Cut, Copy, Paste
Apart from standard cut, copy, and paste operations, you can copy file paths, symbol references, and so on. When pasting, you can optionally choose items from clipboard history and automatically apply formatting rules.
Cut line or selection
Set the caret anywhere in the line to cut the whole line, or make a selection to cut.
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Do one of the following:
From the main menu, choose .
Press Ctrl+X.
Click Cut
on the toolbar.
Copy line or selection
Set the caret anywhere in the line to copy the whole line, or make a selection to copy.
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Do one of the following:
From the main menu, choose .
Press Ctrl+C.
Click Copy
on the toolbar.
Copy the path to a file or folder
Open the desired file in the editor or select one or more files or folders in the Solution Explorer.
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Do one of the following:
Press Ctrl+Shift+C.
Right-click the selection in the Solution explorer or right-click a file tab in the editor and choose from the context menu.
Choose from the main menu.
If you want to copy a path relative to the solution instead of the absolute path, Right-click a file tab in the editor and choose from the context menu.
Copy the reference to a line or a symbol
Place the caret at the desired symbol or at a certain line of code.
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Do one of the following:
Press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C.
From the main menu, choose .
From the context menu, choose .
JetBrains Rider creates a string in the format that depends on the caret position. Lines are referenced by the file system path relative to the solution and the line number, symbols are referenced by their Fully Qualified Name (FQN). For example:
System.Web.Mvc.ActionResultfor a type orWebApplication1\Controllers\HomeController.cs : 21for a code line. When your caret is on a type, you will also be able to choose alternative references from a popup:
Copy editor tooltip contents
Hover the mouse pointer over a symbol in the editor to see the full symbol name and its description if available.
Hold Alt and click the tooltip.
When pasting C# and VB.NET code from the clipboard, JetBrains Rider behaves depending on the state of the Auto-format on paste selector on the page of JetBrains Rider settings Ctrl+Alt+S.
This selector lets you configure whether to apply code formatting rules for pasted code. By default, JetBrains Rider only applies indentation settings when you paste code, which is a convenient option if you do not want to follow formatting rules very strictly.
Paste the last clipboard entry
Set the caret to the place where you want to paste the last clipboard entry or select a code block that you want to replace with the clipboard entry.
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Do one of the following:
From the main menu, choose .
Press Ctrl+V.
Click Paste
on the toolbar.
Alternatively to pasting with the selected formatting preference, you can insert the clipboard entry with its original formatting.
Paste the last clipboard entry with original formatting
Set the caret to the place where you want to paste the last clipboard entry or select a code block that you want to replace with the clipboard entry.
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Do one of the following:
From the main menu, choose .
Press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+V.
You can also access your clipboard history and quickly paste any of the recent items copied to the clipboard. JetBrains Rider starts recording copied items to its clipboard history as soon as you start it and clears the history when you close it. The number of clipboard history entries is customizable with the Maximum number of contents to keep in clipboard preference on the page of JetBrains Rider settings Ctrl+Alt+S. When the specified number is exceeded, the oldest entry is removed from the history.
Paste specific entry from the clipboard history
Set the caret to the place where you want to paste the last clipboard entry or select a code block that you want to replace with the clipboard entry.
Press Ctrl+Shift+V or choose from the main menu.
In the Choose Content to Paste dialog, you can choose one of the recent clipboard entries and preview it.
Click Paste or Pate without formatting to paste the desired entry in a corresponding way. Alternatively, press a mnemonic key displayed next to the desired entry to quickly insert it.
