Close all tabs, but not the window, in Sublime Text
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Is there a way to close all tabs in one go in Sublime Text, but leave the window with the current project open? It is really annoying when I just want to close all open file and start the new task I have to Cmd-W
them one by one. If I do Cmd-Opt-W
it will close all tabs and the current project.
Sublimetext2 Solutions
Solution 1 - Sublimetext2
Thanks to Alex, it turned out kind of simple, Preferences > Key Bindings > User:
{ "keys": ["super+shift+w"], "command": "close_all" }
No need to restart Sublime, it works right away. And what's even better, no need to get used new shortcuts, you can still close Sublime window with Cmd-W
after all tabs are gone.
Solution 2 - Sublimetext2
There's an option in the file menu, but it has no shortcut:
- File -> Close All Files
Edit - change user settings:
kay, open Preferences -> Key Bindings - User and paste the following between the []:
{ "keys": ["ctrl+alt+shift+w"], "command": "close_all" }
then use Ctrl, Alt, Shift and w to close all tabs.
You'll have to restart Sublime first.
Note: For Sublime Text 3.2.2,Build 3211 you don't need to restart the sublime text to waste your time.Just place code in [ ](as mentioned above),save it and close Key Bindings - User window.Now all opened tabs will be close with out exiting Sublime Text by using Ctrl + Alt + Shift + W .
Solution 3 - Sublimetext2
Here is what I have set up on Mac Sublime Text 3
- Go to Sublime Text -> Preferences -> Key Bindings - User
- Add the following binding: [ ... ... ... { "keys": ["command+shift+w"], "command": "close_all" } ]
- Save file
Now, hitting "Command+Shift+W" will close all of your open tabs. Hitting "Command+W" closes current tab only. This is sort of consistent with Mac shortcuts for other app windows.
Solution 4 - Sublimetext2
By default, closing all tabs don't close the window, but beware: The last build 3059 (December 13, 2013) of Sublime Text 3 does now include:
> Automatically closing windows when the last tab is dragged out
It is managed by this setting:
// Set to true to close windows as soon as the last file is closed, unless
// there's a folder open within the window. This is always enabled on OS X,
// changing it here won't modify the behavior.
"close_windows_when_empty": false,
> I just want to close all open file and start the new task
In that same Sublime Text 3 build 3059, you also have the setting:
> When the last file is closed, a new transient file is created automatically
Combined with "File -> Close All Files", that can help starting quickly in a new file.
Solution 5 - Sublimetext2
Go to Preferences>Key Bindings - User> and add following line.
{ "keys": ["super+w"], "command": "close_file" }
Now when you hit cmd+w, only file gonna close not the whole window because you target "close_file".
Solution 6 - Sublimetext2
The Coolest way is :
File - > Close All Tabs
Solution 7 - Sublimetext2
If you are like me, and actually prefer doing right click on a tab and select the Close All Tabs
command, you can:
- Run the
View Package File
command in Sublime Text - Select
Default/Tab Context.sublime-menu
- Add the line:
> { "command": "close_all", "args": { "group": -1, "index": -1 }, "caption": "Close All Tabs" }
- Save. Restarting might be required.
Hints:
- Tested in ST3, but the documentation I got this from was for ST2, so it should be fine
- Do not forget to add a comma at the end of the line if it is not the last
- For me it was not possible to edit the
Tab Context.sublime-menu
file because the folder it is supposed to be in was missing. It that is the case, just create it, for me it was$HOME\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 3\Packages\Default\
- It is also possible to just create/edit the file directly instead of going through the package viewing process