vscode-shortcuts.md

VS Code shortcuts

• Search text through all files at once

  • Mac: Command + Shift + f
  • Windows: Ctrl + Shift + f

• Re-open a closed editor When you have multiple open files and accidentally close one or more of them, finding them, and re-opening can be time-consuming and a little frustrating. This is an undo feature exclusively for tabs:

  • Mac: Command + Shift + t
  • Windows: Ctrl + Shift + t

• Integrated terminal

  • Both: Ctrl + (Backtick)

• Delete previous words

  • Mac: Command + Delete
  • Windows: Ctrl + Backspace

• Select multiple words (select texts word by word)

  • Mac: Shift + Option + Right Arrow or Shift + Option + Left Arrow
  • Windows: Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow or Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow

• Select the same word multiple times

  • Mac: Command + d
  • Windows: Control + d

• Duplicate line

  • Mac: Command + Shift + d or Shift + Option + Arrow Down
  • Windows: Shift+Alt+Down and Shift+Alt+Up

• Move to beginning/end of file

  • Mac: Command + Arrow Up or Command + Arrow Down
  • Windows: Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + End

• Move to the start/end of the line

  • Mac: Command + Left or Command + Right
  • Windows: ?

• Move line up/down

  • Mac: Option + Arrow Up or Option + Arrow Down
  • Windows: Alt + Arrow Up or Alt + Arrow Down

• Deleting a whole line

  • Mac: Command + Shift + k or Command + x
  • Windows: Ctrl + x

• Duplicate cursor above/below When in need to type the same word multiple times, you can simply position cursor so when typed once, word gets to multiple positions in the code.

  • Mac: Command + Option + Arrow Up or Command + Option + Arrow Down
  • Windows: Control + Alt + Arrow Up or Control + Alt + Arrow Down

Extra resources

• 21 VS Code Shortcuts
• Visual Studio Code Tips and Tricks