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Kate (acronym for KDE Advanced Text Editor) is a GUI multi-file TextEditor that comes with KDE. It features an attached console whose working directory tracks the containing directory of the file currently being edited. Syntax highlighting for the following ProgrammingLanguages is included:

Some handy bindings

(These keybindings may also work for other editors, such as Kates older sister, KWrite.)

Ctrl d
Comment the highlighted line
Ctrl Shift d
Uncomment the highlighted line
Ctrl s
Save
Ctrl v
Paste
Ctrl c
Copy
Ctrl x
Cut the highlighted area
Ctrl z
Undo
Ctrl k
Delete line
Ctrl Backspace
Delete word left
Ctrl Del
Delete word right
Ctrl t
Transpose characters
Ctrl p
Print
Ctrl q
Quit
Ctrl w
Close window
Ctrl n
New
Ctrl a
Select all
Ctrl f
Find
Ctrl r
Replace
Ctrl g
Go to line
Ctrl j
Delete line ending
Ctrl k
Delete line
Ctrl o
Open file
Ctrl i
Indent line(indents all selected lines)
Ctrl Shift i
Unindent selected lines
Ctrl -
Expand/collapse code loops

Movement Shortcuts

Ctrl Home
Beginning of document
Home
Beginning of line
Ctrl PgDn
Bottom of view
Ctrl End
End of line
Ctrl 6
Matching bracket
Ctrl PgUp
Top of view
Ctrl Left
Word left
Ctrl Right
Word right

Adding the shift key to a move shortcut (eg. Ctrl Shift Home) will select the text between the current position and the destination.