Duplicate and Delete lines in Xcode

Updated 15 December 2023

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Duplicate and Delete lines in Xcode

As we know, we all are very fond of shortcuts in our life, to reduce our energy and time. Today we will learn how to duplicate and delete lines in Xcode using shortcut keys.

Let’s check below the procedure to duplicate and delete lines in Xcode

Bind keys to duplicate lines in Xcode

Step 1: Open the below directory in Finder with Cmd + Shift + G

Step 2: Open IDETextKeyBindingSet.plist with a text editor.

Step 3: Add the below code in IDETextKeyBindingSet.plist file:

IDETextKeyBindingSet.plist

Step 4: Open Xcode and go to Xcode preferences -> Key Bindings -> Text tab -> Scroll till you see Duplication

Duplication in IDETextKeyBindingSet.plist

Step 5: Click on Duplicate Current Line, add a shortcut for it, eg. Cmd + D (use unique key binding which is not used for any other shortcut).

In my case, I have used Option + D for Delete any line, Option+Shift+D for the duplicate current line, and Control+Option+D for duplicates of more than 1 line.

Duplicate and Delete lines in Xcode

Xcode shortcuts

Each table in this section lists the commands in an Xcode application menu and the keyboard shortcuts associated with each command. Here’s a list of the most common shortcuts used in Xcode:

Build: ⌘ + B

Run: ⌘ + R

Test: ⌘ + U

Stop: ⌘ + .

Clean: ⌘ + ⇧ + K

Clean the build folder: ⌘ + ⇧ + ⌥ + K

Open quickly: ⇧ + ⌘ + O

Code completion: ⌃ + Space

Hope this blog helped you to understand how to create custom shortcuts in Xcode.

For more details regarding deleting and duplicating lines, check here.

You can check our blog also on the Xcode Simulator feature.

Thanks for reading 🙂

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