Eclipse IDE Keyboard Shortcuts

All 41 Eclipse IDE keyboard shortcuts in one place, so you can develop java and plugins faster

Eclipse IDE is a code editors & IDEs application developed by Eclipse Foundation. It lets users develop java and plugins with a professional-grade toolset.

Learning keyboard shortcuts in Eclipse IDE can dramatically speed up repetitive tasks and free you to focus on the creative work that matters.

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General 4 shortcuts

Go to quick access search

Cmd +3 Ctrl +3 Ctrl +3

Show all available views

Shift +Cmd +Q Alt +Shift +Q Alt +Shift +Q

Find/replace in the current file

Cmd +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F

Find/replace in current file, project, or workspace

Cmd +H Ctrl +H Ctrl +H

Navigate and understand your code 4 shortcuts

Show Javadoc for the selected element

F2 F2 F2

Go to the declaration of the selected symbol

F3 F3 F3

Go to the declaration of the selected symbol

Cmd +Left Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left

Show selected symbol in the “Type Hierarchy” view

F4 F4 F4

Search your code 7 shortcuts

Open dialog to search resources

Shift +Cmd +R Ctrl +Shift +R Ctrl +Shift +R

Open dialog to search for a type

Shift +Cmd +T Ctrl +Shift +T Ctrl +Shift +T

Open selected callable symbol in the “Call Hierarchy” view

Shift +Cmd +H Ctrl +Alt +H Ctrl +Alt +H

Search workspace for all references to the symbol

Shift +Cmd +G Ctrl +G Ctrl +G

Go to a line number

Cmd +L Ctrl +L Ctrl +L

Jump to next occurrence, warning or error

Cmd +. Ctrl +. Ctrl +.

Jump to previous occurrence, warning or error

Cmd +, Ctrl +, Ctrl +,

Select your code 4 shortcuts

Expand selection to containing code block

Opt +Shift +Up Alt +Shift +Up Alt +Shift +Up

Reduce previously expanded selection by one step

Opt +Shift +Down Alt +Shift +Down Alt +Shift +Down

Expand selection to next statement

Opt +Shift +Right Alt +Shift +Right Alt +Shift +Right

Expand selection to previous statement

Opt +Shift +Left Alt +Shift +Left Alt +Shift +Left

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Edit your code 14 shortcuts

Delete line at cursor position

Cmd +D Ctrl +D Ctrl +D

Move current line one line above or one line below

Opt +Up Alt +Up Alt +Up

Move current line one line above or one line below

Opt +Down Alt +Down Alt +Down

Zoom in/out in text editor

Cmd ++ Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++

Zoom in/out in text editor

Cmd +- Ctrl +- Ctrl +-

Open content assist dialog

Cmd +Space Ctrl +Space Ctrl +Space

Toggle block / column selection

Opt +Shift +A Alt +Shift +A Alt +Shift +A

Rename

Opt +Shift +R Alt +Shift +R Alt +Shift +R

Show advanced editing operations

Opt +Shift +S Alt +Shift +S Alt +Shift +S

Show available refactoring operations

Opt +Shift +T Alt +Shift +T Alt +Shift +T

Show all possible fixes for a problem

Cmd +1 Ctrl +1 Ctrl +1

Toggle comment on selected lines

Cmd +/ Ctrl +/ Ctrl +/

Add block comment

Shift +Cmd +/ Ctrl +Shift +/ Ctrl +Shift +/

Remove block comment

Shift +Cmd +\ Ctrl +Shift +\ Ctrl +Shift +\

Build, Run and Debug your code 8 shortcuts

Build all workspace projects

Cmd +B Ctrl +B Ctrl +B

Run last application launched

Cmd +F11 Ctrl +F11 Ctrl +F11

Debug last application launched

F11 F11 F11

Step into (in debug mode)

F5 F5 F5

Step over i.e., go to next line (in debug mode)

F6 F6 F6

Step return i.e., go back to caller (in debug mode)

F7 F7 F7

Resume i.e., continue execution until next breakpoint (in debug mode)

F8 F8 F8

Inspect, i.e., show selected expression value (in debug mode)

Shift +Cmd +I Ctrl +Shift +I Ctrl +Shift +I

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