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Commands Reference for the AWS Cloud9 Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Following is a list of default commands in the AWS Cloud9 IDE.

To run a command in the AWS Cloud9 IDE:

1. Choose the Go button (magnifying glass) to display the Go window. If the Go button is not visible, choose Window, Go on the menu bar.

2. In the Go to Anything box, type a dot (.) followed by the name of the command.

3. Do one of the following in the list of matching commands:

   • Choose the command to run.

   • Use your up and down arrow keys to choose a command, and then press Enter to run the chosen command.

Command	Description
addCursorAbove	Add a cursor one line above the active cursor, or if a cursor is already added, add another cursor above that one
addCursorAboveSkipCurrent	Add a second cursor one line above the active cursor, or if a second cursor is already added, move the second cursor up one line
addCursorBelow	Add a cursor one line below the active cursor, or if a cursor is already added, add another cursor below that one
addCursorBelowSkipCurrent	Add a second cursor one line below the active cursor, or if a second cursor is already added, move the second cursor down one line
addfavorite	Add the selected file or folder to the Favorites list in the Environment window
addwatchfromselection	Add the selection as a watch expression
alignCursors	Move all cursors to the same space as the active cursor on each of their lines, if they are misaligned
aws-panel	Show the AWS Resources window
backspace	Backspace one space
blockindent	Indent the selection one tab
blockoutdent	Outdent the selection one tab
build	Build the current file
cancelBrowserAction	Cancel various built-in web browser key bindings that can be annoying if triggered accidentally
cancelBrowserUndoInAce	Control whether focus can be switched from the editor to somewhere else in the IDE
centerselection	Center the selection
clearcut	Remove the cut selection from the clipboard
clearterm	Clear the buffer in the Terminal pane
clonetab	Create a copy of the current tab in a new tab
closeallbutme	Close all open tabs in the current pane, except the current tab
closealltabs	Close all open tabs in all panes
closealltotheleft	Close all tabs to the left of the current tab
closealltotheright	Close all tabs to the right of the current tab
closepane	Close the current pane
closetab	Close the current tab
complete	Show the code completion context menu
completeoverwrite	Code complete, and then overwrite
convertIndentation	Convert between tabs and spaces in the editor
copy	Copy the selection to the clipboard
copyFilePath	Copy the full path of the current file to the clipboard
copylinesdown	Copy the contents of the line, and paste the copied contents one line down
copylinesup	Copy the contents of the line, and paste the copied contents one line up
cut	Cut the selection to the clipboard
cut_or_delete	Cut the selection to the clipboard, or delete to the right if the selection is empty
del	Delete one space
detectIndentation	Detect the indentation type (spaces or tabs) and length, based on the document's contents
duplicateSelection	Copy the contents of the selection, and paste the copied contents immediately after the selection
emmet_decrement_number_by_01	Decrease the selected number by 0.1, if it is a number
emmet_decrement_number_by_1	Decrease the selected number by 1, if is a number
emmet_decrement_number_by_10	Decrease the selected number by 10, if is a number
emmet_evaluate_math_expression	Evaluate a simple math expression (such as 2*4 or 10/2), and output its result
emmet_expand_abbreviation	Expand CSS-like abbreviations into HTML, XML, or CSS code, depending on the current file's syntax
emmet_expand_abbreviation_with_tab	Traverse expanded CSS-like abbreviations, by tab stop
emmet_increment_number_by_01	Increase the selected number by 0.1, if it is a number
emmet_increment_number_by_1	Increase the selected number by 1, if it is a number
emmet_increment_number_by_10	Increase the selected number by 10, if it is a number
emmet_match_pair_inward	Shrink the selection to the next inner set of matching tags
emmet_match_pair_outward	Expand the selection to include the next outer set of matching tags
emmet_matching_pair	Go between the opening and closing tag, if the selection is a tag
emmet_next_edit_point	Go to the next tag, empty attribute, or newline with indentation
emmet_prev_edit_point	Go to the previous tag, empty attribute, or newline with indentation
emmet_reflect_css_value	Copy the selected CSS property into all matching variations, if the selection is a CSS property
emmet_remove_tag	Delete the selected tag, if the selection is a tag
emmet_select_next_item	Go to the next editable code part
emmet_select_previous_item	Go to the previous editable code part
emmet_split_join_tag	If the selection is an empty tag, replace it with an opening and closing tag pair; if the tag has an opening and closing tag pair, replace it with an empty tag
emmet_toggle_comment	Add comment characters to the current line, or remove them if they are there
emmet_wrap_with_abbreviation	Expand an abbreviation, and then place the selection within the last element of the generated snippet
expandSnippet	Expand code, where applicable
expandtoline	Include the current line's contents in the selection
expandToMatching	Include up to the next matching symbol in the selection
find	Show the find and replace bar for the current document
findAll	Select all find matches in the current document
findnext	Go to the next match in the current document for the find query you entered last
findprevious	Go to the previous match in the current document for the find query you entered last
findReferences	Display all known references to the symbol at the insertion point in the active file in the editor
focusTree	Open the Environment window, and then make the list of files active
fold	Fold the selected code; if a folded unit is selected, unfold it
foldall	Fold all possibly foldable elements
foldOther	Fold all possibly foldable elements, except for the selection scope
forceToggleTimeslider	Show the File Revision History pane, or hide if shown
formatcode	Reformat the selected JavaScript code
formatprefs	Open the Project Settings section of the Preferences tab to programming language settings
foursplit	Display a four-pane layout
gethelp	Display the AWS Discussion Forum for AWS Cloud9
gitcloneterminal	Run the git clone command in a new terminal session
golinedown	Go down one line
golineup	Go up one line
gotoanything	Show the Go window in Go to Anything mode
gotocommand	Show the Go window in Go to Command mode
gotoend	Go to the end of the file
gotofile	Show the Go window in Go to File mode.
gotoleft	Go left one space
gotoline	Show the go to line box
gotolineend	Go to the end of the current line
gotolinestart	Go to the start of the current line
goToNextError	Go to the next error
gotopagedown	Go down one page
gotopageup	Go up one page
gotopanedown	Go one pane down
gotopaneleft	Go one pane left
gotopaneright	Go one pane right
gotopaneup	Go one pane up
goToPreviousError	Go to the previous error
gotoright	Go right one space
gotostart	Go to the start of the file
gotosymbol	Show the Go window in Go to Symbol mode.
gototableft	Go one tab left
gototabright	Go one tab right
gotowordleft	Go one word to the left
gotowordright	Go one word to the right
hideGotoLine	Hide the go to line box, if it is showing
hidesearchreplace	Hide the find and replace bar, if it is showing
hsplit	Split the current pane into two columns, and then move the current tab to the new column
indent	Indent the selection one tab
insertstring	Insert a string of text while typing or pasting
inserttext	Insert text while typing or pasting
invertSelection	Select everything other than the selection
joinlines	Remove all line breaks from the current selection
jumptodef	Go to the definition of the variable or function at the cursor
jumptomatching	Go to the matching symbol in the current scope
lambdaConvertFunction	Show the Convert to SAM dialog box
lambdaCreateFunction	Show the Create serverless application dialog box
lambdaImportFunction	If a remote AWS Lambda function is selected in the Lambda section of the AWS Resources window, attempts to import the function into the IDE as a local function
lambdaLinkToCFStack	Show the Link application to CloudFormation stack dialog box
lambdaRefreshFunctionsList	Refreshes the Lambda section of the AWS Resources window if shown
lambdaUploadFunction	If a local Lambda function is selected in the Lambda section of the AWS Resources window, attempts to upload the function to Lambda as a remote function
largerfont	Increase the font size
maximizeconsole	Expand the console to cover the entire IDE
modifyNumberDown	Decrease the number to the left of the cursor by 1, if it is a number
modifyNumberUp	Increase the number to the left of the cursor by 1, if it is a number
movelinesdown	Move selection down one line
movelinesup	Move selection up one line
movetabdown	Move the current tab down one pane, or if the tab is already at the very bottom, create a split tab there
movetableft	Move the current tab left, or if the tab is already at the far left, create a split tab there
movetabright	Move the current tab right, or if the tab is already at the far right, create a split tab there
movetabup	Move the current tab up one pane, or if the tab is already at very top, create a split tab there
newEnvironment	Show the Create new environment wizard in the AWS Cloud9 console
newfile	Create a new file
newfolder	Create a new folder relative to the selection in the Environment window
nextpane	Go to the next pane
nexttab	Go to the next tab
nosplit	Combine all split panes into a single pane
opencoverageview	Show the Code Coverage tab
openpreferences	Show the Preferences tab
opentermhere	Open a Terminal tab, and then switch to the parent folder of the selected file in the list of files
openterminal	Open a new Terminal tab
outdent	Outdent the selection one tab
outline	Show the Outline window
overwrite	Turn on overwrite mode, or if on, turn off
pagedown	Go down one page
pageup	Go up one page
passKeysToBrowser	Enable keys to be handled by the web browser
paste	Paste the clipboard's current contents at the cursor
preview	Show the preview pane
previouspane	Go to the previous pane
previoustab	Go to the previous tab
quickfix	Show suggestions for fixing errors
redo	Redo the last action
refocusTab	Go back to the last tab
reloadpreview	Refresh the preview pane
removefavorite	Delete the item from the Favorites list, if the selection is a favorite
removeline	Delete the contents of the current line
removetolineend	Delete from the cursor to the end of the current line
removetolinestart	Delete from the beginning of the current line up to the cursor
removewordleft	Delete the word to the left of the cursor
removewordright	Delete the word to the right of the cursor
renameVar	Start a rename refactor for the selection
reopenLastTab	Open the last tab again
replace	Show the find and replace bar for the current document, with focus on the replace with expression
replaceall	Replace all matches for Find with Replace With in the find and replace bar for the current document
replacenext	Replace the next match for Find with Replace With in the find and replace bar for the current document
replaceprevious	Replace the previous match for Find with Replace With in the find and replace bar for the current document
replaymacro	Replay previously recorded keystrokes
rerunInitScript	Rerun your initialization script
restartc9	Restart the environment
resume	Resume the current paused process
revealtab	Show the current tab in the file tree
reverttosaved	Reset the current file to its last saved version
reverttosavedall	Reset each open file to its saved version
run	Run or debug the current application
runlast	Run or debug the last run file
save	Save the current file to disk
saveall	Save all unsaved files to disk
saveas	Save the current file to disk with a different file name
savePaneLayout	Save the current pane layout in the Window, Saved Layouts menu
savePaneLayoutAndCloseTabs	Save the current pane layout in the Window, Saved Layouts menu, and then close all open tabs
scrolldown	Scroll down in the current document
scrollup	Scroll up in the current document
searchinfiles	Show the find and replace bar for multiple files
selectall	Select all selectable content
selectdown	Include the next line down in the selection
selectleft	Include the next space to the left in the selection
selectlineend	Include the rest of the current line in the selection, starting from the cursor
selectlinestart	Include the beginning of the current line in the selection, up to the cursor
selectMoreAfter	Include more matching selections that are after the selection
selectMoreBefore	Include more matching selections that are before the selection
selectNextAfter	Include the next matching selection that is after the selection
selectNextBefore	Include the next matching selection that is before the selection
selectOrFindNext	Select or find the next matching selection
selectOrFindPrevious	Select or find the previous matching selection
selectpagedown	Include from the cursor down to the end of the current page in the selection
selectpageup	Include from the cursor up to the beginning of the current page in the selection
selectright	Include the next space to the right of the cursor in the selection
selecttoend	Include from the cursor down to the end of the current file in the selection
selecttolineend	Include from the cursor to the end of the current line in the selection
selecttolinestart	Include from the beginning of the current line to the cursor in the selection
selecttomatching	Include from the cursor to the next matching symbol in the current scope
selecttostart	Include from the cursor up to the beginning of the current file in the selection
selectup	Include the next line up in the selection
selectVar	Select all instances of the variable, if the selection is a variable
selectwordleft	Include the next word to the left of the cursor in the selection
selectwordright	Include the next word to the right of the cursor in the selection
setIndentation	Set the indentation type (spaces or tabs) and length
sharedialog	Show the Share this environment dialog box
showimmediate	Show the Immediate tab
showinstaller	Show the AWS Cloud9 Installer dialog box
showoutput	Show the Output tab
showprocesslist	Show the Process List dialog box
showSettingsMenu	Show the Preferences tab
singleSelection	Clear all previous selections
smallerfont	Decrease the font size
sortlines	If multiple lines are selected, rearrange them into a sorted order
splitIntoLines	Add a cursor at the end of the current line
splitline	Move the contents of the cursor to the end of the line, to its own line
stepinto	Step into the function that is next on the stack
stepout	Step out of the current function scope
stepover	Step over the current expression on the stack
stop	Stop running or debugging the current application
stopbuild	Stop building the current file
stripws	Remove whitespace from the end of each line
suspend	Suspend running or debugging the current application
switchterminal	Switch between the editor and the Terminal tab
syntax	Set the syntax type
tab0	Go to the tenth tab
tab1	Go to the first tab
tab2	Go to the second tab
tab3	Go to the third tab
tab4	Go to the fourth tab
tab5	Go to the fifth tab
tab6	Go to the sixth tab
tab7	Go to the seventh tab
tab8	Go to the eighth tab
tab9	Go to the ninth tab
term_detach	Detach clients attached to the Terminal pane
term_help	Show help for the Terminal pane
term_restart	Restart the Terminal pane
threeleft	Create a three-pane layout with two panes on the left and one pane on the right
threeright	Create a three-pane layout with two panes on the right and one pane on the left
toggle_term_status	Show Terminal pane status, or hide if shown
toggleBlockComment	Surround the selection with block comment characters, or remove them if they are there
toggleButtons	Show tabs, or hide if shown
togglecomment	Add line comment characters at the start of each selected line, or remove them if they are there
toggleconsole	Show the Console window if hidden, or hide if shown
toggledebugger	Show the Debugger window, or hide if shown
toggleFoldWidget	Fold code, or remove code folding if it is there
toggleMenubar	Show the menu bar, or hide if shown
toggleOpenfiles	Show the Open Files list in the Environment window, or hide if shown
toggleParentFoldWidget	Fold parent code, or remove folding if it is there
togglerecording	Start keystroke recording, or stop if it is already recording
toggletree	Show the Environment window if hidden, or hide if shown
toggleWordWrap	Wrap words, or stop wrapping words if they are already wrapping
tolowercase	Change the selection to all lowercase
touppercase	Change the selection to all uppercase
transposeletters	Transpose the selection
trimTrailingSpace	Trim whitespace at the ends of lines
twohsplit	Create a two-pane layout, with panes side by side
twovsplit	Create a two-pane layout, with panes top and bottom
undo	Undo the last action
unfold	Unfold selected code
unfoldall	Unfold code folding for the entire file
uploadLocalFiles	Show the Upload Files dialog box
vsplit	Split the current pane into two panes, top and bottom, and move the current tab to the top pane