IntelliJ IDEA · Add the next occurrence to the selection
Selection
Windows · Linux
Alt+JMac
Ctrl+GAdds the next occurrence of the word or selection, with a caret of its own, so you can type over all of them at once. The Mac binding is Ctrl+G, which is Go to Line on Windows — the two keymaps effectively swap the meaning of those keys.
- Group
- Selection
- Keys held
- 2
IntelliJ IDEA ships a different default keymap per platform, and two of them on macOS — "macOS" and "macOS System Shortcuts" — so when nothing works, look at Keymap in Settings first; whichever you pick then serves PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand and Android Studio unchanged.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Add the next occurrence to the selection in IntelliJ IDEA?
Adds the next occurrence of the word or selection, with a caret of its own, so you can type over all of them at once. The Mac binding is Ctrl+G, which is Go to Line on Windows — the two keymaps effectively swap the meaning of those keys. It is Alt+J on Windows and Ctrl+G on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Alt+J on Windows, Ctrl+G on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Selection in IntelliJ IDEA.