Keyboard Shortcuts in the RStudio IDE – Posit Support

Keyboard Shortcuts in the RStudio IDE

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Keyboard Shortcuts


This information is available directly in the RStudio IDE under the Tools menu:

Tools → Keyboard Shortcuts Help.

Shortcuts in this article last updated for RStudio IDE version 1.4.1103


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

Editing (Console and Source)

Description Windows & Linux Mac
Undo Ctrl+Z Cmd+Z
Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Cmd+Shift+Z
Cut Ctrl+X Cmd+X
Copy Ctrl+C Cmd+C
Paste Ctrl+V Cmd+V
Select All Ctrl+A Cmd+A
Jump to Word Ctrl+Left/Right Option+Left/Right
Jump to Start/End Ctrl+Home/End or Ctrl+Up/Down Cmd+Home/End or Cmd+Up/Down
Delete Line Ctrl+D Cmd+D
Select Shift+[Arrow] Shift+[Arrow]
Select Word Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right Option+Shift+Left/Right
Select to Line Start Alt+Shift+Left Cmd+Shift+Left
Select to Line End Alt+Shift+Right Cmd+Shift+Right
Select Page Up/Down Shift+PageUp/PageDown Shift+PageUp/Down
Select to Start/End Ctrl+Shift+Home/End or Shift+Alt+Up/Down Cmd+Shift+Up/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 Cmd+Shift+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 Cmd+Option+U
     

Completions (Console and Source)

Description Windows & Linux Mac
Attempt completion Tab or Ctrl+Space Tab or Cmd+Space
Navigate candidates Up/Down Up/Down
Accept selected candidate Enter, Tab, or Right Enter, 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
Add Source Column Ctrl+F7 Cmd+F7
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 Shift+Option+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 Cmd+F1
Zoom Git/SVN Ctrl+Shift+F1 Ctrl+Shift+F1
Show Build Ctrl+F2 Cmd+F2
Zoom Build Ctrl+Shift+F2 Ctrl+Shift+F2
Show Connections Ctrl+F5 No shortcut
Zoom Connections Ctrl+Shift+F5 Ctrl+Shift+F5
Show Find in Files Results Ctrl+F6 Cmd+F6
Zoom Tutorial Ctrl+Shift+F6 Ctrl+Shift+F6
Sync Editor & PDF Preview Ctrl+F8 Cmd+F8
Global Options No shortcut Cmd+, [comma] (Chrome, Desktop), Option+Cmd+, [comma] (Safari, Firefox)
Project Options No shortcut Shift+Cmd+, [comma]
     

Help

Description Windows & Linux Mac
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 Cmd+F
Previous Help Topic Shift+Alt+F2 Shift+Option+F2
Next Help Topic Shift+Alt+F3 Shift+Options+F3
Show Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P (Firefox) Cmd+Shift+P
     

Build

Description Windows & Linux Mac
Build and Reload Ctrl+Shift+B Cmd+Shift+B
Load All (devtools) Ctrl+Shift+L Cmd+Shift+L
Test Package (Desktop) Ctrl+Shift+T Cmd+Shift+T
Test Package (Web) Ctrl+Alt+F7 Cmd+Option+F7
Check Package Ctrl+Shift+E Cmd+Shift+E
Document Package Ctrl+Shift+D Cmd+Shift+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 Cmd+Option+F11
Next plot Ctrl+Alt+F12 Cmd+Option+F12
     

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/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 Cmd+Q
Restart R Session Ctrl+Shift+F10 Cmd+Shift+F10
     

Terminal

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

Accessibility

Description Windows & Linux Mac
Toggle Screen Reader Support Alt+Shift+/ Ctrl+Option+/
Toggle Tab Key Always Moves Focus Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T Ctrl+Option+Shift+T
Speak Text Editor Location Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B Ctrl+Option+Shift+B
Focus Main Toolbar Alt+Shift+Y Ctrl+Option+Y
Focus Console Output Alt+Shift+2 Ctrl+Option+2
Focus Next Pane F6 F6
Focus Previous Pane Shift+F6 Shift+F6
     

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