Locate current file in IntelliJ

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How do I locate the current file in the project structure? (Similar to Visual Studio's Ctrl + Alt + L). What is the name of the operation (so I can define it in the keymap)

lrkwz · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-28 13:52:54Z

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Alt + F1 (or Alt + Shift + 1 for linux) almost does what you want. You need to hit Enter afterwards as IDEA allows multiple "targets" for navigation (project structure, file structure etc).

(Note you can also set AutoScroll to Source and AutoScroll from source using the two "boxes with arrows" buttons above the project structure view but this can get annoying when it shoves you into the JDK source because you followed a reference to java.io.File.

The keymap defines it as Select current file or symbol in any view.

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smith324 Over a year ago

The current version of IntelliJ has renamed this to "Select In" under the Navigate category. The default shortcut is still ALT-F1

Halil Over a year ago

This shortcut is a system shortcut in Ubuntu. Following post describes how to remove this shortcut from Ubuntu: askubuntu.com/questions/126817/…

seanmcl Over a year ago

In the keymap it's called "Select in..." now.

Steve Waters Over a year ago

it's faster if you just press "Alt + F1" and then "1" as the context menu appears.

isalgueiro Over a year ago

Alt + Shift + 1 for me in 2017.3

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worldsayshi · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-09 05:28:02Z

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You can also click the little cross hairs button in the projects pane:

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Note that the symbol won't be shown if Always Select Opened File (previously Autoscroll from Source) option is enabled.

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answered Aug 4, 2014 at 8:39

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Shastings Over a year ago

I'm used to a right click on the editor pane > show in project, so this one-click approach was closer to what I was looking for than the other options here, thank you.

technophyle Over a year ago

Is there a keyboard shortcut for that button?

Adrian Pronk Over a year ago

Unfortunately, "Autoscroll from Source" only works when you switch to the source in the editor from some other file. If the source is the only editor tab you have open then you can't "switch to" it so Autoscroll won't occur: you have to open some other file so you can switch back from it. So it would be better if the cross-hairs icon was always available.

David Cruwys Over a year ago

This question has been around for 8 years, received 50000+ Views and hundreds of up votes, surely JetBrains can see that that this is a commonly requested feature. I like @technophyle statement "is there a keyboard shortcut" and would love to see JetBrains actually make this available from key map

Karaja Over a year ago

This alone has revolutionized how i use IDEA

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hc_dev · Accepted Answer · 2023-09-14 10:13:45Z

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Click the gear ⚙️ in the Project tool window and then Always Select Opened File (versions prior to 2020.1: Autoscroll From Source):

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jakub.g Over a year ago

When this is enabled, Alt+1 can be used instead of Alt+F1, 1 to move focus to the sidebar from editor.

Bram Luyten Over a year ago

Amazing, can't understand why the default on this is OFF instead of ON. Thank you for this answer.

worldsayshi Over a year ago

It's now called "Always Select Opened File". (Intellij 2020.1)

Steve Moretz Over a year ago

Because it's annoying that's why it's off

chill appreciator Over a year ago

Somehow it works not right after "check" this) I recommend to reopen files to make this works. Intellij 2020.2

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ericn · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-16 13:09:51Z

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"Select in project View"

Little to no memorization required, reusable for every action in Intellij:

Use Find Action:

Press Shift + cmd + A (Pretty sure it's Shift + Ctrl + A for Windows and Linux)
Type select in...
Select Select in Project View in the suggestion list

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answered Sep 18, 2017 at 1:40

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Joaquin Iurchuk Over a year ago

Nice! Select in Project View was the phrase I was looking for! Thanks!

kisna Over a year ago

Another way is to setup keybinding in Preferences -> KeyMap -> Other -> Select in Project View -> Assign your keystroke/shortcut (Shift + cmd + A)

M Patel · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-22 15:30:30Z

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Do following will select your file automatically all time.

Right click on Project/Packages area > Autoscroll to Source.
Right click on Project/Packages area > Autoscroll from Source.

Please find image below.

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answered Aug 22, 2018 at 15:21

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Vy Do · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-05 11:03:19Z

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I am using IntelliJ IDEA 2016.2 Ultimate.

Alt+F1, then press 1

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:18:15Z

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And make it autoscrollable from source without hitting shortcuts every time How to make Scroll From Source feature always enabled?

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Pavel Ryzhov · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-23 05:53:03Z

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There is no direct shortcut for such operation in IntelliJ IDEA 14 but you can install the plugin and set it the keyboard shortcut to the function that called "Scroll From Source" in keymap settings.

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ErikE · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-04 14:52:16Z

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In addition to the other options, in at least IntelliJ IDEA 2017 Ultimate, WebStorm 2020.2, and probably a ton of other versions, you can do it in a single shortcut.

Edit preferences, search for Select in Project View, and under Keymap, view the mapped shortcut or map one of your choice.

On the Mac, Ctrl + Option + L is not already used, and is the same shortcut as Visual Studio for Windows uses natively (Ctrl + Alt + L, so that could be a good choice.

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Emdadul Sawon Over a year ago

"Select in Project View" work for me. In Ubuntu, I set it "Alt + L".

j4hangir Over a year ago

But it changes the view into "Project View", not useful when you want to see the file let's say in "Project Files"

ErikE Over a year ago

@j4hangir I really don’t know what you mean.

j4hangir Over a year ago

In idea you can view the project in different views, all in the project pane, hence it's called Project View in the first place: there's Project, Projects, Project Files, etc, the shortcut opens the file in Project Pane -> Project View. Although, atm it's working properly again for me (having invalidated caches)

ErikE Over a year ago

@j4hangir Got it. Thanks for explaining.

Sivani Patro · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-15 11:37:11Z

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Open the project explorer ( default left side )
Click on the tiny wheel setting button
Mark Auto scroll from source option.

Boom! You are done.

answered Mar 15, 2017 at 11:37

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Danil · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-28 18:53:41Z

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in PyCharm 2021 this hotkey named Select File In Project View

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Smile · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-06 05:00:08Z

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In Intellij Idea Community edition 2020.1 :

Right click on project header
Select 'Always Select Opened File'

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kingshuk · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-09 14:06:09Z

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If you are using Mac(OSX)

Based on the current tab, to select the file on project is : FN + OPTION + F1

Then in the popup you can Select in: Project View > Select In: Project

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Zorayr Over a year ago

What's Alt on a mac? 🤷‍♂️ Did you mean option? Control? Shift?

kingshuk Over a year ago

OPTION key in Mac generally corresponds to the ALT key in windows.

András Szepesházi · Accepted Answer · 2023-02-07 08:08:49Z

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In 2023 there is still no default shortcut for locating the current file in the Project view. However it is easy to set up a custom shortcut for it.

Open Settings, go to Keymap and search for "Select file in project view". It should be in the "Other" section and should have a crosshair icon. Right click on it and select "Add keyboard shortcut". I set it up to CTRL + SHIFT + L, but of course any unmapped key combination will work.

Enjoy! For me this is a very often used feature and having a shortcut for it is a significant productivity boost.

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KAsh · Accepted Answer · 2025-10-06 11:31:32Z

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In 2025
IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2.2
Click on the three dots and follow the path

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