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VS Code Shortcuts Cheatsheet

VS Code keyboard shortcuts for editing, navigation, search, terminals, debugging, and panel layout.

55 shortcuts 8 sections

General

  • Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P Command Palette
  • Ctrl+P / Cmd+P Quick Open file
  • Ctrl+, / Cmd+, Open Settings
  • Ctrl+` / Cmd+` Toggle terminal
  • Ctrl+B / Cmd+B Toggle sidebar
  • Ctrl+Shift+E / Cmd+Shift+E Open Explorer
  • Ctrl+Shift+F / Cmd+Shift+F Search across files
  • Ctrl+Shift+G / Cmd+Shift+G Open Source Control

Editing

  • Ctrl+D / Cmd+D Select next occurrence of word
  • Ctrl+Shift+L / Cmd+Shift+L Select all occurrences
  • Alt+Up / Option+Up Move line up
  • Alt+Down / Option+Down Move line down
  • Shift+Alt+Up / Shift+Option+Up Copy line up
  • Shift+Alt+Down / Shift+Option+Down Copy line down
  • Ctrl+Shift+K / Cmd+Shift+K Delete entire line
  • Ctrl+Enter / Cmd+Enter Insert line below
  • Ctrl+Shift+Enter / Cmd+Shift+Enter Insert line above
  • Ctrl+/ / Cmd+/ Toggle line comment
  • Shift+Alt+A / Shift+Option+A Toggle block comment
  • Ctrl+] / Cmd+] Indent line
  • Ctrl+[ / Cmd+[ Outdent line

Multi-Cursor

  • Alt+Click / Option+Click Add cursor at position
  • Ctrl+Alt+Up / Cmd+Option+Up Add cursor above
  • Ctrl+Alt+Down / Cmd+Option+Down Add cursor below
  • Ctrl+D / Cmd+D Add cursor at next match
  • Ctrl+U / Cmd+U Undo last cursor operation

Find & Replace

  • Ctrl+F / Cmd+F Find in file
  • Ctrl+H / Cmd+Option+F Find and replace
  • F3 / Cmd+G Find next match
  • Shift+F3 / Cmd+Shift+G Find previous match
  • Alt+Enter Select all matches

Terminal & Debug

  • Ctrl+` / Cmd+` Toggle integrated terminal
  • Ctrl+Shift+` / Cmd+Shift+` Create new terminal
  • F5 Start/continue debugging
  • F9 Toggle breakpoint
  • F10 Step over
  • F11 Step into
  • Shift+F11 Step out
  • Shift+F5 Stop debugging

Panels & Layout

  • Ctrl+\ / Cmd+\ Split editor
  • Ctrl+1/2/3 / Cmd+1/2/3 Focus editor group 1/2/3
  • Ctrl+W / Cmd+W Close current tab
  • Ctrl+K Ctrl+W / Cmd+K Cmd+W Close all tabs
  • Ctrl+Shift+V / Cmd+Shift+V Markdown preview
  • Ctrl+K V / Cmd+K V Markdown preview side-by-side

Sources

  • https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/keybindings Visual Studio Code: default shortcuts, operating-system differences, and custom key bindings.

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