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Actions
| Spoken form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| “[pair] repack [target]” | Rewrap [target] with [pair] |
| “[pair] wrap [target]” | Wrap [target] with [pair] |
| “bottom [target]” | Scroll to bottom |
| “break [target]” | Break line |
| “break point [target]” | Toggle line breakpoint |
| “bring [target]” | Insert copy of [target] at cursor |
| “bring [target] [destination]” | Copy [target] to [destination] |
| “call [target 1] on [target 2]” | Call [target 1] on [target 2] |
| “call [target]” | Call [target] on selection |
| “carve [target]” | Cut to clipboard |
| “center [target]” | Scroll to center |
| “change [target]” | Clear and set selection |
| “chuck [target]” | Remove |
| “clone [target]” | Insert copy after |
| “clone up [target]” | Insert copy before |
| “comment [target]” | Toggle line comment |
| “copy [target]” | Copy to clipboard |
| “crown [target]” | Scroll to top |
| “decrement [target]” | Decrement |
| “dedent [target]” | Outdent line |
| “define [target]” | Reveal definition |
| “drink [target]” | Edit new line/scope before |
| “drop [target]” | Insert empty line before |
| “extract [target]” | Extract variable |
| “float [target]” | Insert empty line after |
| “fold [target]” | Fold region |
| “follow [target]” | Follow link |
| “follow split [target]” | Follow link aside |
| “format [formatter] at [target]” | Reformat [target] as [formatter] |
| “give [target]” | Deselect |
| “highlight [target]” | Highlight |
| “hover [target]” | Show hover |
| “increment [target]” | Increment |
| “indent [target]” | Indent line |
| “inspect [target]” | Show debug hover |
| “join [target]” | Join lines |
| “move [target]” | Move [target] to cursor position |
| “move [target] [destination]” | Move [target] to [destination] |
| “paste [destination]” | Paste from clipboard at [destination] |
| “phones [target]” | Next homophone |
| “post [target]” | Set selection after |
| “pour [target]” | Edit new line/scope after |
| “pre [target]” | Set selection before |
| “puff [target]” | Insert empty lines around |
| “quick fix [target]” | Show quick fix |
| “reference [target]” | Show references |
| “rename [target]” | Rename |
| “reverse [target]” | Reverse targets |
| “scout [target]” | Find in document |
| “scout all [target]” | Find in workspace |
| “shuffle [target]” | Randomize targets |
| “snippet [target]” | Insert snippet |
| “snippet make [target]” | Generate snippet |
| “sort [target]” | Sort targets |
| “swap [target 1] with [target 2]” | Swap [target 1] with [target 2] |
| “swap with [target]” | Swap selection with [target] |
| “take [target]” | Set selection |
| “type deaf [target]” | Reveal type definition |
| “unfold [target]” | Unfold region |
Colors
| Spoken form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| “blue” | Blue |
| “green” | Green |
| “pink” | Pink |
| “red” | Red |
| “yellow” | Yellow |
Compound targets
| Spoken form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| “[target 1] and [target 2]” | [target 1] and [target 2] |
| “[target 1] between [target 2]” | between [target 1] and [target 2] |
| “[target 1] past [target 2]” | [target 1] through [target 2] |
| “[target 1] slice [target 2]” | [target 1] vertically through [target 2] |
| “[target 1] until [target 2]” | [target 1] until start of [target 2] |
| “between [target]” | between selection and [target] |
| “past [target]” | selection through [target] |
| “slice [target]” | selection vertically through [target] |
| “until [target]” | selection until start of [target] |
Modifiers
| Spoken form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| “[number] [scope]s” | [number] instances of [scope] including target, going forwards, as contiguous range |
| “[number] [scope]s backward” | [number] instances of [scope] including target, going backwards, as contiguous range |
| “[nth] [scope]” | [nth] instance of [scope] in iteration scope |
| “[nth] last [scope]” | [nth]-to-last instance of [scope] in iteration scope |
| “[nth] next [scope]” | [nth] instance of [scope] after target |
| “[nth] previous [scope]” | [nth] instance of [scope] before target |
| “[scope]” | Containing instance of [scope] |
| “[scope] backward” | single instance of [scope] including target, going backwards |
| “[scope] forward” | single instance of [scope] including target, going forwards |
| “bounds” | Bounding paired delimiters |
| “content” | Keep content filter |
| “empty” | Keep empty filter |
| “end of” | Empty position at end of target |
| “every [number] [scope]s” | [number] instances of [scope] including target, going forwards, as individual targets |
| “every [number] [scope]s backward” | [number] instances of [scope] including target, going backwards, as individual targets |
| “every [scope]” | Every instance of [scope] |
| “every first [number] [scope]s” | first [number] instances of [scope] in iteration scope, as individual targets |
| “every last [number] [scope]s” | last [number] instances of [scope] in iteration scope, as individual targets |
| “every next [number] [scope]s” | next [number] instances of [scope], as individual targets |
| “every previous [number] [scope]s” | previous [number] instances of [scope], as individual targets |
| “first [number] [scope]s” | first [number] instances of [scope] in iteration scope, as contiguous range |
| “grand [scope]” | Grandparent containing instance of [scope] |
| “head” | Extend through start of line/pair |
| “head [modifier]” | Extend through start of [modifier] |
| “inside” | Interior only |
| “its” | Infer previous mark |
| “just” | No inference |
| “last [number] [scope]s” | last [number] instances of [scope] in iteration scope, as contiguous range |
| “leading” | Leading delimiter range |
| “next [number] [scope]s” | next [number] instances of [scope], as contiguous range |
| “next [scope]” | Next instance of [scope] |
| “previous [number] [scope]s” | previous [number] instances of [scope], as contiguous range |
| “previous [scope]” | Previous instance of [scope] |
| “start of” | Empty position at start of target |
| “tail” | Extend through end of line/pair |
| “tail [modifier]” | Extend through end of [modifier] |
| “trailing” | Trailing delimiter range |
| “visible” | Visible |
Paired delimiters
| Spoken form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| “box” | Square brackets |
| “curly” | Curly brackets |
| “diamond” | Angle brackets |
| “escaped box” | Escaped square brackets |
| “escaped quad” | Escaped double quotes |
| “escaped round” | Escaped parentheses |
| “escaped twin” | Escaped single quotes |
| “pair” | Any |
| “quad” | Double quotes |
| “round” | Parentheses |
| “skis” | Backtick quotes |
| “twin” | Single quotes |
| “void” | Whitespace |
Scopes
| Spoken form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| “arg” | Argument |
| “attribute” | Attribute |
| “block” | Paragraph |
| “branch” | Branch |
| “call” | Function call |
| “callee” | Function callee |
| “cell” | Notebook cell |
| “chapter” | Chapter |
| “char” | Character |
| “class” | Class |
| “class name” | Class name |
| “command” | Command |
| “comment” | Comment |
| “condition” | Condition |
| “element” | Xml element |
| “end tag” | Xml end tag |
| “environment” | Environment |
| “file” | Document |
| “funk” | Named function |
| “funk name” | Function name |
| “glyph [character]” | Instance of single character [character] |
| “identifier” | Identifier |
| “if state” | If statement |
| “instance” | Instance |
| “item” | Collection item |
| “key” | Collection key |
| “lambda” | Anonymous function |
| “line” | Line |
| “link” | Url |
| “list” | List |
| “map” | Map |
| “name” | Name |
| “paint” | Non whitespace sequence |
| “paragraph” | Named paragraph |
| “part” | Part |
| “regex” | Regular expression |
| “section” | Section |
| “selector” | Selector |
| “sentence” | Sentence |
| “short paint” | Non whitespace sequence stopped by surrounding pair delimeters |
| “start tag” | Xml start tag |
| “state” | Statement |
| “sub” | Word |
| “subparagraph” | Sub paragraph |
| “subsection” | Sub section |
| “subsubsection” | Sub sub section |
| “tags” | Xml both tags |
| “token” | Token |
| “type” | Type |
| “unit” | Unit |
| “value” | Value |
Tutorial
| Spoken form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| “cursorless tutorial” | Start the introductory Cursorless tutorial |
| “tutorial [number]” | Start a specific tutorial by number |
| “tutorial close” | Close the tutorial |
| “tutorial list” | List all available tutorials |
| “tutorial next” | Advance to next step in tutorial |
| “tutorial previous” | Go back to previous step in tutorial |
| “tutorial restart” | Restart the tutorial |
| “tutorial resume” | Resume the tutorial |
Legend
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| [formatter] | Formatter (eg "camel", "snake"). Say "format help" for a list |
| [modifier] | Cursorless modifier |
| [pair] | Paired delimiter |
| [target] | Cursorless target |
| [destination] | Cursorless destination |
| [scope] | Cursorless scope |
| [number] | Number |
| [nth] | Ordinal, eg first, second, third |
Notes
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