vscode-cheatsheet.md

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VSCode CheatSheet	The most commonly used vscode keyboard shortcuts are given here.	2022-10-20

Table of Contents

• VSCode Keyboard Shortcuts for Developers
  • General Shortcuts
  • Basic Editing
  • Rich Languages Editing
  • Multi-cursor and Selection
  • Display
  • Search and Replace
  • Navigation
  • Editor Management
  • File Management
  • Debug
  • Integrated Terminal

VSCode Keyboard Shortcuts for Developers

General Shortcuts

Command	Description
Ctrl + Shift + P	Show Command Palette
Ctrl + Shift + X	Show Extensions

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Basic Editing

Command	Description
Ctrl + A	Select All
Ctrl + C	Copy line
Ctrl + D	Duplicate line
Ctrl + L	Select current line
Ctrl + X	Cut line
Ctrl + U	Undo last cursor operation
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl + Y	Redo Changes
Ctrl + Z	Undo Changes
Alt + Down	Move Line Down
Alt + Up	Move Line Up

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Rich Languages Editing

Command	Description
F2	Rename Symbol
Shift + F12	Go to References
F12	Go to Definition
Ctrl + Space	Trigger Suggest
Ctrl + .	Quick Fix

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Multi-cursor and Selection

Command	Description
Alt + Click	Insert cursor
Shift + Alt + UpArrow	Copy line up
Shift + Alt + DownArrow	Copy line down
Shift + Alt + Click	Select text in blocks
Ctrl + Alt + UpArrow	Add cursor above
Ctrl + Alt + DownArrow	Add cursor below
Ctrl + Shift + K	Delete line
Ctrl + Shift + L	Select all occurrences of current selection

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Display

Command	Description
Ctrl + Shift + F	Show Search

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Search and Replace

Command	Description
Ctrl + F	Find
Ctrl + H	Replace
Ctrl + Shift + F	Find in Files
Ctrl + Shift + H	Replace in Files
Ctrl + Shift + Enter	Replace All

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Navigation

Command	Description
Ctrl + P	Go to File
Ctrl + J	Toggle panel (Opens/closes terminal)
Ctrl + B	Toggle primary sidebar
Ctrl + Shift + E	Go to explorer
Ctrl + Shift + X	Go to extensions
Ctrl + Shift + D	Go to Run and Debug
Ctrl + Shift + G	Go to Source Control
Ctrl + Shift + H	Go to Search
Ctrl + Shift + J	Go to Problems
Ctrl + ↑/↓	Scroll up/down
Ctrl+ Home/End	Scroll top/bottom

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Editor Management

Command	Description
Ctrl + W	Close Editor
Ctrl + \	Split Editor
Ctrl + Shift + PgUp	Move Editor Left
Ctrl + Shift + PgDn	Move Editor Right

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File Management

Command	Description
Ctrl + N	New Text File
Ctrl + O	Open
Ctrl + S	Save
Ctrl + Shift + S	Save As
Ctrl + W	Close
Ctrl + Shift + T	Open Recently Closed Editor

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Debug

Command	Description
F9	Toggle Breakpoint
F5	Start
Ctrl + F5	Start (without debugging)
F11	Step Into

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Integrated Terminal

Command	Description
Ctrl + `	Show integrated terminal
Ctrl + Shift + `	Create new integrated terminal

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