# Linker scripts

To assist you in creating and editing linker scripts for embedded development, CLion supports the Linker Script (LD) language.

The following code insight features are available for your `.ld` files:

* Customizable syntax highlighting To configure the color scheme for linker scripts, go to `Settings | Editor | Color Scheme | LinkerScript`: ![Linker scripts color scheme](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/cl_linkerscripts_colors.png)

* Keywords completion ![Code completion in linker scripts](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/cl_linkerscripts_completion.png)

* Code folding Folding/unfolding is available for the `sections`, `memory`, and `phdrs` blocks: ![Code folding in linker scripts](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/cl_linkerscripts_folding.png) > **Tip:** > Press `Ctrl+NumPad -` (Windows), `⌘ NumPad -` (macOS), `⌘ NumPad -` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ NumPad -` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+NumPad -` (XWin), `Ctrl+NumPad -` (GNOME), `Ctrl+NumPad -` (KDE), `Ctrl+NumPad -` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Shift+[` (Sublime Text), `⌘ ⌥ [` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ ⌥ ←` (Xcode), `Ctrl+M, S` (Visual Studio), `⌃ M, S` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+M, S` (ReSharper), `⌃ M, S` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+Shift+Comma` (QtCreator), `⌘ ⇧ Comma` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+NumPad -` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+NumPad -` (Eclipse), `⌘ NumPad -` (Eclipse (macOS))/`Ctrl+NumPad +` (Windows), `⌘ NumPad +` (macOS), `⌘ NumPad +` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ NumPad +` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+NumPad +` (XWin), `Ctrl+NumPad +` (GNOME), `Ctrl+NumPad +` (KDE), `Ctrl+NumPad +` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Shift+]` (Sublime Text), `⌘ ⌥ ]` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ ⌥ →` (Xcode), `Ctrl+M, E` (Visual Studio), `⌃ M, E` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+M, E` (ReSharper), `⌃ M, E` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+Shift+.` (QtCreator), `⌘ ⇧ .` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+NumPad +` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+NumPad +` (Eclipse), `⌘ NumPad +` (Eclipse (macOS)) to fold or unfold a code fragment

* Structure view To open the Structure view, press `Alt+7` (Windows), `⌘ 7` (macOS), `⌘ 7` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ 7` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+7` (XWin), `Alt+7` (GNOME), `Alt+7` (KDE), `Alt+7` (Emacs), `Alt+7` (Sublime Text), `⌘ 7` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ 3` (Xcode), `Ctrl+Alt+F` (Visual Studio), `⌃ ⌥ F` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+F11` (ReSharper), `⌃ F11` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Alt+7` (QtCreator), `⌘ 7` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+7` (NetBeans), `Alt+7` (Eclipse), `⌘ 7` (Eclipse (macOS)) (for the tool window) or `Ctrl+F12` (Windows), `⌘ F12` (macOS), `⌘ F12` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⇧ 7` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+F12` (XWin), `Ctrl+F12` (GNOME), `Ctrl+0` (KDE), `Ctrl+F12` (Emacs), `Ctrl+R` (Sublime Text), `⌘ R` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌃ 6` (Xcode), `Alt+\` (Visual Studio), `⌥ \` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+F12` (ReSharper), `⌘ F12` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+F12` (QtCreator), `⌘ F12` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+F12` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+F3` (Eclipse), `⌘ O` (Eclipse (macOS)) (for the popup). In linker scripts, [Structure](file-structure.html) shows the top-level commands, such as `sections`, `memory`, `version`, and `phdrs`: ![Structure view for linker scripts](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/cl_linkerscripts_structure.png)

## See also

### Procedures

[Working with source code](working-with-source-code.html) [Embedded development](embedded-overview.html)