zed/assets/keymaps/linux/emacs.json

// documentation: https://zed.dev/docs/key-bindings
//
// To see the default key bindings run `zed: open default keymap`
// from the command palette.
[
  {
    "bindings": {
      "ctrl-g": "menu::Cancel"
    }
  },
  {
    // Workaround to avoid falling back to default bindings.
    // Unbind so Zed ignores these keys and lets emacs handle them.
    // NOTE: must be declared before the `Editor` override.
    // NOTE: in macos the 'ctrl-x' 'ctrl-p' and 'ctrl-n' rebindings are not needed, since they default to 'cmd'.
    "context": "Editor",
    "bindings": {
      "ctrl-g": null, // currently activates `go_to_line::Toggle` when there is nothing to cancel
      "ctrl-x": null, // currently activates `editor::Cut` if no following key is pressed for 1 second
      "ctrl-p": null, // currently activates `file_finder::Toggle` when the cursor is on the first character of the buffer
      "ctrl-n": null // currently activates `workspace::NewFile` when the cursor is on the last character of the buffer
    }
  },
  {
    "context": "Editor",
    "bindings": {
      "ctrl-g": "editor::Cancel",
      "alt-g g": "go_to_line::Toggle", // goto-line
      "alt-g alt-g": "go_to_line::Toggle", // goto-line
      "ctrl-space": "editor::SetMark", // set-mark
      "ctrl-@": "editor::SetMark", // set-mark
      "ctrl-x ctrl-x": "editor::SwapSelectionEnds", // exchange-point-and-mark
      "ctrl-f": "editor::MoveRight", // forward-char
      "ctrl-b": "editor::MoveLeft", // backward-char
      "ctrl-n": "editor::MoveDown", // next-line
      "ctrl-p": "editor::MoveUp", // previous-line
      "home": ["editor::MoveToBeginningOfLine", { "stop_at_soft_wraps": false }], // move-beginning-of-line
      "end": ["editor::MoveToEndOfLine", { "stop_at_soft_wraps": false }], // move-end-of-line
      "ctrl-a": ["editor::MoveToBeginningOfLine", { "stop_at_soft_wraps": false }], // move-beginning-of-line
      "ctrl-e": ["editor::MoveToEndOfLine", { "stop_at_soft_wraps": false }], // move-end-of-line
      "shift-home": ["editor::SelectToBeginningOfLine", { "stop_at_soft_wraps": false }], // move-beginning-of-line
      "shift-end": ["editor::SelectToEndOfLine", { "stop_at_soft_wraps": false }], // move-end-of-line
      "alt-m": ["editor::MoveToBeginningOfLine", { "stop_at_soft_wraps": false, "stop_at_indent": true }], // back-to-indentation
      "alt-left": "editor::MoveToPreviousWordStart", // left-word
      "alt-right": "editor::MoveToNextWordEnd", // right-word
      "alt-f": "editor::MoveToNextWordEnd", // forward-word
      "alt-b": "editor::MoveToPreviousWordStart", // backward-word
      "alt-u": "editor::ConvertToUpperCase", // upcase-word
      "alt-l": "editor::ConvertToLowerCase", // downcase-word
      "alt-c": "editor::ConvertToUpperCamelCase", // capitalize-word
      "ctrl-t": "editor::Transpose", // transpose-chars
      "alt-;": ["editor::ToggleComments", { "advance_downwards": false }],
      "ctrl-x ctrl-;": "editor::ToggleComments",
      "alt-.": "editor::GoToDefinition", // xref-find-definitions
      "alt-?": "editor::FindAllReferences", // xref-find-references
      "alt-,": "pane::GoBack", // xref-pop-marker-stack
      "ctrl-x h": "editor::SelectAll", // mark-whole-buffer
      "ctrl-d": "editor::Delete", // delete-char
      "alt-d": ["editor::DeleteToNextWordEnd", { "ignore_newlines": false, "ignore_brackets": false }], // kill-word
      "alt-backspace": "editor::DeleteToPreviousWordStart", // backward-kill-word
      "alt-delete": "editor::DeleteToPreviousWordStart", // backward-kill-word
      "ctrl-k": "editor::KillRingCut", // kill-line
      "ctrl-w": "editor::Cut", // kill-region
      "alt-w": "editor::Copy", // kill-ring-save
      "ctrl-y": "editor::KillRingYank", // yank
      "ctrl-_": "editor::Undo", // undo
      "ctrl-/": "editor::Undo", // undo
      "ctrl-x u": "editor::Undo", // undo
      "alt-{": "editor::MoveToStartOfParagraph", // backward-paragraph
      "alt-}": "editor::MoveToEndOfParagraph", // forward-paragraph
      "ctrl-up": "editor::MoveToStartOfParagraph", // backward-paragraph
      "ctrl-down": "editor::MoveToEndOfParagraph", // forward-paragraph
      "ctrl-v": "editor::MovePageDown", // scroll-up
      "alt-v": "editor::MovePageUp", // scroll-down
      "ctrl-x [": "editor::MoveToBeginning", // beginning-of-buffer
      "ctrl-x ]": "editor::MoveToEnd", // end-of-buffer
      "alt-<": "editor::MoveToBeginning", // beginning-of-buffer
      "alt->": "editor::MoveToEnd", // end-of-buffer
      "ctrl-home": "editor::MoveToBeginning", // beginning-of-buffer
      "ctrl-end": "editor::MoveToEnd", // end-of-buffer
      "ctrl-l": "editor::ScrollCursorCenterTopBottom", // recenter-top-bottom
      "ctrl-s": "buffer_search::Deploy", // isearch-forward
      "ctrl-r": "buffer_search::Deploy", // isearch-backward
      "alt-^": "editor::JoinLines", // join-line
      "alt-q": "editor::Rewrap" // fill-paragraph
    }
  },
  {
    "context": "Editor && selection_mode", // region selection
    "bindings": {
      "right": "editor::SelectRight",
      "left": "editor::SelectLeft",
      "down": "editor::SelectDown",
      "up": "editor::SelectUp",
      "alt-left": "editor::SelectToPreviousWordStart",
      "alt-right": "editor::SelectToNextWordEnd",
      "pagedown": "editor::SelectPageDown",
      "ctrl-v": "editor::SelectPageDown",
      "pageup": "editor::SelectPageUp",
      "alt-v": "editor::SelectPageUp",
      "ctrl-f": "editor::SelectRight",
      "ctrl-b": "editor::SelectLeft",
      "ctrl-n": "editor::SelectDown",
      "ctrl-p": "editor::SelectUp",
      "home": ["editor::SelectToBeginningOfLine", { "stop_at_soft_wraps": false }],
      "end": ["editor::SelectToEndOfLine", { "stop_at_soft_wraps": false }],
      "ctrl-a": ["editor::SelectToBeginningOfLine", { "stop_at_soft_wraps": false }],
      "ctrl-e": ["editor::SelectToEndOfLine", { "stop_at_soft_wraps": false }],
      "alt-m": ["editor::SelectToBeginningOfLine", { "stop_at_soft_wraps": false, "stop_at_indent": true }],
      "alt-f": "editor::SelectToNextWordEnd",
      "alt-b": "editor::SelectToPreviousWordStart",
      "alt-{": "editor::SelectToStartOfParagraph",
      "alt-}": "editor::SelectToEndOfParagraph",
      "ctrl-up": "editor::SelectToStartOfParagraph",
      "ctrl-down": "editor::SelectToEndOfParagraph",
      "ctrl-x [": "editor::SelectToBeginning",
      "ctrl-x ]": "editor::SelectToEnd",
      "alt-<": "editor::SelectToBeginning",
      "alt->": "editor::SelectToEnd",
      "ctrl-home": "editor::SelectToBeginning",
      "ctrl-end": "editor::SelectToEnd",
      "ctrl-g": "editor::Cancel"
    }
  },
  {
    "context": "Editor && (showing_code_actions || showing_completions)",
    "bindings": {
      "ctrl-p": "editor::ContextMenuPrevious",
      "ctrl-n": "editor::ContextMenuNext"
    }
  },
  {
    "context": "Editor && showing_signature_help && !showing_completions",
    "bindings": {
      "ctrl-p": "editor::SignatureHelpPrevious",
      "ctrl-n": "editor::SignatureHelpNext"
    }
  },
  // Example setting for using emacs-style tab
  // (i.e. indent the current line / selection or perform symbol completion depending on context)
  // {
  //   "context": "Editor && !showing_code_actions && !showing_completions",
  //   "bindings": {
  //     "tab": "editor::AutoIndent" // indent-for-tab-command
  //   }
  // },
  {
    "context": "Workspace",
    "bindings": {
      "alt-x": "command_palette::Toggle", // execute-extended-command
      "ctrl-x b": "tab_switcher::Toggle", // switch-to-buffer
      "ctrl-x ctrl-b": "tab_switcher::Toggle", // list-buffers
      // "ctrl-x ctrl-c": "workspace::CloseWindow" // in case you only want to exit the current Zed instance
      "ctrl-x ctrl-c": "zed::Quit", // save-buffers-kill-terminal
      "ctrl-x 5 0": "workspace::CloseWindow", // delete-frame
      "ctrl-x 5 2": "workspace::NewWindow", // make-frame-command
      "ctrl-x o": "workspace::ActivateNextPane", // other-window
      "ctrl-x k": "pane::CloseActiveItem", // kill-buffer
      "ctrl-x 0": "pane::CloseActiveItem", // delete-window
      // "ctrl-x 1": "pane::JoinAll", // in case you prefer to delete the splits but keep the buffers open
      "ctrl-x 1": "pane::CloseOtherItems", // delete-other-windows
      "ctrl-x 2": "pane::SplitDown", // split-window-below
      "ctrl-x 3": "pane::SplitRight", // split-window-right
      "ctrl-x ctrl-f": "file_finder::Toggle", // find-file
      "ctrl-x ctrl-s": "workspace::Save", // save-buffer
      "ctrl-x ctrl-w": "workspace::SaveAs", // write-file
      "ctrl-x s": "workspace::SaveAll" // save-some-buffers
    }
  },
  {
    // Workaround to enable using native emacs from the Zed terminal.
    // Unbind so Zed ignores these keys and lets emacs handle them.
    // NOTE:
    //  "terminal::SendKeystroke" only works for a single key stroke (e.g. ctrl-x),
    //  so override with null for compound sequences (e.g. ctrl-x ctrl-c).
    "context": "Terminal",
    "bindings": {
      // If you want to perfect your emacs-in-zed setup, also consider the following.
      // You may need to enable "option_as_meta" from the Zed settings for "alt-x" to work.
      // "alt-x": ["terminal::SendKeystroke", "alt-x"],
      // "ctrl-x": ["terminal::SendKeystroke", "ctrl-x"],
      // "ctrl-n": ["terminal::SendKeystroke", "ctrl-n"],
      // ...
      "ctrl-x ctrl-c": null, // save-buffers-kill-terminal
      "ctrl-x ctrl-f": null, // find-file
      "ctrl-x ctrl-s": null, // save-buffer
      "ctrl-x ctrl-w": null, // write-file
      "ctrl-x s": null // save-some-buffers
    }
  },
  {
    "context": "BufferSearchBar > Editor",
    "bindings": {
      "ctrl-s": "search::SelectNextMatch",
      "ctrl-r": "search::SelectPreviousMatch",
      "ctrl-g": "buffer_search::Dismiss"
    }
  },
  {
    "context": "Pane",
    "bindings": {
      "ctrl-alt-left": "pane::GoBack",
      "ctrl-alt-right": "pane::GoForward"
    }
  }
]