While browsing the code in PyCharm(community edition) how to go back to the previously browsed section? I am looking for eclipse back button type functionality with Pycharm.
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in pycharm you have view
in view please make sure that toolbar
is checked

sundar nataraj
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Yeah, I can see the toolbar now. I tried to search about back button and never knew it could be in toolbar. Thanks. – timedout Jul 03 '14 at 08:24
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You could use Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow (which is more convenient from my point of view) or clicking arrows as suggested.

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Ubuntu 16.04 defines Ctrl + Alt + Left
as a workspace switch shortcut
Then it does nothing on Pycharm.
So you have to either disable the Ubuntu shortcut with:
- dash
- keyboard
- shortcuts
- navigation
or redefine the PyCharm shortcuts to something else.
Linux distro desktop devs: please make all desktop system wide shortcuts contain the Super key.

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1@eplaut hmmm, to me it seems to just go to the tab at the left, not to the previous code location (specially different since Ctrl + click to jump to definition reuses existing tabs). – Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com Nov 01 '17 at 10:19
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1I simply change PyCharm keyboard shortcuts for `Back` and `Forward` to `Alt+<-` & `Alt+->` iso of changing Ubuntu wokspace switcher shortcuts. Need to restart PyCharm after assigning new shortcuts. – sagarr Jan 02 '19 at 07:09
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@sagarr yes, this is also a valid solution, added to the answer. – Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com Jan 02 '19 at 09:02
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In Ubuntu:
Navigate back
Shift + Alt + Left Arrow
Navigate forward
Shift + Alt + Right Arrow
In Windows:
Navigate back / forward
Ctrl + Alt + Left / Right Arrow
In MAC:
Navigate back / forward
Cmd + Alt + Left Arrow

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