This VSCode (Visual Studio Code) quick reference cheat sheet shows its keyboard shortcuts and commands.
shortcuts | description |
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Ctrl Shift P |
Show Command Palette |
Ctrl P |
Quick Open, Go to File... |
Ctrl Shift N |
New window/instance |
Ctrl Shift W |
Close window/instance |
Ctrl , |
User Settings |
Ctrl K Ctrl S |
Keyboard Shortcuts |
shortcuts | description |
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Ctrl X |
Cut line (empty selection) |
Ctrl C |
Copy line (empty selection) |
Alt Up/Down |
Move line up/down |
Shift Alt Up/Down |
Copy line up/down |
Ctrl Shift K |
Delete line |
Ctrl Enter |
Insert line below |
Ctrl Shift Enter |
Insert line above |
Ctrl Shift \ |
Jump to matching bracket |
Ctrl ]/[ |
Indent/outdent line |
Home/End |
Go to beginning/end of line |
Ctrl Home |
Go to beginning of file |
Ctrl End |
Go to end of file |
Ctrl Up/Down |
Scroll line up/down |
Alt PgUp/PgDown |
Scroll page up/down |
Ctrl Shift [ |
Fold (collapse) region |
Ctrl Shift ] |
Unfold (uncollapse) region |
Ctrl K Ctrl [ |
Fold (collapse) all subregions |
Ctrl K Ctrl ] |
Unfold (uncollapse) all subregions |
Ctrl K Ctrl 0 |
Fold (collapse) all regions |
Ctrl K Ctrl J |
Unfold (uncollapse) all regions |
Ctrl K Ctrl C |
Add line comment |
Ctrl K Ctrl U |
Remove line comment |
Ctrl / |
Toggle line comment |
Shift Alt A |
Toggle block comment |
Alt Z |
Toggle word wrap |
shortcuts | description |
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Ctrl T |
Show all Symbols |
Ctrl G |
Go to Line... |
Ctrl P |
Go to File... |
Ctrl Shift O |
Go to Symbol... |
Ctrl Shift M |
Show Problems panel |
F8 |
Go to next error or warning |
Shift F8 |
Go to previous error or warning |
Ctrl Shift Tab |
Navigate editor group history |
Alt Left/Right |
Go back/forward |
Ctrl M |
Toggle Tab moves focus |
shortcuts | description |
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Ctrl F |
Find |
Ctrl H |
Replace |
F3 |
Find next |
Shift F3 |
Find previous |
Alt Enter |
Select all occurences of Find match |
Ctrl D |
Add selection to next Find match |
Ctrl K Ctrl D |
Move last selection to next Find match |
Alt C/R/W |
Toggle case-sensitive/regex/whole word |
shortcuts | description |
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Alt Click |
Insert cursor |
Ctrl Alt Up/Down |
Insert cursor above/below |
Ctrl U |
Undo last cursor operation |
Shift Alt I |
Insert cursor at end of each line selected |
Ctrl I |
Select current line |
Ctrl Shift L |
Select all occurrences of current selection |
Ctrl F2 |
Select all occurrences of current word |
Shift Alt Right |
Expand selection |
Shift Alt Left |
Shrink selection |
Shift Alt (drag mouse) |
Column (box) selection |
Ctrl Shift Alt (arrow key) |
Column (box) selection |
Ctrl Shift Alt PgUp/PgDown |
Column (box) selection page up/down |
shortcuts | description |
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Ctrl Space |
Trigger suggestion |
Ctrl Shift Space |
Trigger parameter hints |
Shift Alt F |
Format document |
Ctrl K Ctrl F |
Format selection |
F12 |
Go to Definition |
Alt F12 |
Peek Definition |
Ctrl K F12 |
Open Definition to the side |
Ctrl . |
Quick Fix |
Shift F12 |
Show References |
F2 |
Rename Symbol |
Ctrl K Ctrl X |
Trim trailing whitespace |
Ctrl K M |
Change file language |
shortcuts | description |
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Ctrl F4 |
Close editor |
Ctrl W |
Close editor |
Ctrl K F |
Close folder |
Ctrl \ |
Split editor |
Ctrl 1/2/3 |
Focus into 1st, 2nd, or 3rd editor group |
Ctrl K Ctrl Left/Right |
Focus into previous/next editor group |
Ctrl Shift PgUp/PgDown |
Move editor left/right |
Ctrl K Left/Right |
Move active editor group |
shortcuts | description |
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Ctrl N |
New File |
Ctrl O |
Open File... |
Ctrl S |
Save |
Ctrl Shift S |
Save As... |
Ctrl K S |
Save All |
Ctrl F4 |
Close |
Ctrl K Ctrl W |
Close All |
Ctrl Shift T |
Reopen closed editor |
Ctrl K Enter |
Keep preview mode editor open |
Ctrl Tab |
Open next |
Ctrl Shift Tab |
Open previous |
Ctrl K P |
Copy path of active file |
Ctrl K R |
Reveal active file in Explorer |
Ctrl K O |
Show active file in new window/instance |
shortcuts | description |
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F11 |
Toggle full screen |
Shift Alt 0 |
Toggle editor layout (horizontal/vertical) |
Ctrl =/- |
Zoom in/out |
Ctrl B |
Toggle Sidebar visibility |
Ctrl Shift E |
Show Explorer/Toggle focus |
Ctrl Shift F |
Show Search |
Ctrl Shift G |
Show Source Control |
Ctrl Shift D |
Show Debug |
Ctrl Shift X |
Show Extensions |
Ctrl Shift H |
Replace in files |
Ctrl Shift J |
Toggle Search details |
Ctrl Shift U |
Show Output panel |
Ctrl Shift V |
Open Markdown preview |
Ctrl K V |
Open Markdown preview to the side |
Ctrl K Z |
Zen Mode (Esc Esc to exit) |
shortcuts | description |
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F9 |
Toggle breakpoint |
F5 |
Start/Continue |
Shift F5 |
Stop |
F11 |
Step into |
Shift F11 |
Step out |
F10 |
Step over |
Ctrl K Ctrl I |
Show hover |
shortcuts | description |
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Ctrl ` |
Show integrated terminal |
Ctrl Shift ` |
Create new terminal |
Ctrl C |
Copy selection |
Ctrl V |
Paste into active terminal |
Ctrl Up/Down |
Scroll up/down |
Shift PgUp/PgDown |
Scroll page up/down |
Ctrl Home/End |
Scroll to top/bottom |