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⌘ Command key
⌃ Control key (ctrl)
⌥ Alt key (option)
⇧ Shift Key
► right arrow
◄ left arrow
▲ up arrow
▼ down arrow
fn Function Key
press: ⌘ ⇧ P
do: start typing and press enter on the command that you would like to use
try: converting some stuff to lower or uppercase. Word wrap your file. Reindent some code. Change the file syntax to HTML.
basically: The command palette is a quick way to access all of the commands in the edit menu at the top.
- ⌥ skip over words
- ⌘ ► skip to the end of a line
- ⌘ ◄ skip to the start of a line
- ⌘ ▲ skip to the start of the file
- ⌘ ▼ skip to the bottom of the file
- ⌘ [ unindent
- ⌘ ] indent
- ⌘ / comments out a line
- ⇧ to highlight
- Use the 'moving around the file' commands whilst holding ⇧
- ⌘ ⇧ D
- ⌃ ⌘ ▲ Move a line up
- ⌃ ⌘ ▼ Move a line down
- double clicking on words highlights them
- ⌘ D selects next instance of a word
- Hold ⌘ and click on lines to edit at the same time
- ⌘ ⇧ L on a selected block of code splits it into lines to edit
- ⌘ P and type like you would in the command palette
- ⌘ F to search in the file
- ⌘ ⇧ F to search in open folder
- hover over the buttons on the side to get a little popup saying what they do.
- ⌃ T is transpose (hightlight two sections and swap em)
- fn backspace deletes forward, a la windows
- It saves so much time
- Just spend an hour or force yourself to use them until you get the hang of it
- At least know they exist.
- One link: http://www.cheatography.com/gelicia/cheat-sheets/sublime-text-2-shortcuts-verbose-mac/
- Just google around
- Read the menus, they do say what the shortcuts are
- Show me good ones please :D