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Add or remove a single line comment

Ctrl/

Windows Desktop app DBeaver default key scheme

Practice this

Press Ctrl + Slash to add or remove a single line comment in DBeaver. The keys are the same on a Mac.

Where it works: SQL editor

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`Ctrl/`
Windows	Desktop app	`Ctrl/`

Where this comes from

Shortcuts - DBeaver Documentation

Documentation checked on 2026-09-12. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Comment lines with line comments Android Studio Cmd + /
Toggle a line comment Chrome DevTools Cmd + /
Toggle a line comment Eclipse IDE Ctrl + /
Toggle a comment Godot Engine Cmd + K
Toggle a line comment IntelliJ IDEA Cmd + /
Toggle a single line comment Notepad++ Ctrl + Q
Comment or uncomment a line Power BI Desktop Ctrl + /
Comment or uncomment lines RStudio Cmd + Shift + C
Comment out the selection SQL Server Management Studio Ctrl + K then Ctrl + C
Toggle a line comment Sublime Text Cmd + /
Toggle line comments Visual Studio Ctrl + /
Toggle a line's comment state Visual Studio Code Cmd + /

More DBeaver shortcuts

Add or remove a multi line comment Ctrl + Shift + /
Format the SQL text Ctrl + Shift + F
Explain the execution plan Ctrl + Shift + E
Show or hide the results panel Ctrl + T
Switch to the next query Option + Down arrow
Switch to the previous query Option + Up arrow
Add a new row Option + Insert
Delete the current row Option + Delete

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