Code::Blocks
Keyboard Shortcuts

File > New > Empty file

Quickly create a new empty file

Ctrl-Shift-N

File > Open...

Open a file or project

Ctrl-O

File > Save file

Save the active file

Ctrl-S

File > Save everything

Save all source files, projects and the workspace, if there are changes to them. Save the configuration

Ctrl-Shift-S

File > Print...

Ctrl-P

File > Quit

Exit Code::Blocks

Ctrl-Q

File > Close all files

Close all open files

Ctrl-Shift-W

File > Close file

Close the active file

Ctrl-W

Edit > Undo

Undo the last editing operation

Ctrl-Z

Edit > Redo

Redo the last editing operation

Ctrl-Shift-Z

Edit > Swap header/source

Swap between header and source file pair

F11

Edit > Bookmarks > Toggle bookmark

Toggle a bookmark for the current position

Ctrl-B

Edit > Bookmarks > Goto previous bookmark

Goto previous bookmark

Alt-PAGEUP

Edit > Bookmarks > Goto next bookmark

Goto next bookmark

Alt-PAGEDOWN

Edit > Folding > Toggle all

Toggle all folds

Shift-F12

Edit > Folding > Toggle current block

Toggle folding of current block

F12

Edit > Special commands > Line

Transpose current line(s) down

Alt-DOWN

Edit > Special commands > Other

Goto current line end

Ctrl-RETURN

Edit > Select next occurrence

Selects the next occurrence of the currently selected text. Allows editing all the occurrences.

Ctrl-E

Edit > Select skip to next occurrence

Deselects the current text and then selects the next occurrence of the same text. Allows editing all the occurrences.

Ctrl-Shift-E

Edit > Comment

Comments the selected block of code

Ctrl-Shift-C

Edit > Uncomment

Uncomments the selected block of code

Ctrl-Shift-X

Edit > Goto matching brace

Moves the caret to the matching brace (if any)

Ctrl-Shift-B

Edit > Show call tip

Ctrl-Shift-SPACE

Edit > Complete code

Ctrl-SPACE

Edit > Auto-complete

Auto-completes the word under the caret (nothing to do with code-completion plugins)

Ctrl-J

Edit > Rename symbols

Alt-N

Edit > Show tooltip

Alt-Shift-SPACE

Edit > Next call tip

Ctrl-N

Edit > Previous call tip

Ctrl-P

View > Manager

Show/hide manager

Shift-F2

View > Logs

Show/hide logs

F2

View > Full screen

Switch to full screen view

Shift-F11

View > Reopen last closed editor

Reopens the last closed editor

Ctrl-Shift-T

View > Switch tabs

Switch between open editor tabs

Ctrl-TAB

View > Browse Tracker > Backward Ed

Browse Backward

Alt-LEFT

View > Browse Tracker > Forward Ed

Browse forward

Alt-RIGHT

Search > Find...

Search for text

Ctrl-F

Search > Find in files...

Search for text

Ctrl-Shift-F

Search > Find next

Repeat the last search in the same direction

F3

Search > Find previous

Repeat the last search in the opposite direction

Shift-F3

Search > Incremental search

Set focus on Incremental Search input and show the toolbar, if hidden

Ctrl-I

Search > Replace...

Find and replace text

Ctrl-R

Search > Replace in files...

Find and replace text

Ctrl-Shift-R

Search > Goto line...

Goto a specific line

Ctrl-G

Search > Goto next changed line

Goto next changed line

Ctrl-F3

Search > Goto previous changed line

Goto previous changed line

Ctrl-Shift-F3

Search > Goto file...

Alt-G

Search > Goto function...

Ctrl-Shift-G

Search > Goto previous function

Ctrl-PAGEUP

Search > Goto next function

Ctrl-PAGEDOWN

Search > Goto declaration

Ctrl-Shift-.

Search > Goto implementation

Ctrl-.

Search > Find references

Alt-.

Search > Open include file

Ctrl-Shift-.

Project > Project tree > Move project up

Move project up in project tree

Ctrl-Shift-UP

Project > Project tree > Move project down

Move project down in project tree

Ctrl-Shift-DOWN

Project > Project tree > Activate prior project

Activate prior project in open projects list

Alt-F5

Project > Project tree > Activate next project

Activate next project in open projects list

Alt-F6

Build > Build

Build current project

Ctrl-F9

Build > Compile current file

Compile current file

Ctrl-Shift-F9

Build > Run

Run current project

Ctrl-F10

Build > Build and run

Build and run current project

F9

Build > Rebuild

Rebuild current project

Ctrl-F11

Build > Errors > Previous error

Go to previous compilation error

Alt-F1

Build > Errors > Next error

Go to next compilation error

Alt-F2

Debug > Start / Continue

Run current project in debugger

F8

Debug > Stop debugger

Stop current debugging session

Shift-F8

Debug > Run to cursor

Run program until it reaches the current line

F4

Debug > Next line

Execute the next line of code

F7

Debug > Step into

Execute the next line of code, but step inside functions

Shift-F7

Debug > Step out

Continue execution until the current frame exits

Ctrl-F7

Debug > Next instruction

Execute the next assembly instruction

Alt-F7

Debug > Step into instruction

Execute the next assembly instruction, if it is a function call step into it

Alt-Shift-F7

Debug > Toggle breakpoint

Toggle breakpoint in current line

F5

DoxyBlocks > Doxywizard...

Run doxywizard.

Ctrl-Shift-D

DoxyBlocks > Run HTML

Run HTML documentation.

Ctrl-Shift-H