eclipse Getting started with eclipse Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

Example

Manage Files and Projects

• Ctrl+Shift+R : Open Resource (file, folder or project)
• Ctrl+Shift+S : Save all files
• Ctrl+W : Close current file
• Ctrl+Shift+W : Close all files

Editor Window

• F12 : Jump to Editor Window
• Ctrl+E : Show list of open Editors. Use arrow keys and enter to switch
• Ctrl+Page Down/Up : Switch to next editor / switch to previous editor
• Ctrl+M : Maximize or minimize current Editor Window

Navigate in Editor

• Ctrl+L : Go to line
• Ctrl+Q : Jump to last location edited
• Ctrl+Shift+P : With a bracket selected: jump to the matching closing or opening bracket
• Ctrl+Arrow Down/Up : Scroll Editor without changing cursor position

Edit Text

• Ctrl+D : Delete Line
• Alt+Shift+Y : Wrap selected text (fit text width to screen)
• Alt+Shift+S : Open Source menu options
• Alt+Shift+R : Refactor highlighted word across all files
• Ctrl+Alt+Up/Ctrl+Alt+Down : Copy the selected lines to top/down.

Search and Replace

• Ctrl+J : Type a term to search then use Ctrl+J / Ctrl+shift+J to go up/back
• Ctrl+K/Ctrl+Shift+K : Ctrl+H then close find window. Then Find previous / next occurrence of search term.

Move a block of code

• Shift+tab : Move to the left
• Alt+Up/Alt+Down : Move to top/down.