Windows keyboard shortcuts
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. |
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. |