DefaultKeyBinding.dict file (~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict) for Mac OS X, created by [Brett Terpstra][]
and based heavily on work done by Lri. Please note that these bindings won't work in all applications: TextWrangler
and TextMate, for example, override these with their own settings.
Installation: Copy the DefaultKeyBinding.dict file to the ~/Library/KeyBindings/ directory (create KeyBindings
if it doesn't already exist). Any open applications will need to be re-started before the key bindings will take
effect --- or log out and log back in.
The repository includes a script to generate a Dash docset from your customized version of the file. See here for details.
Documentation (last updated 02/18/2022.)
Grouped items begin with the groups shortcut (if exists), followed by a subgroup (if exists) followed by the keys specified.
| General Commands | |
|---|---|
| Key | Function |
| βy | replace yank: command with yankAndSelect for use with the kill ring ( defaults write -g NSRepeatCountBinding -string βuβ defaults write -g NSTextKillRingSize -int 6) |
| ββ§u | Uppercase word |
| ββ₯u | Lowercase word |
| ββ₯t | Titlecase word |
| ββ₯β§u | Uppercase current paragraph |
| ββ₯β§t | titlecase paragraph |
| βw | delete word before cursor |
| β₯w | select word |
| β₯β§w | select word backward and modify selection |
| β₯β§s | select entire line/paragraph |
| β₯s | select from beginning of paragraph to last character |
| ββ₯β§s | select paragraph excluding leading/trailing whitespace (same as ^$@\UF701) |
| β₯d | delete line/paragraph |
| β₯y | copy paragraph |
| β₯x | cut paragraph |
| β₯p | paste paragraph below |
| β₯β§p | paste paragraph above |
| ββ§a | select to beginning of paragraph and copy |
| ββ§e | select to end of paragraph and copy |
| β₯q | cut to beginning of paragraph |
| β₯k | cut to end of paragraph |
| β₯o | blank line after current |
| β₯β§o | blank line before current |
| βββ | Move line up |
| βββ | Move line down |
| βββ | Indent line |
| βββ | Outdent line (one tab or char) |
| ββ§ββ | Full outdent - Deletes all leading space of line/paragraph (updated) ( Control-shift-command-left arrow) |
| ββ§ββ | Delete trailing space ( Control-shift-command-right arrow) |
| βββ§β | Delete leading and trailing whitespace for paragraph ( Control-shift-command-up arrow) |
| βββ§β | Select paragraph without leading or trailing whitespace ( Control-shift-command-down arrow) |
| ββ₯β§β | modify selection up by paragraph (Control Option Shift Up) ( Control-option-shift-up arrow) |
| ββ₯β§β | modify selection down by paragraph (Control Option Shift Down) ( Control-option-shift-down arrow) |
| ββ₯β§β | modify selection left by word ( Control-option-shift-left arrow) |
| ββ₯β§β | modify selection right by word ( Control-option-shift-right arrow) |
| ββ₯ββ | Move to first Alphanumeric character of line ( Control-option-up arrow) |
| ββ₯β | Move to first non-whitespace character of line |
| ββ₯β§β | Select to first word of paragraph modifying selection |
| ββ₯β§β | Select to end of paragraph modifying selection |
| β₯ββ | Move to last non-whitespace character of paragraph |
| ββ₯β | Move to end of paragraph and delete trailing whitespace |
| ββ© | TextMate Command-Return (Command Return) |
| ββ§β© | Insert blank line above paragraph (Command Shift Return) |
| β§β₯β£ | Insert space and uppercase next character (Shift-Option-Space) |
| ββ§β£ | Uppercase next character (Control-Shift-Space) |
| β§β£ | Move cursor forward with spacebar (shift-space) |
| ββ₯_ | hyphenate next space and move to next word ( this will kill non alphanumeric symbols and punctuation, use only on words) |
| β₯1 | bookmark |
| β₯2 | jump to bookmark |
| β₯ββ© | Continue a list item with indentation and include the same delimiter ( Command Option Return) |
| β§β₯ | remove one tab (or character) from start of line (outdent) ( Shift Tab) |
| ββ₯b | bold selection (Markdown) |
| ββ₯i | italicize selection (Markdown) |
| ββ₯` | backtick selection (Markdown) |
| βββ© | break line with double space (Markdown) ( Control-Command-Return) |
| ββ₯= | increase markdown header level |
| ββ₯- | decrease markdown header level |
| ββ₯> | increase blockquote header level |
| ββ₯< | decrease blockquote level |
| β< | Make selected text into paired HTML tag. Allows attributes, only dupes first word into closing tag (caveat: overwrites your pasteboard) |
| β₯r | repeat character before cursor |
| ββ§β¦ | Forward delete to end of paragraph |
| ββ§β« | Delete to beginning of paragraph ( Command-shift-delete) |
| ββ₯7 | Right mouse click (useless, doesnβt maintain cursor position) |
| ββ₯β§s | Real, honest-to-goodnes Save Asβ¦ |
| multiβstroke casing commands (ββ₯c) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ββ₯c | c | snake_case to camelCase (delete forward and capitalize) | |
| ββ₯c | s | snake_case word break | |
| Commenting commands (ββc) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ββc | / | comment with β//β | |
| ββc | Β | comment with β#β | |
| ββc | ! | HTML commenting | |
| ββc | * | Css Commenting | |
| Multiβstroke Markdown commands (ββw) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ββw | β | force carriage return in text field | |
| ββw | β₯ | force tab in text field | |
| ββw | [ | insert reference link [selection][[cursor]] |
|
| ββw | ] | insert reference [selection]: [cursor] |
|
| ββw | ` | Fence code | |
| ββw | + | Unordered list item with + | |
| ββw | - | Unordered list item with - | |
| ββw | * | Unordered list item with * | |
| ββw | 8 | convert current numbered list item to bullet, handles indentation | |
| ββw | 1 | convert current bullet list item to numbered | |
| Headlines (removes leading whitespace after inserting hashmarks) (h) | |||
| ββw | h | 1 | # |
| ββw | h | 2 | ## |
| ββw | h | 3 | ### |
| ββw | h | 4 | #### |
| ββw | h | 5 | ##### |
| ββw | h | 6 | ###### |
| Markdown link (l) | |||
| ββw | l | t | create a link for selected text, cursor between () [selected text]([cursor]) ( links without selected text first, these can produce a mess using multiple clipboards make a text selection before you run them) |
| ββw | l | c | create a link for selected text, inserting clipboard as url [[cursor]selected text](clipboard contents) |
| ββw | s | SearchLink Basic Link | |
| Link as image (i) | |||
| ββw | i | t | same as lt, but with image syntax  |
| ββw | i | c | same as lc, but with image syntax  |
| ββw | i | d | same as lc, but with image syntax and β+β for Droplr links  |
| Reference links (:) | |||
| ββw | : | t | create a reference from selected text |
| ββw | : | c | create a reference from selected text, clipboard as url |
| HTML commands (ββe) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ββe | = | =β[cursor]β | |
| ββe | e | entity &[cursor]; | |
| ββe | / | https:// | |
| ββe | t | Make previous word into paired HTML tag | |
| HTML Links (a) | |||
| ββe | a | t | Insert HTML link for selected text, leave cursor in the href with βhttps://β selected |
| ββe | a | c | Insert HTML link with clipboard as href |
| HTML Image (i) | |||
| ββe | i | t | Insert image tag, any selected text is alt text, leave cursor in src attribute |
| ββe | i | c | Insert image tag, clipboard as src, any selected text as alt, leave cursor at beginning of alt attribute |
| Surround commands (ββs) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ββs | ( | wrap () with spaces | |
| ββs | ) | wrap () no spaces | |
| ββs | [ | wrap [] with spaces | |
| ββs | ] | wrap [] no spaces | |
| ββs | { | wrap {} with spaces | |
| ββs | } | wrap {} no spaces | |
| ββs | < | wrap <> with spaces | |
| ββs | > | wrap <> no spaces | |
| ββs | ' | wrap single quotes | |
| ββs | ` | wrap backticks | |
| Jekyll Shortcuts (ββj) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ββj | p | Pullquote Liquid Tag | |
| ββj | r | Raw Liquid Tag | |
| ββj | β§r | Raw Tag for entire paragraph | |
| TaskPaper Tags (ββt) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ββt | d | @done | |
| ββt | p | @priority() | |
| ββt | n | @na | |
| ββt | t | @today | |
| SearchLink commands (ββg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ββg | g | SearchLink Syntax: Google | |
| ββg | β§a | SearchLink Syntax: Amazon | |
| Apple (a) | |||
| ββg | a | i | SearchLink Syntax: iOS App |
| ββg | a | m | SearchLink Syntax: Mac App Store |
| ββg | s | SearchLink Syntax: Software | |
| ββg | m | SearchLink Syntax: IMDB | |
| ββg | b | SearchLink Syntax: BrettTerpstra.com | |
| ββg | p | SearchLink Syntax: BrettTerpstra.com Projects | |
| ββg | t | SearchLink Syntax: Twitter User | |
This documentation is generated automatically from the comments and commands in the DefaultKeyBinding.dict file. The script document_keybindings.rb is free for use, but it's specifically designed for use with my formatting in the bindings plist (i.e. it's a little finicky).