File and Folder Compare Shortcuts

Last modified: February 3, 2020

This section provides the keyboard shortcuts that can be used to speed-up your work with file and folder comparison: to quickly merge your code, navigate between different code blocks, and switch between code comparison panes.

File Compare Shortcuts

When comparing different files, Code Compare allows you to use the following shortcut keys:

Command	Keyboard shortcuts	Action
FileCompare.ActivateFirst	Ctrl+1	Activate the first comparison pane.
FileCompare.ActivateFirstPath	Ctrl+Shift+1	Activate a path in the first comparison pane.
FileCompare.ActivateSecond	Ctrl+2	Activate the second comparison pane.
FileCompare.ActivateSecondPath	Ctrl+Shift+2	Activate a path in the second comparison pane.
FileCompare.ActivateThird	Ctrl+3	Activate the third comparison pane.
FileCompare.ActivateThirdPath	Ctrl+Shift+3	Activate a path in the third comparison pane.
FileCompare.NextChange	Alt+Down	Move to the next difference.
FileCompare.PreviousChange	Alt+Up	Move to the previous difference.
CodeCompare.ReplaceToRight	Alt+Right Arrow	Move a text block to the right.
CodeCompare.ReplaceToLeft	Alt+Left Arrow	Move a text block to the left.

Folder Compare Shortcuts

To conveniently compare folders, you can use the following shortcuts:

Command	Keyboard shortcuts	Action
FolderCompare.ActivateFirst	Ctrl+1	Activate the first comparison editor.
FolderCompare.ActivateFirstPath	Ctrl+Shift+1	Activate a path in the first comparison editor.
FolderCompare.ActivateSecond	Ctrl+2	Activate the second comparison editor.
FolderCompare.ActivateSecondPath	Ctrl+Shift+2	Activate a path in the second comparison editor.
FolderCompare.CollapseAll	Ctrl+Num /	Collapse all nodes.
FolderCompare.CopyPath	Ctrl+Shift+C	Copy a folder path.
FolderCompare.Delete	Del	Delete a folder or a file.
FolderCompare.ExpandAll	Ctrl+Num *	Expand all nodes.
FolderCompare.OpenFirstFolder	Ctrl+O, 1	Open the first folder.
FolderCompare.OpenSecondFolder	Ctrl+O, 2	Open the second folder.
FolderCompare.RefreshSelected	Shift+F5	Refresh a selected item.
FolderCompare.Rename	F2	Rename a folder or a file.
FolderCompare.SelectAll	Ctrl+A	Select all files in a folder.
CodeCompare.InvertSelection	Alt+Num /	Select the unselected items and deselect the selected ones.
CodeCompare.ReplaceToRight	Alt+Right Arrow	Move a file to the right.
CodeCompare.ReplaceToLeft	Alt+Left Arrow	Move a file to the left.

You can easily customize user shortcuts: assign a custom shortcut key for a command, determine or remove an existing one. For more details about this, refer to the How to Customize User Shortcuts article.