dbt Cloud IDE keyboard shortcuts
The Cloud IDE provides keyboard shortcuts, features, and development tips to help you work faster and be more productive.
Use this dbt Cloud IDE page to help you quickly reference some common operations.
| Shortcut description | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| View the full list of editor shortcuts to help your development, such as adding a line comment, changing tab display size, building modified models, changing editor font size, and more. | Fn-F1 | Fn-F1 |
| Select a file to open. | Command-O | Control-O |
| Close the currently active editor tab. | Option-W | Alt-W |
| Preview code. | Command-Enter | Control-Enter |
| Compile code. | Command-Shift-Enter | Control-Shift-Enter |
| Reveal a list of dbt functions in the editor. | Enter two underscores __ | Enter two underscores __ |
| Open the command palette to invoke dbt commands and actions. | Command-P / Command-Shift-P | Control-P / Control-Shift-P |
| Multi-edit in the editor by selecting multiple lines. | Option-Click / Shift-Option-Command / Shift-Option-Click | Hold Alt and Click |
| Open the Invocation History Drawer located at the bottom of the IDE. | Control-backtick (or Control + `) | Control-backtick (or Ctrl + `) |
Add a block comment to the selected code. SQL files will use the Jinja syntax ({# #}) rather than the SQL one (/* */).Markdown files will use the Markdown syntax (<!-- -->). | Command-Option-/ | Control-Alt-/ |
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