Sublime Text Cheat Sheet Cheatsheet

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March 03, 2025 00:55

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Basic Navigation & Editing

File Operations

Ctrl+N	New File
Ctrl+O	Open File
Ctrl+S	Save File
Ctrl+Shift+S	Save File As…
Ctrl+W	Close File
Ctrl+Shift+T	Reopen Last Closed File

Basic Editing

Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo
Ctrl+A	Select All

Navigation

Ctrl+G	Go to Line
Ctrl+P	Go to File
Ctrl+R	Go to Symbol
Ctrl+;	Go to Word
Alt+Left/Right	Navigate back/forward
Ctrl+Up/Down	Scroll Line Up/Down

Selection & Find/Replace

Selection

Ctrl+D	Select Word
Ctrl+Shift+Space	Select Scope
Ctrl+Shift+M	Select Inside Brackets
Ctrl+L	Select Line
Ctrl+Shift+L	Split into Lines
Alt+F3 or Ctrl+Cmd+G	Select All Matching

Find & Replace

Ctrl+F	Find
Ctrl+H	Replace
Ctrl+Shift+F	Find in Files
F3	Find Next
Shift+F3	Find Previous
Alt+Enter	Select All Occurrences

Incremental Find

Ctrl+I	Incremental Find Forward
Ctrl+Shift+I	Incremental Find Backward

Code Manipulation & Snippets

Code Folding

Ctrl+Shift+[	Fold Current Block
Ctrl+Shift+]	Unfold Current Block
Ctrl+K, Ctrl+0	Fold All
Ctrl+K, Ctrl+J	Unfold All
Ctrl+K, Ctrl+1	Fold Level 1 (Headers, etc.)

Code Manipulation

Ctrl+J	Join Lines
Ctrl+Shift+D	Duplicate Line
Ctrl+T	Transpose Line
Ctrl+Up/Down	Move Line Up/Down
Tab / Shift+Tab	Indent / Unindent Line

Snippets

Sublime Text supports code snippets for faster coding. Create custom snippets in Packages/User/. Snippets are XML files with <snippet> root element.

Snippet Example:

<snippet>
  <content><![CDATA[
for (int i = 0; i < ${1:array}.length; i++) {
  ${2://TODO}
}
]]></content>
  <tabTrigger>fori</tabTrigger>
  <description>For Loop</description>
  <scope>source.java</scope>
</snippet>

View & Configuration

View Settings

Ctrl+Shift+P	Open Command Palette
Command Palette > `Set Syntax: [Language]`	Change Syntax Highlighting
Command Palette > `View: Toggle Side Bar`	Toggle Sidebar Visibility
Command Palette > `View: Toggle Minimap`	Toggle Minimap Visibility
Command Palette > `View: Toggle Console`	Toggle Console Visibility

Configuration Files

Sublime Text settings are stored in JSON files. You can access them via Preferences > Settings.

Preferences.sublime-settings: Global settings.
Preferences (Platform).sublime-settings: Platform-specific settings (e.g., Preferences (Windows).sublime-settings).
Project-specific settings are stored in .sublime-project files.

Example:

{
  "theme": "ayu-dark.sublime-theme",
  "font_size": 14,
  "color_scheme": "Packages/Color Scheme - Default/Monokai.tmTheme"
}

Panels

Alt+Shift+1	Single Panel Layout
Alt+Shift+2	Two Column Layout
Alt+Shift+8	Four Panel Layout
Ctrl+K, Ctrl+B	Toggle Side Bar