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ripper234
ripper234

Reputation: 230038

Locate current file in IntelliJ

How do I locate the current file in the project structure? (Similar to Visual Studio's Ctrl + Alt + L). What is the name of the operation (so I can define it in the keymap)

Upvotes: 470

Views: 151044

Answers (14)

Rami Kuret
Rami Kuret

Reputation: 3719

Click the gear ⚙️ in the Project tool window and then Always Select Opened File (versions prior to 2020.1: Autoscroll From Source):

cogwheel menu

Upvotes: 169

András Szepesházi
András Szepesházi

Reputation: 6763

In 2023 there is still no default shortcut for locating the current file in the Project view. However it is easy to set up a custom shortcut for it.

Open Settings, go to Keymap and search for "Select file in project view". It should be in the "Other" section and should have a crosshair icon. Right click on it and select "Add keyboard shortcut". I set it up to CTRL + SHIFT + L, but of course any unmapped key combination will work.

Enjoy! For me this is a very often used feature and having a shortcut for it is a significant productivity boost.

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Upvotes: 2

Danil
Danil

Reputation: 5181

in PyCharm 2021 this hotkey named Select File In Project View

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Upvotes: 6

butterchicken
butterchicken

Reputation: 13883

Alt + F1 (or Alt + Shift + 1 for linux) almost does what you want. You need to hit Enter afterwards as IDEA allows multiple "targets" for navigation (project structure, file structure etc).

(Note you can also set AutoScroll to Source and AutoScroll from source using the two "boxes with arrows" buttons above the project structure view but this can get annoying when it shoves you into the JDK source because you followed a reference to java.io.File.

The keymap defines it as Select current file or symbol in any view.

Upvotes: 657

Asip Asipo
Asip Asipo

Reputation: 59

If you are using Mac(OSX)

Based on the current tab, to select the file on project is : FN + OPTION + F1

Then in the popup you can Select in: Project View > Select In: Project

Upvotes: 5

ErikE
ErikE

Reputation: 50231

In addition to the other options, in at least IntelliJ IDEA 2017 Ultimate, WebStorm 2020.2, and probably a ton of other versions, you can do it in a single shortcut.

Edit preferences, search for Select in Project View, and under Keymap, view the mapped shortcut or map one of your choice.

On the Mac, Ctrl + Option + L is not already used, and is the same shortcut as Visual Studio for Windows uses natively (Ctrl + Alt + L, so that could be a good choice.

Upvotes: 12

ericn
ericn

Reputation: 13103

"Select in project View"

Little to no memorization required, reusable for every action in Intellij:

Use Find Action:

  1. Press Shift + cmd + A (Pretty sure it's Shift + Ctrl + A for Windows and Linux)
  2. Type select in...
  3. Select Select in Project View in the suggestion list

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Upvotes: 41

Timo Reimann
Timo Reimann

Reputation: 9807

You can also click the little cross hairs button in the projects pane:

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Note that the symbol won't be shown if Always Select Opened File (previously Autoscroll from Source) option is enabled.

Upvotes: 503

Smile
Smile

Reputation: 4088

In Intellij Idea Community edition 2020.1 :

  1. Right click on project header
  2. Select 'Always Select Opened File'

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Upvotes: 5

M Patel
M Patel

Reputation: 424

Do following will select your file automatically all time.

  1. Right click on Project/Packages area > Autoscroll to Source.
  2. Right click on Project/Packages area > Autoscroll from Source.

Please find image below.

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Upvotes: 23

Sivani Patro
Sivani Patro

Reputation: 119

  1. Open the project explorer ( default left side )
  2. Click on the tiny wheel setting button
  3. Mark Auto scroll from source option.

Boom! You are done.

Upvotes: 8

Vy Do
Vy Do

Reputation: 52516

I am using IntelliJ IDEA 2016.2 Ultimate.

Alt+F1, then press 1

Upvotes: 19

Pavel Ryzhov
Pavel Ryzhov

Reputation: 5162

There is no direct shortcut for such operation in IntelliJ IDEA 14 but you can install the plugin and set it the keyboard shortcut to the function that called "Scroll From Source" in keymap settings.

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Upvotes: 12

Yauhen
Yauhen

Reputation: 2535

And make it autoscrollable from source without hitting shortcuts every time How to make Scroll From Source feature always enabled?

Upvotes: 17

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