Windows keyboard shortcuts

Use keyboard shortcuts in Unity Version Control.

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Use keyboard shortcuts in the Unity Version Control (UVCS) desktop application.

Main actions

Shortcut	Actions
Ctrl + F	Open a search dialog or set the focus to the search text box.
Ctrl + P	Open the main Permissions window related to the selected object.
F2	Rename a selected object (repository, workspace, item, branch, label, attribute, sync view).
F5	Refresh a view.
Del	Delete the selected object.

Items

Select a specific item to use the following shortcuts.

Shortcut	Actions
Ctrl + H	Show the History view of a selected item from the Workspace Explorer. Show the History view of a selected item from the Pending changes view. Show the History view of a selected item from the Diff window.
Ctrl + T	Show the history of a selected item from the Workspace Explorer as a 2D revision tree. Show the history of a selected item from the Pending changes view as a 2D revision tree. Show the history of a selected item from the Diff window as a 2D revision tree.
Ctrl + O	Run a checkout.
Ctrl + I	Execute a checkin.
[customizable]	The user can specify custom shortcuts for the defined Open with action.
Ctrl + X	Cut the selected item from the Workspace Explorer.
Ctrl + V	Paste a cut item from the Workspace Explorer. Focus an item in the Workspace Explorer if you have copied the item path in the clipboard.

Branches

Create a new branch.

Shortcut	Actions
Ctrl + N	Create a new branch from the Branches view. Create a new branch from the Branch Explorer view.

Differences

Open diffs of items.

Shortcut	Actions
Ctrl + D	Diff the selected item with its previous revision from the Workspace Explorer. Diff the selected item with its previous revision from the Pending Changes view. Diff the selected item with its previous revision from the Diff window in an external window. Show the selected changeset differences from the Changesets view. Show the selected branch differences from the Branches view. Show the selected branch differences from the Branch Explorer view.
Ctrl + Shift + D	Diff two selected items from the Workspace Explorer. Diff two selected changesets from the Changesets view. Diff two selected changesets from the Branch Explorer view. Diff two selected revisions from the History view. Diff the selected revision with another revision on the History view. Diff the selected branch with another branch on the Branch Explorer view. Diff the selected branch with another branch on the Branches view.

Shortcut

Actions

Ctrl + D

Diff the selected item with its previous revision from the Workspace Explorer.
Diff the selected item with its previous revision from the Pending Changes view.
Diff the selected item with its previous revision from the Diff window in an external window.
Show the selected changeset differences from the Changesets view.
Show the selected branch differences from the Branches view.
Show the selected branch differences from the Branch Explorer view.

Ctrl + Shift + D

Diff two selected items from the Workspace Explorer.
Diff two selected changesets from the Changesets view.
Diff two selected changesets from the Branch Explorer view.
Diff two selected revisions from the History view.
Diff the selected revision with another revision on the History view.
Diff the selected branch with another branch on the Branch Explorer view.
Diff the selected branch with another branch on the Branches view.

3 way merge

Navigate the 3 wway merge tool.

Shortcut	Actions
Ctrl + 1	Select/deselect the source contributor.
Ctrl + 2	Select/deselect the base contributor.
Ctrl + 3	Select/deselect the destination contributor.
Ctrl + Shift + -	Go to the first change or conflict block.
Ctrl + -	Go to the previous change or conflict block.
Ctrl + +	Go to the next change or conflict block.
Ctrl + Shift + +	Go to the last change or conflict block.
Ctrl + PageUp	Go to the previous non-automatic conflict.
Ctrl + PageDown	Go to the next non-automatic conflict.

Diff window

Navigate the diff tool window.

Shortcut	Actions
Ctrl + Shift + F	Open the find in files dialog.
Ctrl + Shift + -	Go to the first file.
Ctrl + -	Go to the previous file.
Ctrl + +	Go to the next file.
Ctrl + Shift + +	Go to the last file.
Ctrl + Shift + N	Go to the first difference.
Ctrl + N	Go to the previous difference.
Ctrl + M	Go to the next difference.
Ctrl + Shift + M	Go to the last difference.

Text diff panel in the Diff window

Use the text diff panel and edit the contents.

Shortcut	Actions
Ctrl + S	Save changes in the editable diff view.
Ctrl + Click	Run a Diff changed code action.

Clipboard, undo, and edit actions

Shortcut	Actions
Ctrl + C	Copy to clipboard.
Ctrl + Insert	Copy to clipboard.
Ctrl + X	Cut to clipboard.
Shift + Del	Cut to clipboard.
Ctrl + L	Cut line to clipboard.
Ctrl + V	Paste from clipboard.
Shift + Insert	Paste from clipboard.
Ctrl + Y	Redo.
Ctrl + Shift + Z	Redo.
Ctrl + Z	Undo.

Delete edit actions

Shortcut	Actions
Backspace	Backspace.
Shift + Backspace	Backspace.
Ctrl + Backspace	Backspace to previous word.
Del	Delete.
Ctrl + Shift + L	Delete line.
Ctrl + Del	Delete to next word.

Insertion edit actions

Shortcut	Actions
Enter	Insert line break.
Shift + Enter	Insert line break.
Ctrl + Enter	Open line above.
Ctrl + Shift + Enter	Open line below.

IntelliPrompt edit actions

Shortcut	Actions
Ctrl + Space	Request intelli prompt auto complete.
Ctrl + Shift + Space	Request intelli prompt parameter info session.

Miscellaneous edit actions

Shortcut	Actions
Ctrl + I	Incremental search.
Tab	Insert tab stop or indent.
Ctrl + U	Make lowercase.
Ctrl + Shift + U	Make uppercase.
Shift + Tab	Remove tab stop or outdent.
Ctrl + Shift + I	Reverse incremental search.
Insert	Toggle overwrite mode.
Ctrl + T	Transpose characters.
Ctrl + Shift + T	Transpose words.
Shift + Alt + T	Transpose lines.
Alt + ArrowUp	Move selected lines up.
Alt + ArrowDown	Move selected lines down.

Movement edit actions

Shortcut	Actions
ArrowDown	Move down.
ArrowUp	Move up.
ArrowLeft	Move left.
ArrowRight	Move right.
Ctrl + ArrowLeft	Move to previous word.
Ctrl + ArrowRight	Move to next word.
Home	Move to line start.
End	Move to line end.
Ctrl + Home	Move to document start.
Ctrl + End	Move to document end.
PageUp	Move page up.
PageDown	Move page down.
Ctrl + PageUp	Move to visible top.
Ctrl + PageDown	Move to visible bottom.
Ctrl + ]	Move to matching bracket.

Scroll edit actions

Shortcut	Actions
Ctrl + ArrowDown	Scroll down.
Ctrl + ArrowUp	Scroll up.

Selection edit actions

Shortcut	Actions
Ctrl + Num-	Code block selection contract.
Ctrl + Num+	Code block selection expand.
Escape	Collapse selection.
Shift + ArrowDown	Select down.
Shift + ArrowUp	Select up.
Shift + ArrowLeft	Select left.
Shift + ArrowRight	Select right.
Ctrl + Shift + ArrowLeft	Select to previous word.
Ctrl + Shift + ArrowRight	Select block to next word.
Shift + Home	Select to line start.
Shift + End	Select to line end.
Ctrl + Shift + Home	Select to document start.
Ctrl + Shift + End	Select to document end.
Shift + PageUp	Select page up.
Shift + PageDown	Select page down.
Ctrl + Shift + PageUp	Select to visible top.
Ctrl + Shift + PageDown	Select to visible bottom.
Ctrl + A	Select all.
Ctrl + Shift + W	Select word.
Ctrl + Shift + ]	Select to matching bracket.
Shift + Alt + ArrowDown	Select block down.
Shift + Alt + ArrowUp	Select block up.
Shift + Alt + ArrowLeft	Select block left.
Shift + Alt + ArrowRight	Select block right.
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + ArrowLeft	Select block to previous word.
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + ArrowRight	Select block to next word.