Shortcuts make you cool and efficient! 40+ powerful shortcuts from Xcode 6.x IDE

1. 40 Powerful Shortcuts of
Xcode 6.x
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2. command + ,
• Account settings
• Turn off the boring building sound
• Code color
• Indentations
• etc.

3. option + click (file)
• Open the file in assistant editor
• We have to compare code very often!

4. command + enter
• Show standard editor
• But most of time we use it to close the assistant editor

5. click + click (file)
• Open and edit in a separate window
• Very useful if you have two or more screens

6. command + shift + t
• Open a new window with current state
• I generally use one for design and another for coding

7. command + n
• Create new file(s)
• The most commonly used

8. command + option + a
• Add files to current project
• We use it very often especially for those have many
assets and images

9. command + o
• Open a file
• Open the UI designs is what I most commonly used

10. command + shift + o
• Search and open quickly
• I call it the “Xcode Spotlight”, the great tool for
reference and learning

11. command + click (file)
• Go quickly to the definition of the selection

12. option + click (file)
• Open the quick short document

13. command + shift + s
• Duplicate file
• Fast copy and create another class

14. control + command + s
• Create a snapshot
• It helps to prevent small changes that break your
current state

15. command + :
• Show spelling and grammar
• Useful for perfectionist

16. command + option + .
• Refactor -> Rename , to rename a word in the project
• I use it very often, but have to set it manually! (empty
key by default)

17. control + command + space
• Choose special characters
• Sometimes we do need fun！

18. command + 1-8
• Switch navigators
• Back to project navigator (Command + 1) is most
commonly used

19. option + command + 0-6
• Utilities switching
• The “trigger” (option + command + 0) is what we use
everyday.

20. command + f
• Find in file
• You must be very familiar with it

21. option + command + f
• Find and replace in file

22. command + shift + f
• Find in project

23. command + option + shift + f
• Do not use it in most of the time!
• Usually we use Refactor Rename instead

24. control + command + <- / ->
• Go forward or back in the editor
• But I prefer to use two fingers swipe

25. command + L
• Jump to line
• It’s used in every kind of IDE!

26. esc
• Show completions
• We can also use “control + space”

27. control + i
• Re-indent
• Make the perfect indentation automatically

28. command + [ / ]
• Shift left and shift right
• Use them to move around the block

29. option + command + [ / ]
• Move lines up or down
• I use it to move the block up and down

30. command + /
• Comment selection
• (Un)comment the lines as we did on every IDE

31. option + command + <- / ->
• Fold and unfold the blocks
• I prefer to do this directly on the editor

32. shift + option + cmd + <- / ->
• Fold / unfold methods and functions
• They help me to handle the big class!

33. command + r
• Build and run your project

34. command + b
• Build your project
• Sometimes we just want to build and see, without
running

35. control + command + r
• Run without building
• Building is a pain especially for big project
• Sometimes we just want to “see it” again

36. shift + command + k
• Clean the project
• We use it very often

37. command + y
• Activate and deactivate the breakpoints
• Those breakpoints are too small to click!

38. How about debug？
• Use the debug panel directly!

39. shift + command + 0
• Documentation and API Reference
• We should keep updating the docs and learning
everyday!

40. shift + command + 1
• Show welcome to Xcode
• It’s not just say “hello”! But to create or open the
project

41. More editor tips
• The Emacs Style:
• control + f move forward
• control + b back
• control + p move up
• control + n move down
• control + a move to beginning of the line
• control + e move to end of the line
• control + k deletes from current position

42. – Philip Sideney
“All is but lip-wisdom that wants experience.”

43. Now go and practise!