Multi-cursor Magic: Edit Multiple Lines Simultaneously

Multi-cursor editing is one of the most powerful features in Zed that can dramatically speed up your coding workflow. Instead of making repetitive edits one at a time, you can edit multiple locations simultaneously.

Getting Started with Multi-cursors

The basic concept is simple: place multiple cursors in your code and type once to edit all locations at the same time. This is incredibly useful for renaming variables, adding similar code blocks, or making batch modifications.

Essential Shortcuts

Here are the key shortcuts you need to know to master multi-cursor editing in Zed:

Add cursor above/below

Cmd + Alt + Up/Down Arrow
# Place additional cursors above or below the current line

Select all occurrences

Cmd + Shift + L
# Select all occurrences of the current selection