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Asked: 2026-05-17T20:45:54+00:00

Back Arrow Broken In Xcode? Is there keyboard command to go back/forward one file

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Back Arrow Broken In Xcode?

Is there keyboard command to go back/forward one file at a time.

Xcode 3.2 changed the behavior of Cmd-Opt <– and –>. As noted in another question, they do not operate on a file level like in previous versions of Xcode, but on an "edit point", making it cumbersome to flip through a list of files (the quick way to do it, since Xcode does not support Tabs, as in Eclipse).

Rob Keniger found a partial solution that he noted in another post:

"Hold down the option key while you click the forward/backward arrows …"

But this requires fiddling with the mouse. Is there any way to do it with the keyboard only?

EDIT:
Later versions of Xcode (v7.2+) now have a Navigate menu (and it changes the keyboard shortcuts yet again): enter image description here

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  1. Editorial Team

    Beginning in XCode 3.2.3, the following key sequence works:

    Cmd + Option + Shift + ←

    Without the Shift key, it just goes back to the previous cursor position. Adding Shift jumps to the previous file (next file, in combination with →).

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