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Helix (Editor) shortcuts that I often forget !!

Mini helix commands helper doc

Kvs Vishnu Kumar · 2026-01-11 17:04 · 0 claps · 0.8 min read
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Helix (Editor) shortcuts that I often forget !!

Mini helix commands helper doc

% ==> Select Everything in the file

x ==> Select a line

d ==> delete

/ ==> Search in a file

space + / ==> Global search (Search in directory)

gg ==> Top of the file

ge ==> Bottom of file

:<line number> ==> navigate to particular line

v ==> Select mode

Shift selected lines to right/left

  • go in select mode (v)
  • select your lines with arrows
  • Press Shift + > to shift cells to right
  • Similarly Shift + < for left

:config-open ==>open helix configuration

:theme acme ==> to select themes (here particular theme acme, u can browse too)

Tip

If u are really missing File tree picker in helix, try below

[embed]Tips | Yazi A few helpful tips for using Yazi.yazi-rs.github.io

Personally I have a zellij setup so, I used zellij + yazi but you also have tmux + yazi as well


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