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Sleepy Possum
Sleepy Possum

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WebStorm Shortcuts

I believe I'm not the only one who's been thinking about exploring their IDE's shortcuts and never really got down to this.

I decided it's time to change and that's why I'm composing a list of absolutely essential shortcuts that made my life so easier after I started using them:

  1. Double Shift
    Opens a window with a global search throughout the whole project.
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  2. Ctrl + Shift + F
    Opens a window with a search in file contents.

  3. Ctrl + Shift + N
    Opens a window with a search by file name.

  4. Ctrl + Shift + F and then Ctrl + Shift + R
    Allow you to search for a keyword and then replace it with whatever you want.
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  5. Ctrl + E
    Opens a window with a list of recently opened files.

  6. Ctrl + Shift + Space
    Brings back a window with autocomplete suggestions.
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  7. Ctrl + Alt + J
    Allows you to wrap a piece of your markup in a tag or whatever you want using emmet.
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  8. Ctrl + W
    Selects a word and extends this selection further with each combination press.

  9. Ctrl + Shift + W
    If it went too far with the previous shortcut, this one will help to shrink the selection back!

  10. Shift + F6
    Select a file among your project's files and press this to rename it. (I also have to add Fn to this combination for it to work)

There are more to come!

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