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# Emacs Text Editor
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## Basic Usage
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```TAB```
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```C-w```
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```M-w```
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```C-y```
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```C-SPACE```
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```C-s```
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```M-%```
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```C-x C-s```
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```C-x C-w```
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```C-x C-f```
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```C-x u```
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```C-x h```
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```C-x d```
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```C-g```
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```C-x C-+```
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```C-x C--```
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## Buffers
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```C-x 2```
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```C-u 5 C-x 2```
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```C-x 3```
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```C-u 24 C-x 3```
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```C-x 1```
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```C-x 0```
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```C-x o```
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```C-x k```
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```C-x b```
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```C-x C-e```
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## Getting Started
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Emacs keybindings use a shorthand notation: **C-** means hold Ctrl, and **M-** means hold Alt (Meta). For example, **C-x C-s** means press Ctrl+x, then Ctrl+s.
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```[emacs](/man/emacs) textfile.txt```
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| Key | Description |
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|-----|-------------|
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| **C-x C-f** | Open a file |
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| **C-x C-s** | Save current file |
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| **C-x C-w** | Save as (write to a different file) |
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| **C-x C-c** | Quit Emacs |
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| **C-g** | Cancel current command or operation |
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| **C-x u** | Undo last change |
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## Navigation
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```C-b, C-f```
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```M-b, M-f```
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```C-p, C-n```
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```M-a, M-e```
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```M-{, M-}```
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```C-M-a, C-M-e```
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```C-a, C-e```
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## Other Stuff
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```M-x eshell```
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```M-x goto-line```
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```M-x toggle-word-wrap```
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```M-x flyspell-mode```
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```M-x linum-mode```
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```M-x visual-line-mode```
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```M-x compile```
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```M-x package-list-packages```
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Movement commands come in pairs: **C-** moves by small units, **M-** moves by larger units.
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| Key | Description |
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|-----|-------------|
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| **C-f** | Move forward one character |
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| **C-b** | Move backward one character |
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| **M-f** | Move forward one word |
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| **M-b** | Move backward one word |
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| **C-n** | Move to next line |
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| **C-p** | Move to previous line |
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| **C-a** | Move to beginning of line |
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| **C-e** | Move to end of line |
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| **M-a** | Move to beginning of sentence |
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| **M-e** | Move to end of sentence |
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| **M-{** | Move to beginning of paragraph |
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| **M-}** | Move to end of paragraph |
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| **C-M-a** | Move to beginning of function |
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| **C-M-e** | Move to end of function |
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## Editing
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Mark a region with **C-SPACE** to set the start point, then move the cursor to select text.
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| **C-SPACE** | Set mark (start of selection) |
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| **C-x h** | Select the entire buffer |
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| **C-w** | Cut (kill) selected region |
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| **M-w** | Copy selected region |
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| **C-y** | Paste (yank) last killed text |
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| **C-k** | Kill from cursor to end of line |
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| **TAB** | Indent current line |
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| **C-x C-+** | Increase text size |
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| **C-x C--** | Decrease text size |
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## Search and Replace
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Emacs uses incremental search — results appear as you type.
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| Key | Description |
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| **C-s** | Search forward (incremental) |
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| **C-r** | Search backward (incremental) |
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| **M-%** | Search and replace (query mode) |
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## Buffers and Windows
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Emacs can split the screen into multiple windows, each showing a buffer.
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| **C-x 2** | Split window horizontally |
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| **C-x 3** | Split window vertically |
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| **C-x 1** | Close all windows except current |
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| **C-x 0** | Close current window |
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| **C-x o** | Switch to the next window |
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| **C-x b** | Switch to a different buffer by name |
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| **C-x k** | Kill (close) a buffer |
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| **C-x d** | Open the directory browser (Dired) |
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## Commands
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Run extended commands by name with **M-x** followed by the command name.
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| **M-x eshell** | Open a terminal shell inside Emacs |
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| **M-x goto-line** | Jump to a specific line number |
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| **M-x toggle-word-wrap** | Toggle word wrapping |
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| **M-x flyspell-mode** | Toggle spell checking |
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| **M-x linum-mode** | Toggle line numbers |
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| **M-x visual-line-mode** | Toggle visual line wrapping |
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| **M-x compile** | Run a compile command |
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| **M-x package-list-packages** | Browse and install packages |

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# Micro Text Editor
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## Default Keybindings
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```Up```
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```Down```
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```Right```
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```Left```
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```ShiftUp```
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```ShiftDown```
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```ShiftLeft```
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```ShiftRight```
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```AltLeft```
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```AltRight```
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```AltUp```
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```AltDown```
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```CtrlShiftRight```
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```CtrlShiftLeft```
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```AltShiftRight```
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```AltShiftLeft```
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```CtrlLeft```
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```CtrlRight```
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```ShiftHome```
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```ShiftEnd```
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```CtrlUp```
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```CtrlDown```
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```CtrlShiftDown```
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```Alt-{```
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```Alt-}```
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```Enter```
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```Ctrl-h```
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```Backspace```
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```Alt-CtrlH```
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```Alt-Backspace```
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```Tab```
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```Backtab```
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```Ctrl-o```
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```Ctrl-s```
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```Ctrl-f```
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```Alt-F```
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```Ctrl-n```
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```Ctrl-p```
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```Ctrl-z```
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```Ctrl-y```
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```Ctrl-c```
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```Ctrl-x```
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```Ctrl-k```
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```Ctrl-d```
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```Ctrl-v```
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```Ctrl-a```
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```Ctrl-t```
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```Home```
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```End```
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```CtrlHome```
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```CtrlEnd```
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```PageUp```
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```PageDown```
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```CtrlPageDown```
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```Ctrl-g```
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```Alt-g```
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```Ctrl-r```
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```Ctrl-l```
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```Delete```
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```Ctrl-b```
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```Ctrl-q```
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```Ctrl-e```
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```Ctrl-w```
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## Getting Started
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Micro is a modern terminal text editor with intuitive keybindings. If you know **Ctrl+S** to save and **Ctrl+Z** to undo, you already know the basics.
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```[micro](/man/micro) textfile.txt```
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| **Ctrl+q** | Quit micro |
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| **Ctrl+s** | Save current file |
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| **Ctrl+o** | Open a file |
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| **Ctrl+g** | Open the help menu |
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| **Ctrl+e** | Open the command bar |
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| **Ctrl+Left** | Move to previous word |
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| **Ctrl+Right** | Move to next word |
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| **Ctrl+Up** | Scroll up without moving cursor |
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| **Ctrl+Down** | Scroll down without moving cursor |
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| **Home** | Move to beginning of line |
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| **End** | Move to end of line |
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| **Ctrl+Home** | Move to start of file |
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| **Ctrl+End** | Move to end of file |
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Hold **Shift** with any movement key to select text. These shortcuts select larger regions.
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| **Shift+Arrow** | Extend selection by one character or line |
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| **Ctrl+Shift+Left** | Select to previous word |
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| **Ctrl+Shift+Right** | Select to next word |
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| **Shift+Home** | Select to beginning of line |
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| **Shift+End** | Select to end of line |
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| **Ctrl+a** | Select all text |
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Copy, cut, and paste use the familiar system shortcuts.
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| **Ctrl+z** | Undo |
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| **Ctrl+y** | Redo |
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| **Ctrl+c** | Copy selected text |
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| **Ctrl+x** | Cut selected text |
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| **Ctrl+v** | Paste from clipboard |
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| **Ctrl+k** | Cut the current line |
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| **Ctrl+d** | Duplicate the current line |
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| **Ctrl+u** | Upper/lowercase selection toggle |
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| **Tab** | Indent selection or insert tab |
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Micro supports incremental search and regex-aware find and replace.
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| **Ctrl+f** | Find |
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| **Ctrl+n** | Find next match |
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| **Ctrl+p** | Find previous match |
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| **Alt+F** | Find literal (no regex) |
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Micro supports multiple open files in tabs and split views.
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| **Ctrl+t** | Open a new tab |
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| **Alt+,** | Switch to previous tab |
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| **Alt+.** | Switch to next tab |
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| **Ctrl+w** | Close current tab |
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| **Ctrl+b** | Run a shell command |
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| **Ctrl+j** | Jump to a matching bracket |
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Micro has built-in mouse support. Click to place the cursor, scroll to navigate, and drag to select text.
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| **Mouse wheel** | Scroll up and down |
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| **Click** | Place cursor |
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| **Drag** | Select text |
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| **Ctrl+Click** | Place additional cursor (multi-cursor mode) |
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| **Alt+n** | Spawn a multi-cursor at next search match |
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| **Alt+m** | Spawn a multi-cursor on every search match |
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| **Alt+p** | Remove the last multi-cursor |
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| **Alt+c** | Remove all multi-cursors |
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| **Alt+x** | Skip current multi-cursor match |
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| **Alt+e** | Move to end of line |

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