How can I find particular file in IntelliJ IDEA?

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I need to find test.xml in IntelliJ IDEA. How can I do that? Keyboard shortcut if any?

score 109 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 16 '19 at 15:53

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cmd+shift+o (cmd+shift+n in older versions) leads to the file open dialog (on mac).

You can use * chars as wildcards. If there is more than 1 file with the name, you will see the directory of the file for each entry to help you make the choice.

edited Dec 16 '19 at 15:53

Neeraj

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answered Dec 03 '12 at 14:13

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hint for future readers: `cmd+shift+o` opened the file open dialog for me – Noam Hacker May 30 '17 at 20:09
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If its a class file then `cmd+o` would suffice – Neeraj Dec 16 '19 at 14:25
And now on Windows it appears to be `ctrl+shift+T` – mcpiroman Nov 19 '22 at 12:26

score 76 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 01 '16 at 08:35

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In Windows:

Ctrl + Shift + N

or

Navigate > File...

edited Sep 01 '16 at 08:35

ROMANIA_engineer

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works also in Ubuntu – FrankyHollywood Jan 21 '22 at 15:19
works in IntelliJ 2022.1.3, Windows 10 – kitekat Aug 01 '22 at 09:27

score 29 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 17 '17 at 05:54

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My IntelliJ version is,

IntelliJ IDEA 2016.2.4

For me, cmd+shift+n doesn't work. But,

command + shift + o

works perfectly for me.

The above shortcut will give you the dialog box to search a file.

For more help,

On the main menu, point to Navigate, and then choose Class, File, or Symbol respectively, or use the following shortcuts:

Class: ⌘O

File (directory): ⇧⌘O

Symbol: ⌥⌘O

Source : JetBrains.com

answered Apr 17 '17 at 05:54

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Works in IntelliJ 2023.1 on MacOs Ventura 13.1 – kitekat Jul 16 '23 at 11:31

antonrud · Answer 4 · 2019-11-27T11:06:32.387

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Just hit quickly Shift Shift in a row to reveal a pop-up window to search for everything. You can then start typing to search for files. It's a fuzzy finder, so to match e.g. SomeClassWithALongName.java you can just type: sclwlna (or other letters combination, which has the same order of occurance in the target file name).

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answered Sep 03 '19 at 11:55

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This is way more convenient! – harlandgomez Nov 27 '19 at 08:13
much cooler than ctrl+shift+esc+yourphonenumber+howmuchis34+197? – Gismo Ranas Aug 20 '20 at 13:01
Neat! Wonder what this "command" is called? I am trying to find it in the keymap... – birgersp Jan 16 '21 at 08:22
yes this is indeed most convienient, double-shift see https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/mastering-keyboard-shortcuts.html – FrankyHollywood Mar 22 '22 at 16:30

score 11 · Answer 5 · edited Feb 04 '20 at 16:24

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Well, this is very frequently asked a question by users who switch OS. I recently switched from Windows to MAC.

To open file shortcuts go as follows

Windows : ctrl+shift+n MAC : command + shift + o

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 11 '22 at 11:06

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command + E

It Will Open Recent Files

answered Oct 11 '22 at 11:06

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How can I find particular file in IntelliJ IDEA?

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