Micro editor on terminal
👤 SUVANKAR SARKAR •
📅 April 5, 2026 •
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• 🔄 Updated May 15, 2026
editor
terminal
File Operations
`Ctrl + S`: Save the current file.
`Ctrl + Q`: Quit the editor (closes the current file/tab; quits the program if it is the last open item).
`Ctrl + O`: Open a file (prompts for a filename).
Editing
`Ctrl + C`: Copy selected text.
`Ctrl + X`: Cut selected text.
`Ctrl + V`: Paste copied text.
`Ctrl + Z`: Undo the last action.
`Ctrl + Y`: Redo an action.
`Ctrl + K`: Cut the entire current line.
`Ctrl + A`: Select all text in the current buffer.
`Tab` **/** `Shift + Tab`: Indent/unindent selected text or current line.
Navigation and Search
`Ctrl + F`: Start a search (opens a prompt at the bottom).
`Ctrl + N`: Go to the next search match.
`Ctrl + P`: Go to the previous search match.
`Ctrl + L`: Jump to a specific line number.
**Arrow keys /** `Page Up` **/** `Page Down`: Move the cursor or view.
Advanced and Other
`Ctrl + E`: Open the command bar (allows running editor commands, e.g., `> saveas [filename]`, `> hsplit [filename]`).
`Ctrl + G`: Open the built-in help documentation.
`Ctrl + T`: Open a new tab.
`Ctrl + W`: Cycle between splits/windows in the current tab.
~/.config/micro/bindings.json
```
{
“Alt-/”: “lua:comment.comment”,
“Alt-o”: “command:tree”,
“Alt-d”: “command:definition”,
“Alt-f”: “command:format”,
“Alt-k”: “command:hover”,
“Alt-r”: “command:references”,
“CtrlSpace”: “command:lspcompletion”,
“CtrlUnderscore”: “lua:comment.comment”,
“F5”: "lua:wc.wordCount",
“F6”: "command-edit:gorename ",
“Alt-q”: “command:set wordwrap off,command:set softwrap off”,
“Alt-w”: “command:set wordwrap on,command:set softwrap on”
}
```