RStudio: Keyboard Shortcuts

# Keyboard Shortcuts

Some shortcuts may differ if non-default keybindings are selected (e.g. Emacs, Vim, or Sublime Text).

## Accessibility

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
Toggle Screen Reader Support | Alt+Shift+/ | Ctrl+Shift+U
Speak Text Editor Location | Alt+Shift+1 | Ctrl+Option+1
Focus Console Output | Ctrl+` or Alt+Shift+2 | Ctrl+` or Ctrl+Option+2
Toggle Tab Key Always Moves Focus | Alt+Shift+[ | Ctrl+Option+[
Focus Next Pane | F6 | F6
Focus Previous Pane | Shift+F6 | Shift+F6
Focus Main Toolbar | Alt+Shift+Y | Ctrl+Option+Y

## Console

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
Move cursor to Console | Ctrl+2 | Ctrl+2
Clear console | Ctrl+L | Ctrl+L
Move cursor to beginning of line | Home | Command+Left
Move cursor to end of line | End | Command+Right
Navigate command history | Up/Down | Up/Down
Popup command history | Ctrl+Up | Command+Up
Interrupt currently executing command | Esc | Esc
Change working directory | Ctrl+Shift+H | Ctrl+Shift+H

## Source

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
Go to File/Function | Ctrl+. [period] | Ctrl+. [period]
Move cursor to Source Editor | Ctrl+1 | Ctrl+1
Toggle document outline | Ctrl+Shift+O | Shift+Command+O
Toggle visual markdown editor | Ctrl+Shift+F4 | Ctrl+Shift+F4
New document (except on Chrome/Windows) | Ctrl+Shift+N | Shift+Command+N
New document (Chrome only) | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N | Option+Shift+Command+N
Open document | Ctrl+O | Command+O
Save active document | Ctrl+S | Command+S
Save all documents | Ctrl+Alt+S | Command+Option+S
Close active document (except on Chrome) | Ctrl+W | Command+W
Close active document (Chrome only) | Ctrl+Alt+W | Option+Command+W
Close all open documents | Ctrl+Shift+W | Shift+Command+W
Close other documents | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+W | Option+Shift+Command+W
Preview HTML (Markdown and HTML) | Ctrl+Shift+K | Shift+Command+K
Knit Document (knitr) | Ctrl+Shift+K | Shift+Command+K
Compile Notebook | Ctrl+Shift+K | Shift+Command+K
Compile PDF (TeX and Sweave) | Ctrl+Shift+K | Shift+Command+K
Insert chunk (Sweave and Knitr) | Ctrl+Alt+I | Option+Command+I
Insert code section | Ctrl+Shift+R | Shift+Command+R or Ctrl+Shift+R
Run current line/selection | Ctrl+Enter | Command+Return
Run current line/selection (retain cursor position) | Alt+Enter | Option+Return
Re-run previous region | Ctrl+Alt+P | Option+Command+P
Run current document | Ctrl+Alt+R | Option+Command+R
Run from document beginning to current line | Ctrl+Alt+B | Option+Command+B
Run from current line to document end | Ctrl+Alt+E | Option+Command+E
Run the current function definition | Ctrl+Alt+F | Option+Command+F
Run the current code section | Ctrl+Alt+T | Option+Command+T
Run previous Sweave/Rmd code | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P | Option+Shift+Command+P
Run the current Sweave/Rmd chunk | Ctrl+Alt+C | Option+Command+C
Run the next Sweave/Rmd chunk | Ctrl+Alt+N | Option+Command+N
Source a file | Ctrl+Alt+G | Ctrl+Option+G
Source the current document | Ctrl+Shift+S | Shift+Command+S
Source the current document (with echo) | Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Shift+Command+Return
Send current line/selection to terminal | Ctrl+Alt+Enter | Option+Command+Return
Fold Selected | Alt+L | Option+Command+L
Unfold Selected | Shift+Alt+L | Option+Shift+Command+L
Fold All | Alt+O | Option+Command+O
Unfold All | Shift+Alt+O | Option+Shift+Command+O
Go to line | Shift+Alt+G | Option+Shift+Command+G
Jump to | Shift+Alt+J | Option+Shift+Command+J
Expand selection | Ctrl+Shift+Up | Ctrl+Option+Shift+Up
Shrink selection | Ctrl+Shift+Down | Ctrl+Option+Shift+Down
Next section | Ctrl+PageDown | Command+PageDown
Previous section | Ctrl+PageUp | Command+PageUp
Split into lines | Ctrl+Alt+A | Ctrl+Option+A
Edit lines from start | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A | Ctrl+Option+Shift+A
Switch to tab | Ctrl+Shift+. [period] | Ctrl+Shift+. [period]
Previous tab | Ctrl+F11 or Ctrl+Alt+Left | Ctrl+F11 or Ctrl+Option+Left
Previous tab (desktop only) | Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Next tab | Ctrl+F12 or Ctrl+Alt+Right | Ctrl+F12 or Ctrl+Option+Right
Next tab (desktop only) | Ctrl+Tab | Ctrl+Tab
First tab | Ctrl+Shift+F11 or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left | Ctrl+Shift+F11 or Ctrl+Option+Shift+Left
Last tab | Ctrl+Shift+F12 or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right | Ctrl+Shift+F12 or Ctrl+Option+Shift+Right
Navigate back | Ctrl+F9 | Command+F9
Navigate forward | Ctrl+F10 | Command+F10
Extract function from selection | Ctrl+Alt+X | Option+Command+X
Extract variable from selection | Ctrl+Alt+V | Option+Command+V
Reindent lines | Ctrl+I | Command+I
Comment/uncomment current line/selection | Ctrl+Shift+C | Shift+Command+C
Reflow Comment | Ctrl+Shift+/ | Ctrl+Shift+/
Reformat Selection | Ctrl+Shift+A | Shift+Command+A
Show Diagnostics for Current Project | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D | Option+Shift+Command+D
Transpose Letters | No shortcut | Ctrl+T
Move Lines Up/Down | Alt+Up/Down | Option+Up or Down
Copy Lines Up/Down | Shift+Alt+Up/Down | Option+Command+Up or Down
Jump to Matching Brace/Paren | Ctrl+P | Ctrl+P
Expand to Matching Brace/Paren | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E | Ctrl+Shift+E
Add Cursor Above Current Cursor | Ctrl+Alt+Up | Ctrl+Option+Up
Add Cursor Below Current Cursor | Ctrl+Alt+Down | Ctrl+Option+Down
Move Active Cursor Up | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up | Ctrl+Option+Shift+Up
Move Active Cursor Down | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down | Ctrl+Option+Shift+Down
Find and Replace | Ctrl+F | Command+F
Find Next | Win: F3, Linux: Ctrl+G | Command+G
Find Previous | Win: Shift+F3, Linux: Ctrl+Shift+G | Shift+Command+G
Use Selection for Find | Ctrl+F3 | Command+E
Replace and Find | Ctrl+Shift+J | Shift+Command+J
Find in Files | Ctrl+Shift+F | Shift+Command+F
Check Spelling | F7 | F7
Rename Symbol in Scope | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M | Option+Shift+Command+M
Insert Roxygen Skeleton | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R | Option+Shift+Command+R

## Editing (Console and Source)

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
Undo | Ctrl+Z | Command+Z
Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z | Shift+Command+Z
Cut | Ctrl+X | Command+X
Copy | Ctrl+C | Command+C
Paste | Ctrl+V | Command+V
Paste with Indent | Ctrl+Shift+V | Command+Shift+V
Select All | Ctrl+A | Command+A
Jump to Word | Ctrl+Left/Right | Option+Left or Right
Jump to Start/End | Ctrl+Home/End or Ctrl+Up/Down | Command+Up or Down
Delete Line | Ctrl+D | Command+D
Select | Shift+[Arrow] | Shift+[Arrow]
Select Word | Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right | Option+Shift+Left or Right
Select to Line Start | Alt+Shift+Left | Shift+Command+Left
Select to Line End | Alt+Shift+Right | Shift+Command+Right
Select Page Up/Down | Shift+PageUp/PageDown | Shift+PageUp or PageDown
Select to Start/End | Ctrl+Shift+Home/End or Shift+Alt+Up/Down | Shift+Command+Up or Down
Delete Word Left | Ctrl+Backspace | Option+Backspace or Ctrl+Option+Backspace
Delete Word Right | No shortcut | Option+Delete
Delete to Line End | No shortcut | Ctrl+K
Delete to Line Start | No shortcut | Option+Backspace
Indent | Tab (at beginning of line) | Tab (at beginning of line)
Outdent | Shift+Tab | Shift+Tab
Yank line up to cursor | Ctrl+U | Ctrl+U
Yank line after cursor | Ctrl+K | Ctrl+K
Insert currently yanked text | Ctrl+Y | Ctrl+Y
Insert assignment operator | Alt+- | Option+-
Insert pipe operator | Ctrl+Shift+M | Shift+Command+M
Show help for function at cursor | F1 | F1
Show source code for function at cursor | F2 | F2
Find usages for symbol at cursor (C++) | Ctrl+Alt+U | Option+Command+U

## Completions (Console and Source)

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
Attempt completion | Tab or Ctrl+Space | Tab or Command+Space
Navigate candidates | Up/Down | Up or Down
Accept selected candidate | Enter, Tab, or Right | Return, Tab, or Right
Dismiss completion popup | Esc | Esc

## Views

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
Move focus to Source Editor | Ctrl+1 | Ctrl+1
Zoom Source Editor | Ctrl+Shift+1 | Ctrl+Shift+1
Move focus to Console | Ctrl+2 | Ctrl+2
Zoom Console | Ctrl+Shift+2 | Ctrl+Shift+2
Move focus to Help | Ctrl+3 | Ctrl+3
Zoom Help | Ctrl+Shift+3 | Ctrl+Shift+3
Move Focus to Terminal | Alt+Shift+M | Option+Shift+M
Show History | Ctrl+4 | Ctrl+4
Zoom History | Ctrl+Shift+4 | Ctrl+Shift+4
Show Files | Ctrl+5 | Ctrl+5
Zoom Files | Ctrl+Shift+5 | Ctrl+Shift+5
Show Plots | Ctrl+6 | Ctrl+6
Zoom Plots | Ctrl+Shift+6 | Ctrl+Shift+6
Show Packages | Ctrl+7 | Ctrl+7
Zoom Packages | Ctrl+Shift+7 | Ctrl+Shift+7
Show Environment | Ctrl+8 | Ctrl+8
Zoom Environment | Ctrl+Shift+8 | Ctrl+Shift+8
Show Viewer | Ctrl+9 | Ctrl+9
Zoom Viewer | Ctrl+Shift+9 | Ctrl+Shift+9
Show Git/SVN | Ctrl+F1 | Command+F1
Zoom Git/SVN | Ctrl+Shift+F1 | Ctrl+Shift+F1
Show Build | Ctrl+F2 | Command+F2
Zoom Build | Ctrl+Shift+F2 | Ctrl+Shift+F2
Show Connections | Ctrl+F5 | No shortcut
Zoom Connections | Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Ctrl+Shift+F5
Zoom Tutorial | Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Ctrl+Shift+F6
Show Find in Files Results | Ctrl+F6 | Command+F6
Sync Editor & PDF Preview | Ctrl+F8 | Command+F8
Zoom left column | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12 | Ctrl+Option+Shift+F12
Zoom right column | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F11 | Ctrl+Option+Shift+F11
Show all panes | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+0 | Ctrl+Alt+0
Add source column | Ctrl+F7 | Command+F7
Global Options | No shortcut | Command+, [comma] (Chrome, Desktop) Option+Command+, [comma] (Safari, Firefox)
Project Options | No shortcut | Shift+Command+, [comma]

## Help

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
Show Command Palette | Ctrl+Shift+P, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P (Firefox) | Shift+Command+P
Show Keyboard Shortcut Reference | Alt+Shift+K | Option+Shift+K
Search R Help | Ctrl+Alt+F1 | Ctrl+Option+F1
Find in Help Topic | Ctrl+F | Command+F
Previous Help Topic | Shift+Alt+F2 | Option+Shift+F2
Next Help Topic | Shift+Alt+F3 | Option+Shift+F3

## Build

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
Install and Restart | Ctrl+Shift+B | Shift+Command+B
Load All (devtools) | Ctrl+Shift+L | Shift+Command+L
Test Package (Desktop) | Ctrl+Shift+T | Shift+Command+T
Test Package (Web) | Ctrl+Alt+F7 | Option+Command+F7
Check Package | Ctrl+Shift+E | Shift+Command+E
Document Package | Ctrl+Shift+D | Shift+Command+D

## Debug

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
Toggle Breakpoint | Shift+F9 | Shift+F9
Execute Next Line | F10 | F10
Step Into Function | Shift+F4 | Shift+F4
Finish Function/Loop | Shift+F7 | Shift+F7
Continue | Shift+F5 | Shift+F5
Stop Debugging | Shift+F8 | Shift+F8

## Plots

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
Previous plot | Ctrl+Alt+F11 or Ctrl+Shift+PageUp | Option+Command+F11 or Shift+Command+PageUp
Next plot | Ctrl+Alt+F12 or Ctrl+Shift+PageDown | Option+Command+F12 or Shift+Command+PageDown

## Git/SVN

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
Diff active source document | Ctrl+Alt+D | Ctrl+Option+D
Commit changes | Ctrl+Alt+M | Ctrl+Option+M
Scroll diff view | Ctrl+Up/Down | Ctrl+Up or Down
Stage/Unstage (Git) | Spacebar | Spacebar
Stage/Unstage and move to next (Git) | Enter | Return

## Session

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
Quit Session (desktop only) | Ctrl+Q | Command+Q
Restart R Session | Ctrl+Shift+F10 | Shift+Command+0

## Terminal

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
New Terminal | Shift+Alt+R | Option+Shift+R
Move Focus to Terminal | Shift+Alt+M | Option+Shift+M
Previous Terminal | Shift+Alt+F11 | Option+Shift+F11
Next Terminal | Shift+Alt+F12 | Option+Shift+F12

## Main Menu (Server)

Description | Windows & Linux | Mac
--- | --- | ---
File Menu | Alt+Shift+F | Ctrl+Option+F
Edit Menu | Alt+Shift+E | Ctrl+Option+I
Code Menu | Alt+Shift+C | Ctrl+Option+C
View Menu | Alt+Shift+V | Ctrl+Option+V
Plots Menu | Alt+Shift+P | Ctrl+Option+P
Session Menu | Alt+Shift+S | Ctrl+Option+S
Build Menu | Alt+Shift+B | Ctrl+Option+B
Debug Menu | Alt+Shift+U | Ctrl+Option+U
Profile Menu | Alt+Shift+I | Ctrl+Option+O
Tools Menu | Alt+Shift+T | Ctrl+Option+T
Help Menu | Alt+Shift+H | Ctrl+Option+H