You must've heard that pressing the "." key in any Github repository will open it in an online code editor.

But here are a few more shortcuts which will ensure that you don't have to touch the mouse again when using Github

TL;DR

1. Sitewide shortcuts
2. Go to shortcuts
3. Editing code shortcuts
4. Browsing the code shortcuts
5. Notifications
6. Make Changes in a pull request

Getting started with keyboard shortcuts

Before I bore you out with all shortcuts or make you remember all of them, you just have to press the "?" key or "Shift + /" and you will see a dialog box which has all the shortcuts that work on github.

Site wide shortcuts

• s or / will focus the search bar

• j and k will move selection up and down respectively

• x to toggle selection

• o or enter to open selection

• esc to close selection

Go to Shortcuts

• g + c -> Go to code

• g + i -> Go to issues

• g + p -> Go to PR

• g + b -> Go to Projects

• g + d -> Go to Homepage of current account

• g + n -> Go to your notifications

Editing the source code

• ctrl + b/i -> Markdown formatting for bolding/italicizing text

• ctrl + k -> Markdown formatting for creating link

• e -> Edit source code

• alt + g -> Jump to line

• ctrl + shift + p -> Toggle between edit file and preview file

Browsing the source code

• t -> Activates the file finder

• w -> Switch to a new branch or tag

• y -> Expand a URL to its canonical form.

• i -> Show or hide comments

• a -> Show or hide annotations

• b -> Open blame view.

Notifications

• e -> Mark as done

• shift + u -> Mark as unread

• shift + i -> Mark as read

• shift + m -> Unsubscribe

Make changes in pull request

• c -> Open list of commits

• t -> Open the list of changed files

• j/k -> Move selection down/up in the list

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