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Editor basics

Last modified: 22 November 2024

The CLion editor is the main part of the IDE that you use to create, read, and modify code.

The editor consists of the following areas:

Editor details
  1. The scrollbar shows errors and warnings in the current file.

  2. Breadcrumbs help you navigate inside the code in the current file.

  3. The gutter shows line numbers, annotations, and context-dependent action icons.

  4. Tabs show the names of the currently opened files.

  5. The main editor area.