JetBrainsShortcuts.md

JetBrains Shortcuts

Prerequisites: install jetbrains toolbox - use it to install IntelliJ (need ultimate edition for remote debugging; requires a license)

IntelliJ Community vs Ultimate

Full comparison. The main advantages of Ultimate:

• Has all the functionality of DataGrip (SQL)
• Has plugins for Ruby, Go, PHP, Node.js, Angular, React, and more
• Supports Coffee/Type/Javascript
• Settings sync via JetBrains account

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All shortcuts here are from my personal keymap, that was adapted from the Mac OS X 10.5+ keymap. Search for the Action name in your own keymap (Preferences --> Keymap).

For shortcuts, option == alt in Mac (it's the Windows ⊞ key on most non-Mac keyboards. The order of the modifier keys is -> ctrl option cmd.

Search

Command	Action	Notes
cmd + shift + a	Find action	Fuzzy search
cmd + shift + f	Find in path	Fuzzy + regex + limit scope (default is everything)
cmd + enter	Open in Find window	Open/close window with cmd + 3
shift * 2	Find anything	Fuzzy search
cmd + e	Recent files	List of recently closed files
cmd + e + e	Recently changed files	List of recently edited files
cmd + shift + e	Recently locations	Recently edited locations in files

Navigation

Between parts of the IDE

Command	Action	Notes
ctrl + tab	Switcher	Learn the shortcuts
cmd + number/letter	Open/close tool window	See full list in the Switcher
shift + esc	Hide active tool window	Needs to be in focus
option + F1 -> enter	Scroll to file in project browser	Current file in focus

In code

Command	Action	Notes
cmd + b	Go to declaration	Cursor on function usage
cmd + b	Usages quick list	Cursor on function declaration
cmd + F7	Find usages	Cursor on function declaration/usage
cmd + F12	File Structure	Fuzzy search works here
cmd + shift + left	Navigate back	In same file, or different files
cmd + shift + right	Navigate forward	In same file, or different files
ctrl + option + down	Go to next usage	Cursor on code element
ctrl + option + up	Go to previous usage	Cursor on code element
cmd + F3	Find word at caret	Will select the word after the caret
F3	Find next word	After cmd + F3
shift + F3	Find previous word	After cmd + F3

Editing

Multiple selection + editing

Command	Action	Notes
cmd + d/j	Add selection for Next Occurrence	After selecting a word
cmd + shift + d/j	Unselect Occurrence
cmd + shift + i	Column selection mode	Multiple cursors

Refactoring

Command	Action	Notes
shift + F6	Refactor --> Rename	Cursor on code element (e.g. var/function)
F6	Refactor --> Move	Cursor on code element (e.g. method)
cmd + option + t	Surround with	Opens a list of options
cmd + option + v	Extract --> Variable	After selecting a piece of code

Folding elements

Command	Action	Notes
cmd + shift + +	Expand all
cmd + shift + -	Collapse all
cmd + +	Expand block
cmd + -	Collapse block
cmd + option + +	Expand recursively	Completely expand a single block

Tip

Surround parts of code with custom regions to help with expanding/collapsing large files (cmd + option + t -> region..endregion Comments).

Debugging

Run/Debug code

Command	Action	Notes
ctrl + shift + r	Run current file	Creates a Run/Debug Configuration
ctrl + shift + F9	Debug current file	Creates a Run/Debug Configuration
cmd + F10	Edit Run/Debug configurations
shift + F10	Run with current configurations	With currently selected config
shift + F9	Debug with current configurations	With currently selected config
cmd + 4	See Run output	Only after first time
cmd + 5	See Debug output	Only after first time

During debug

Command	Action	Notes
F7	Step into
F8	Step over
shift + F8	Step out	Runs until the end of current block
F9	Resume run	Runs until next breakpoint
option + F9	Run to cursor	Runs until the line with the cursor
cmd + F8	Set breakpoint on current line
cmd + F2	Stop debug/run
option + F8	Evaluate expression	Currently selected in editor

Debug extras

• Navigate debug stack
• Watch variables during debug
• Conditional breakpoints

Remote debugging (in Python)

• Install pydevd (where the code runs!) with pip install pydevd
• Create remote debugger in PyCharm/Intellij
  • Go to configurations cmd + F10
  • New configuration cmd + N
  • Choose "Python Remote Debug"
  • Choose the local IP as it would be accessible from the remote code
• Add a breakpoint in the remote code by adding:

import pydevd; pydevd.settrace('<LOCAL_IP>', port=53100, stdoutToServer=True, stderrToServer=True, suspend=True)

• Start the remote debugger in PyCharm/Intellij
• Run the remote code

Appearance

• Theme - install via a plugin (e.g. Material Theme UI )
• Color scheme - import from a file, from a plugin + customize!
  • Get mine here!
  • Browse other ones here.
• Font - my favorite is Ayuthaya
• Presentation mode.

Plugins

Language plugins

• Python
• Bash
• Kotlin
• Markdown
• Ruby
• Clojure

Other plugins

• Key Promoter X (learn JetBrains shortcuts)

VCS (GitHub)

Command	Action	Notes
ctrl + k	Commit changes	Opens window with all the changes
ctrl + shift + k	Push commits	Shows all relevant repos
ctrl + d	Show diff	When in commit window and have file selected
F7	Next diff	When showing diffs
shift + F7	Previous diff	When showing diffs
No default shortcut	Resolve conflicts	Diff view during merge conflicts
cmd + alt + z	Revert changes	Revert changes to latest from version control

Other

• Syncing settings (manual vs account vs GitHub repo)
• Editing KeyMap
• Project settings (modules/sdks/dependencies)
• DB settings
• Scratches
• Clipboard manager - cmd + shift + v

couple of suggestions I think might be useful:
cmd + shift + backspace - go to last edited location
cmd + e + e - recently changed files
cmd + shift + e - recent locations (new feature)
cmd + alt + z - revert to code block/file to latest from version control

Also, if you get used to navigate files using cmd + e, cmd + e + e, cmd + alt + arrows you might want to switch off tabs completely

Thanks @alexxv! I incorporated some of those in the file.

A few more random ones you might find useful:

cmd + shift + up/down - move code section (e.g. function) above/below same-scope element (e.g. reverse order of functions in file)
cmd + H - hierarchy of classes (mostly useful in java/kotlin)

cmd + F12 which you've mentioned is AFAIK "find method" in Java; you also have cmd + N for finding a class, and cmd + shift + N for finding a file, personally to navigate I mostly use these two.

Also might worth mentioning some various code insertion hotkeys (getters, overrides, ..)
Also, for the remote debug statement --> I have it under a snippet, so basically when I write "debug" then click Tab it just autocompletes it, makes things simpler.