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Find and replace

CmdF

Mac Desktop app RStudio IDE

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In RStudio, Ctrl + F will find and replace. On a Mac, press Cmd + F instead.

Where it works: Source editor

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdF`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlF`

Where this comes from

Keyboard Shortcuts in the RStudio IDE - Posit Support

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

The same task in other apps

Find in the document Adobe Acrobat Cmd + F
Find in the Project panel Adobe After Effects Cmd + F
Open the find bar Airtable Cmd + F
Find text in the file Android Studio Cmd + F
Put the cursor in the search box Bitwarden Cmd + F
Search text on this page Google Chrome Cmd + F
Search within the page ChromeOS Ctrl + F
Find and replace Confluence Cmd + F
Find and replace text DBeaver Cmd + F
Search within the current panel Chrome DevTools Cmd + F
Search the server Discord Cmd + F
Open find and replace Eclipse IDE Ctrl + F

More RStudio shortcuts

Find in files Cmd + Shift + F
Rename a symbol in scope Cmd + Option + Shift + M
Delete the line Cmd + D
Insert the assignment operator Option + -
Insert the pipe operator Cmd + Shift + M
Show help for the function at the cursor F1
Show the source of the function at the cursor F2
Show the command palette Cmd + Shift + P

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