
| Keys | Action | Command name |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+C / Cmd+C | Copy selection; copies entire line when no selection | copy |
| Ctrl+X / Cmd+X | Cut selection; cuts entire line when no selection | cut |
| Ctrl+V / Cmd+V | Paste; inserts line above cursor if clipboard holds a whole-line copy | paste |
Editing
| Keys | Action | Command name |
|---|---|---|
| Tab | Indent selection / expand snippet or Emmet | — |
| Shift+Tab | Outdent selection | outdentLine |
| Ctrl+] / Cmd+] | Indent line | indentLine |
| Ctrl+[ / Cmd+[ | Outdent line | outdentLine |
| Ctrl+/ / Cmd+/ | Toggle line comment | toggleComment |
| Shift+Alt+↓ / Shift+Alt+↑ | Duplicate line / selection (cursor follows copy) | duplicateLine |
| Ctrl+Shift+D / Cmd+Shift+D | Duplicate line | duplicateLine |
| Ctrl+Shift+K / Cmd+Shift+K | Delete line | deleteLine |
| Alt+↑ | Move line up | — |
| Alt+↓ | Move line down | — |
| Alt+Z | Toggle word wrap | toggleWordWrap |
| Enter | New line with auto-indent | — |
| Ctrl+Enter / Cmd+Enter | Insert new line below cursor (without breaking current line) | — |
| Ctrl+Shift+Enter / Cmd+Shift+Enter | Insert new line above cursor | — |
| Backspace | Delete left / un-auto-close pair | — |
| Delete | Delete character right | — |
Multi-Cursor
| Keys | Action | Command name |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+Click | Add cursor at click position | — |
| Ctrl+Alt+↑ / ↓ | Add cursor above / below | — |
| Ctrl+D / Cmd+D | Select next occurrence of word under cursor | — |
| Esc | Collapse to single cursor | — |
Navigation
| Keys | Action | Command name |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+← / → / Alt+← / → | Move by word | — |
| Home / End | Start / end of line | — |
| Cmd+← / Cmd+→ (Mac) | Start / end of line | — |
| Ctrl+Home / Ctrl+End | Start / end of document | — |
| Cmd+↑ / Cmd+↓ (Mac) | Start / end of document | — |
| PageUp / PageDown | Scroll one viewport | — |
| Ctrl+G / Cmd+G | Go to line (requires goToLine: true) | — |
Find & Replace
| Keys | Action | Command name |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+F / Cmd+F | Open find bar | find |
| Ctrl+H / Cmd+H | Open find-and-replace | findReplace |
| Enter (find bar open) | Next match | — |
| Shift+Enter (find bar open) | Previous match | — |
| Esc (find bar open) | Close find bar | — |
Autocomplete
| Keys | Action | Command name |
|---|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ (popup open) | Navigate items | — |
| Enter / Tab (popup open) | Accept selected item | — |
| Esc (popup open) | Dismiss popup | — |
Code Folding
| Keys | Action | Command name |
|---|---|---|
| Click fold gutter icon | Toggle fold on {} block | — |
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