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Editing

The everyday editing features. See also Search & Replace, Multi-cursor & Column, Vim mode, Encodings & Line Endings and Large Files.

Basics

  • Multiple tabs, split view, and two files side by side.
  • Undo / redo (Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y) - a run of typing is one step.
  • Clipboard history - Edit → Paste From History.
  • Go to line - Ctrl+G.
  • Auto-indent, bracket matching, and Go to Matching Bracket (Ctrl+]).

Reading large or structured files

  • Code folding - fold blocks from the gutter; Fold All / Unfold All.
  • Word wrap, whitespace display, and a column ruler / guide (in the View menu).
  • Bookmarks - toggle (Ctrl+F2) and jump between them (F2).
  • Outline / function list - jump to definitions in the file.

Comments and formatting

  • Comment On / Off toggles line comments for the file's language.
  • Case transforms, tabs↔spaces, indent / dedent, trim trailing whitespace - in the Format menu.