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Sublime Text

Sublime Text Keybindings

Sublime Text is a fast, lightweight code editor with powerful multi-cursor editing and a command palette. Keybindings shown use Ctrl for Windows/Linux; substitute Cmd on macOS.

General

  • Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P): Access any command by name. The most important shortcut.
  • Quick Open File (Ctrl+P): Fuzzy-find and open any file in the project.
  • Go to Symbol (Ctrl+R): Jump to a function, class, or heading in the current file.
  • Go to Symbol in Project (Ctrl+Shift+R): Jump to a symbol across the entire project.
  • Go to Line (Ctrl+G): Jump to a specific line number.
  • Toggle Sidebar (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+B): Show or hide the file sidebar.
  • Console (Ctrl+`): Open the built-in Python console.

Editing

  • Duplicate Line (Ctrl+Shift+D): Duplicate the current line or selection.
  • Delete Line (Ctrl+Shift+K): Delete the entire current line.
  • Move Line Up/Down (Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down): Move the current line up or down.
  • Join Lines (Ctrl+J): Join the current line with the line below.
  • Toggle Comment (Ctrl+/): Comment or uncomment the current line or selection.
  • Block Comment (Ctrl+Shift+/): Toggle a block comment around the selection.
  • Indent (Ctrl+]): Indent the current line or selection.
  • Unindent (Ctrl+[): Unindent the current line or selection.
  • Sort Lines (F9): Sort the selected lines alphabetically.
  • Upcase (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+U): Convert selection to uppercase.
  • Downcase (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+L): Convert selection to lowercase.
  • Undo (Ctrl+Z): Undo.
  • Redo (Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z): Redo.
  • Soft Undo (Ctrl+U): Undo the last cursor movement or selection change.

Multi-Cursor & Selection

  • Add Cursor (Ctrl+Click): Place an additional cursor.
  • Add Cursor Above/Below (Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down): Add a cursor on the line above or below.
  • Select Word (Ctrl+D): Select the current word. Press again to select the next occurrence.
  • Skip Occurrence (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D): Skip the current occurrence and select the next.
  • Select All Occurrences (Alt+F3): Select all occurrences of the current word.
  • Split Selection into Lines (Ctrl+Shift+L): Add a cursor to the end of each selected line.
  • Expand Selection to Line (Ctrl+L): Select the entire current line. Repeat to add more lines.
  • Expand Selection to Brackets (Ctrl+Shift+M): Expand the selection to the enclosing brackets.
  • Expand Selection to Scope (Ctrl+Shift+Space): Expand selection to the current scope.

Search & Replace

  • Find (Ctrl+F): Open the find bar.
  • Find and Replace (Ctrl+H): Open find and replace.
  • Find in Files (Ctrl+Shift+F): Search across all files in the project.
  • Find Next (F3 or Enter): Jump to the next match.
  • Find Previous (Shift+F3): Jump to the previous match.
  • Use Selection for Find (Ctrl+E): Use the current selection as the search term.
  • Toggle Regex (Alt+R): Toggle regex mode in the search bar.

Tabs & Panes

  • New Tab (Ctrl+N): Open a new tab.
  • Close Tab (Ctrl+W): Close the current tab.
  • Reopen Tab (Ctrl+Shift+T): Reopen the last closed tab.
  • Next Tab (Ctrl+Page Down): Switch to the next tab.
  • Previous Tab (Ctrl+Page Up): Switch to the previous tab.
  • Go to Tab (Alt+1-9): Jump to tab 1 through 9.
  • Split into 2 Columns (Alt+Shift+2): Split the editor into two panes.
  • Split into 3 Columns (Alt+Shift+3): Split into three panes.
  • Split into 2 Rows (Alt+Shift+8): Split into two rows.
  • Grid (Alt+Shift+5): Split into a 2x2 grid.
  • Single Pane (Alt+Shift+1): Return to a single pane.
  • Move File to Group (Ctrl+Shift+1-4): Move the current file to pane 1-4.

Code Navigation

  • Go to Definition (F12): Jump to the definition of the symbol under the cursor.
  • Go to Reference (Shift+F12): Find all references to the symbol.
  • Go Back (Alt+-): Navigate back after a jump.
  • Go Forward (Alt+Shift+-): Navigate forward.
  • Fold (Ctrl+Shift+[): Fold the current code block.
  • Unfold (Ctrl+Shift+]): Unfold the current code block.
  • Fold All (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+0): Fold all code blocks.
  • Unfold All (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+J): Unfold all code blocks.

Build & Run

  • Build (Ctrl+B): Run the current build system.
  • Build With... (Ctrl+Shift+B): Choose a build system and run.
  • Cancel Build (Ctrl+Break): Cancel a running build.

Customization

  • Keybindings File: Open via Preferences > Key Bindings. User keybindings go in the right pane.
  • Example Keybinding: 
    [
    { "keys": ["ctrl+shift+r"], "command": "reveal_in_side_bar" },
    { "keys": ["f5"], "command": "build" }
]
  • Package Control: Install via Ctrl+Shift+P > "Install Package Control", then Ctrl+Shift+P > "Package Control: Install Package" to browse thousands of extensions.