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Emacs Shortcuts
We embrace emacs shortcuts throughout the app – sidebars, popups, and editor:
- ⌃p and ⌃n – up/down (holding ⇧ makes a selection)
- ⌃b and ⌃f – left/right (holding ⇧ makes a selection)
There are additional emacs shortcuts available only in the editor:
- ⌃d – delete the character in front (holding ⌥ deletes the word in front)
- ⌃h – backspace (holding ⌥ deletes the whole word)
- ⌃⌘p and ⌃⌘n – move to start/end of file (holding ⇧ will select to start/end of file)
- ⌥⌃b and ⌥⌃f – move to the start/end of a word (holding ⇧ selects the word)
- ⌥⌃p and ⌥⌃n – move line up/down
- ⌥⇧⌃p and ⌥⇧⌃n – duplicate line up/down
- ⌥⌘⌃p and ⌥⌘⌃n – add selection up/down
Sidebars shortcuts:
- ⌃⇧p and ⌃⇧n – select multiple files/folders
- ⌃⌘p and ⌃⌘n – move to start/end of the list
- ⌃f and ⌃b in Folders sidebar to expand/collapse folder
- ⌃f in Folders sidebar to move to Files sidebar
- ⌃b in Files sidebar to move to Folders sidebar
We like emacs shortcuts because:
- Not going for the arrow keys is a productivity enhancement that piles up in the long-term. It's like typing with 10 fingers 🖐 🖐.
- They work in other apps too. Once you learn them you become more productive everywhere.