# Stepping

> **TL;DR**
> `File | Settings | Build, Execution, Deployment | Debugger | Stepping` for Windows and Linux
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> `CLion | Settings | Build, Execution, Deployment | Debugger | Stepping` for macOS
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> `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Windows), `⌘ Comma` (macOS), `⌘ Comma` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ Comma` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (Xcode), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (ReSharper), `⌘ Comma` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (QtCreator), `⌘ Comma` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) ![the Settings icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.settings.svg)

Use this page to improve the debug   [stepping](stepping-through-the-program.html)  speed and specify the elements to be skipped while stepping.

## JavaScript

| Item | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Always do smart step into |    By default, this checkbox is selected and [Smart Step Into](stepping-through-the-program.html#smart-step-into) is invoked automatically when you invoke Step Into `F7` (Windows), `F7` (macOS), `F7` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ;` (macOS System Shortcuts), `F7` (XWin), `F7` (GNOME), `F7` (KDE), `F7` (Emacs), `F7` (Sublime Text), `F7` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `F7` (Xcode), `F11` (Visual Studio), `⌘ F11` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `F11` (ReSharper), `⌘ F11` (ReSharper (macOS)), `F11` (QtCreator), `⌘ ⇧ I` (QtCreator (macOS)), `F7` (NetBeans), `F5` (Eclipse), `F5` (Eclipse (macOS)) in a line that contains multiple method calls. After that, you can select the call to step into.       If this checkbox is cleared, you can choose between [Step Into](stepping-through-the-program.html#step-into) `F7` (Windows), `F7` (macOS), `F7` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ;` (macOS System Shortcuts), `F7` (XWin), `F7` (GNOME), `F7` (KDE), `F7` (Emacs), `F7` (Sublime Text), `F7` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `F7` (Xcode), `F11` (Visual Studio), `⌘ F11` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `F11` (ReSharper), `⌘ F11` (ReSharper (macOS)), `F11` (QtCreator), `⌘ ⇧ I` (QtCreator (macOS)), `F7` (NetBeans), `F5` (Eclipse), `F5` (Eclipse (macOS)) or Smart Step Into `Shift+F7` (Windows), `⇧ F7` (macOS), `⇧ F7` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⌥ ;` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Shift+F7` (XWin), `Shift+F7` (GNOME), `Shift+F7` (KDE), `Shift+F7` (Emacs), `Shift+F7` (Sublime Text), `⇧ F7` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌥ ⇧ F7` (Xcode), `Shift+F7` (Visual Studio), `⇧ F7` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Shift+F7` (ReSharper), `⇧ F7` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Shift+F7` (QtCreator), `⇧ F7` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Shift+F7` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+F5` (Eclipse), `⌥ F5` (Eclipse (macOS)).      |
| Do not step into library scripts |    Select this checkbox to suppress stepping into library scripts while debugging.     |
| Do not step into scripts |    Select this checkbox to suppress stepping into certain scripts while debugging. Use the toolbar buttons to manage the list of scripts to be skipped.      \| Item \| Shortcut \| Description \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| ![the Add button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.add.svg) \| `Alt+Insert` (Windows), `⌘ N` (macOS), `⌃ N` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ N` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+Insert` (XWin), `Alt+Insert` (GNOME), `Alt+Insert` (KDE), `Alt+Insert` (Emacs), `Ctrl+N` (Sublime Text), `⌘ N` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ N` (Xcode), `Ctrl+N` (Visual Studio), `⌘ N` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Alt+Insert` (ReSharper), `⌥ Insert` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Alt+Insert` (QtCreator), `Alt+Insert` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Alt+Insert` (NetBeans), `Alt+Insert` (Eclipse), `⌘ N` (Eclipse (macOS)) \|    Click this button to add a new script filter.      In the dialog that opens, type the names of files to be skipped or use wildcards. For example, if you want to always skip JavaScript files, type `*.js`.     \| \| ![the Remove button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.remove.svg) \| `Alt+Delete` (Windows), `⌘ ⌦` (macOS), `⌘ ⌦` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⌦` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+Delete` (XWin), `Alt+Delete` (GNOME), `Alt+Delete` (KDE), `Alt+Delete` (Emacs), `Alt+Delete` (Sublime Text), `⌘ ⌦` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ ⌦` (Xcode), `Ctrl+R, D` (Visual Studio), `⌘ R, D` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Alt+Delete` (ReSharper), `⌥ ⌦` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Alt+Delete` (QtCreator), `⌘ ⌦` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Alt+Delete` (NetBeans), `Alt+Delete` (Eclipse), `Alt+Delete` (Eclipse (macOS)) \| Click this button to delete the selected filter from the list. \| \| ![the Edit button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.edit.svg) \| `Enter` (Windows), `⏎` (macOS), `⏎` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⏎` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Enter` (XWin), `Enter` (GNOME), `Enter` (KDE), `Enter` (Emacs), `Enter` (Sublime Text), `⏎` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⏎` (Xcode), `Enter` (Visual Studio), `⏎` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Enter` (ReSharper), `⏎` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Enter` (QtCreator), `⏎` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Enter` (NetBeans), `Enter` (Eclipse), `⏎` (Eclipse (macOS)) \| Click this button to edit the selected filter. \| \| ![the Move Up button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.up.svg)/![the Move Down button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.down.svg) \|  \| Use these buttons to arrange filters as required. \| \| ![the Duplicate button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.copy.svg) \|  \| Click this button to create a copy of the selected filter. \|    |

## Python

| Item | Description |
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| Always do smart step into |    By default, this checkbox is selected and [Smart Step Into](stepping-through-the-program.html#smart-step-into) is invoked automatically when you invoke Step Into `F7` (Windows), `F7` (macOS), `F7` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ;` (macOS System Shortcuts), `F7` (XWin), `F7` (GNOME), `F7` (KDE), `F7` (Emacs), `F7` (Sublime Text), `F7` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `F7` (Xcode), `F11` (Visual Studio), `⌘ F11` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `F11` (ReSharper), `⌘ F11` (ReSharper (macOS)), `F11` (QtCreator), `⌘ ⇧ I` (QtCreator (macOS)), `F7` (NetBeans), `F5` (Eclipse), `F5` (Eclipse (macOS)) in a line that contains multiple method calls. After that, you can select the call to step into.       If this checkbox is cleared, you can choose between [Step Into](stepping-through-the-program.html#step-into) `F7` (Windows), `F7` (macOS), `F7` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ;` (macOS System Shortcuts), `F7` (XWin), `F7` (GNOME), `F7` (KDE), `F7` (Emacs), `F7` (Sublime Text), `F7` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `F7` (Xcode), `F11` (Visual Studio), `⌘ F11` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `F11` (ReSharper), `⌘ F11` (ReSharper (macOS)), `F11` (QtCreator), `⌘ ⇧ I` (QtCreator (macOS)), `F7` (NetBeans), `F5` (Eclipse), `F5` (Eclipse (macOS)) or Smart Step Into `Shift+F7` (Windows), `⇧ F7` (macOS), `⇧ F7` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⌥ ;` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Shift+F7` (XWin), `Shift+F7` (GNOME), `Shift+F7` (KDE), `Shift+F7` (Emacs), `Shift+F7` (Sublime Text), `⇧ F7` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌥ ⇧ F7` (Xcode), `Shift+F7` (Visual Studio), `⇧ F7` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Shift+F7` (ReSharper), `⇧ F7` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Shift+F7` (QtCreator), `⇧ F7` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Shift+F7` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+F5` (Eclipse), `⌥ F5` (Eclipse (macOS)).      |
| Do not step into library scripts |    Select this checkbox to suppress stepping into library scripts while debugging.     |
| Do not step into scripts |    Select this checkbox to suppress stepping into certain scripts while debugging. Use the toolbar buttons to manage the list of scripts to be skipped.      \| Item \| Shortcut \| Description \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| ![the Add button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.add.svg) \| `Alt+Insert` (Windows), `⌘ N` (macOS), `⌃ N` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ N` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+Insert` (XWin), `Alt+Insert` (GNOME), `Alt+Insert` (KDE), `Alt+Insert` (Emacs), `Ctrl+N` (Sublime Text), `⌘ N` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ N` (Xcode), `Ctrl+N` (Visual Studio), `⌘ N` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Alt+Insert` (ReSharper), `⌥ Insert` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Alt+Insert` (QtCreator), `Alt+Insert` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Alt+Insert` (NetBeans), `Alt+Insert` (Eclipse), `⌘ N` (Eclipse (macOS)) \|    Click this button to add a new script filter.      In the dialog that opens, type the names of files to be skipped or use wildcards. For example, if you want to always skip JavaScript files, type `*.js`.     \| \| ![the Remove button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.remove.svg) \| `Alt+Delete` (Windows), `⌘ ⌦` (macOS), `⌘ ⌦` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⌦` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+Delete` (XWin), `Alt+Delete` (GNOME), `Alt+Delete` (KDE), `Alt+Delete` (Emacs), `Alt+Delete` (Sublime Text), `⌘ ⌦` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ ⌦` (Xcode), `Ctrl+R, D` (Visual Studio), `⌘ R, D` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Alt+Delete` (ReSharper), `⌥ ⌦` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Alt+Delete` (QtCreator), `⌘ ⌦` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Alt+Delete` (NetBeans), `Alt+Delete` (Eclipse), `Alt+Delete` (Eclipse (macOS)) \| Click this button to delete the selected filter from the list. \| \| ![the Edit button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.edit.svg) \| `Enter` (Windows), `⏎` (macOS), `⏎` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⏎` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Enter` (XWin), `Enter` (GNOME), `Enter` (KDE), `Enter` (Emacs), `Enter` (Sublime Text), `⏎` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⏎` (Xcode), `Enter` (Visual Studio), `⏎` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Enter` (ReSharper), `⏎` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Enter` (QtCreator), `⏎` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Enter` (NetBeans), `Enter` (Eclipse), `⏎` (Eclipse (macOS)) \| Click this button to edit the selected filter. \| \| ![the Move Up button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.up.svg)/![the Move Down button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.down.svg) \|  \| Use these buttons to arrange filters as required. \| \| ![the Duplicate button](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.copy.svg) \|  \| Click this button to create a copy of the selected filter. \|    |
| Always do smart step into | This option is set by default to be automatically used every time when there are multiple method calls on the line. Clear this checkbox if you do not want to use [smart step into](stepping-through-the-program.html#smart-step-into) automatically.  |

## See also

### Procedures

[Debug](debugging-code.html)   [Step through](stepping-through-the-program.html)

### Reference

[Debug tool window](debug-tool-window.html)