Command Palette

The command palette is fed entries with .sublime-commands files.

File Format (.sublime-commands Files)

Here’s an excerpt from Packages/Default/Default.sublime-commands:

[
    { "caption": "Project: Save As", "command": "save_project_as" },
    { "caption": "Project: Close", "command": "close_project" },
    { "caption": "Project: Add Folder", "command": "prompt_add_folder" },

    { "caption": "Preferences: Default File Settings", "command": "open_file", "args": {"file": "${packages}/Default/Base File.sublime-settings"} },
    { "caption": "Preferences: User File Settings", "command": "open_file", "args": {"file": "${packages}/User/Base File.sublime-settings"} },
    { "caption": "Preferences: Default Global Settings", "command": "open_file", "args": {"file": "${packages}/Default/Global.sublime-settings"} },
    { "caption": "Preferences: User Global Settings", "command": "open_file", "args": {"file": "${packages}/User/Global.sublime-settings"} },
    { "caption": "Preferences: Browse Packages", "command": "open_dir", "args": {"dir": "$packages"} }
]

caption

Text for display in the command palette.

command

Command to be executed.

args

Arguments to pass to command. Note that to locate the packages folder you need to use a snippet-like variable: ${packages} or $packages. This different to other areas of the editor due to different implementations of the lower level layers.

How to Use the Command Palette

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+P
2. Select command

Entries are filtered by current context. Not all entries will be visible at all times.