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
QWhat 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.
QIs it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Alt+J on Windows, Ctrl+G on a Mac.
QHow many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Selection in IntelliJ IDEA.