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Find the previous occurrence

CtrlShiftK

Windows Desktop app Eclipse IDE default key scheme

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In Eclipse IDE, Ctrl + Shift + K will find the previous occurrence. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Editor

Where this comes from

List of Key Bindings - Eclipse help

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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Start incremental find Ctrl + J
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Open content assist Ctrl + Space
Show quick fixes Ctrl + 1
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Open the declaration F3
Open the type hierarchy F4
Open a type by name Ctrl + Shift + T

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