GoLand 2020.1 Help

Searching Everywhere

GoLand makes it possible to look for any item of the source code, databases, actions, elements of the user interface, and so on in a single action.

Learn about text search from Search and replace a target within a project or Search for a target within a file.

Search everywhere

  1. From the main menu, select Navigate | Search Everywhere or press Shift twice to open the search window. By default, GoLand displays the list of recent files. Pressing double Shift again or Alt+N for mnemonics will select the Include non-project items checkbox and the list of search results will extend to non-project related items.

    search everywhere popup

  2. Start typing your query. GoLand lists the results dividing them into sections where your query is found. Press Ctrl+Up or Ctrl+Down to jump between sections.

    Click the Pin icon to list the search results in the Find tool window.

    Press Tab to switch the scope of your search to types, files, symbols, or actions.

    You can use the following shortcuts to open the search window with the needed scope right from the start:

    • Ctrl+N: finds a type by name.

    • Ctrl+Shift+N: finds any file or directory by name (supports CamelCase and snake_case).
    • Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N: finds a symbol.

    • Ctrl+Shift+A: finds an action by name. You can find any action even if it doesn't have a mapped shortcut or appear in the menu. For example, Emacs actions, such as kill rings, sticky selection, or hungry backspace.

To narrow down your search, click the Filter icon Filter on the window toolbar and select the appropriate option.

For example, when you search for files, you can exclude some file types from your search.

Exclude file types from search

To see the results of your search in the Find tool window, click the Open in Find tool window icon the Open in Find tool window icon on the window toolbar. This icon is disabled when you search in the Actions scope.

Search for settings

You can search for a list of settings and their options that you can quickly access.

  1. Press Shift twice to open the search window and type /. GoLand lists the available groups of settings.

  2. Select the one you need and pressEnter.
    Search for Settings

    As a result, GoLand gives you a quick access to the selected setting and its options.

Search for actions

You can search for actions. For example, you can search for a VCS action and access its dialog.

  1. Press Shift twice to open the search window.

  2. In the search field, type, for example, push.
    Search for push action

    GoLand displays the Push action in the Actions section together with the Ctrl+Shift+K shortcut, which lets you access the Push dialog.

Search for abbreviations

You can assign a short code for the action and use it to search for such action and quickly access it. For example, assign an abbreviation for Color Picker.

  1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog Ctrl+Alt+S, go to Keymap. From the options on the right select Other | Show Color Picker.

  2. From the context menu, select Add abbreviation.

    Color Picker Add Abbreviation

  3. In the dialog that opens, specify the abbreviation you are going to use, for example, cp and click OK.

  4. Press Shift twice to open the search window.

  5. When you type cp in the search field, GoLand will display the item to which you've assigned your abbreviation. Press Enter to access the Color Picker dialog.

    Search Results

Pin the tab with search results

You can pin the tab with current search results and run another query. To pin current search results, click the Open in Find Window icon (The Open in Find Window icon). In the Find tool window, click the Pin tab icon (The Pin
                tab icon).

Pin the tab with search results
    Last modified: 14 July 2020