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Keyboard Shortcuts for VS Code

  • File navigation: Command + P Control + P Control + P / Command + E Control + E Control + E

  • Side panel navigation: Command + Shift + E Control + Shift + E Control + Shift + E

  • Toggle side panel: Command + B Control + B Control + B

  • Organize imports: Shift + Option + O Shift + Alt + O Shift + Alt + O

  • Comment line: Command + Colon Control + Colon Control + Colon (remapped to Shift + Command + Colon Shift + Control + Colon Shift + Control + Colon )

  • Sort lines: Command + Option + S Control + Alt + S Control + Alt + S

  • Terminal: Command + ù Control + Backtick Control + Backtick (remapped to Control + Dollar Sign Control + Dollar Sign Control + Dollar Sign )

  • Multiple cursors: Command + Option + Up Arrow Control + Alt + Up Arrow Control + Alt + Up Arrow / Command + Option + Down Arrow Control + Alt + Down Arrow Control + Alt + Down Arrow Control + Shift + Up Arrow Control + Shift + Up Arrow Control + Shift + Up Arrow / Control + Shift + Down Arrow Control + Shift + Down Arrow Control + Shift + Down Arrow

  • Search: Command + F Control + F Control + F

  • Replace: Command + H Control + H Control + H

  • File search: Command + Shift + F Control + Shift + F Control + Shift + F / Command + Shift + H Control + Shift + H Control + Shift + H

  • Duplicate up/down: Shift + Option + Up Arrow Shift + Alt + Up Arrow Shift + Alt + Up Arrow /

    Shift + Option + Down Arrow Shift + Alt + Down Arrow Shift + Alt + Down Arrow
  • Move line up/down once: Option + Up Arrow Alt + Up Arrow Alt + Up Arrow / Option + Down Arrow Alt + Down Arrow Alt + Down Arrow

  • Multiple cursors: Option + Click Alt + Click Alt + Click Command + Option + Up Arrow Control + Alt + Up Arrow Control + Alt + Up Arrow / Command + Option + Down Arrow Control + Alt + Down Arrow Control + Alt + Down Arrow

  • Go up / down: Command + Home Control + Home Control + Home / Command + End Control + End Control + End

  • Delete previous word: Option + Enter Alt + Enter Alt + Enter

  • Delete/cut a line: Command + X Control + X Control + X

  • Select entire words: Option + Shift + Left Arrow Alt + Shift + Left Arrow Alt + Shift + Left Arrow / Option + Shift + Right Arrow Alt + Shift + Right Arrow Alt + Shift + Right Arrow

  • Display Main Sidebar: Command + B Control + B Control + B

  • Display Secondary Sidebar: Command + Control + B Control + Alt + B Control + Alt + B