Bookmarks

1. To bookmark a code line, place the caret at that line in the editor. To bookmark files and folders, select the corresponding item in the Explorer tool window .

2. Press .

3. Alternatively, right-click the gutter next to the code line select Add Bookmark.

4. If there are multiple bookmark lists, and none of them is set as default, you will have to choose the list to add the new bookmark to, otherwise the bookmark is added immediately to the default list.

An orange bookmark icon is added in the gutter next to the bookmarked line.

1. To bookmark a code line, place the caret at that line in the editor. To bookmark files and folders, select the corresponding item in the Explorer tool window .

2. To add a bookmark with a digit, press .

3. To add a bookmark with a digit or letter using a popup, press , or alternatively, right-click the gutter next to the code line select Add Mnemonic Bookmark.

   When the popup opens, you can add a description for the bookmark and then press the desired digit or letter key on the keyboard. If you are using mouse, click the desired digit or letter two times.

   

4. If the selected mnemonic is already used, the IDE will ask you whether to overwrite an existing bookmark with the new one. Select Don't ask again to silently overwrite mnemonics.

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   To bring back the confirmation dialog, click in the Bookmarks tool window and select Ask Before Rewriting Mnemonic.

5. If there are multiple bookmark lists, and none of them is set as default, you will have to choose the list to add the new bookmark to, otherwise the bookmark is added immediately to the default list.

A letter or a digit bookmark icon is added in the gutter next to the bookmarked line .

1. Place the caret at a bookmarked line of code and press to add a bookmark with a digit or to use the popup.

2. Alternatively, right-click an anonymous bookmark and select Assign Mnemonic.

3. When the popup opens, you can add a description for the bookmark and then press the desired digit or letter key on the keyboard. If you are using mouse, click the desired digit or letter two times.

• To remove any bookmark, place the caret to the corresponding line and press .

  Alternatively, right-click a bookmark icon on the gutter and select Delete Bookmark.

• To remove a mnemonic bookmark with a digit, place the caret to the corresponding line and press .

• You can also remove bookmarks using the Bookmarks window — select a bookmark and press or right-click it and choose Delete Bookmark.

1. Right-click an editor tab that you want to bookmark.

2. Use the Bookmarks menu group in the context menu:

   • If the file is not bookmarked, choose to add an anonymous or a mnemonic bookmark, or add bookmarks to all editor tabs.

   • If the file is already bookmarked, use one of the options to manage the bookmark.

• Mnemonic bookmarks with digits are quickest to navigate to — just press .

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  You can also assign shortcuts to mnemonic bookmarks with letters — look for Go to Bookmark [A-Z] actions on the Keymap settings page  .

1. Press or choose Edit | Bookmarks | Go to Mnemonic... from the main menu. Alternatively, you can press , start typing the command name in the popup, and then choose it there.

2. In the popup that opens, press a digit or a letter key corresponding to a specific bookmark or alternatively, double-click it or select it with the keyboard and press .

   

1. Press or choose Edit | Bookmarks | Show Bookmarks... from the main menu. Alternatively, you can press , start typing the command name in the popup, and then choose it there.

2. In the popup that opens, double-click the desired bookmark or select it with the keyboard and press . For mnemonic bookmarks in this list, you can press a digit or a letter key corresponding to a specific bookmark.

   

   To configure whether to see only line bookmarks or both bookmarked lines and bookmarked files and folders in the popup, use the Show only line bookmarks in popup checkbox on the Advanced Settings page of JetBrains Rider settings .

1. Press or choose View | Tool Windows | Bookmarks from the main menu to open the Bookmarks tool window.

2. To locate a bookmark in the window, start typing the name of the file or contents of the line where it is located.

   

3. Select the desired bookmark and press or double-click it to locate the marked code lines in the editor, open the marked file, or locate the solution node in the Explorer tool window .

• To go to next/previous bookmark in the entire solution, in the order they appear in the Bookmarks tool window, press /.

• All bookmarks in the current file have dedicated markers on the error stripe. You can hover over these markers to see the bookmarks outside the editor viewport and click the marks to jump to the corresponding lines.

  

In the Bookmarks tool window, bookmarks have short descriptions. By default, they contain the code from the line or the name of the item on which they are placed. If necessary, you can give bookmarks your own short descriptions.

1. Right-click a bookmark in the Bookmarks window or right-click a bookmark icon in the editor gutter.

2. Select Rename Bookmark....

3. In the dialog that opens, specify a new description and click OK.

1. Press or choose View | Tool Windows | Bookmarks from the main menu to open the Bookmarks tool window.

2. In the tool window, click and name the new list in the dialog that opens.

3. Enable the Use as default list option if you want your bookmarks to go to this list automatically and click Create.

• In the Bookmarks tool window, drag a bookmark to another list.

• To move a bookmark up or down the list, right-click it in the Bookmarks tool window and select Move Up or Move Down.

• To display line bookmarks in the tool window grouped by containing files, click in the Bookmarks tool window and select the Group Line Bookmarks by File option.

JetBrains Rider adds all your bookmarks to the list that is configured as the default one. If necessary, you can use another default list for your bookmarks.

1. Press or choose View | Tool Windows | Bookmarks from the main menu to open the Bookmarks tool window.

2. Right-click the list that you want to use as your default bookmarks list and select Mark List as Default.

   The list is now located above others in the tool window and has the Default tag.

After you delete a list, all bookmarks from it are removed from code and project items.

1. Press or choose View | Tool Windows | Bookmarks from the main menu to open the Bookmarks tool window.

2. Right-click the list that you want to delete and select Delete Bookmark List.