Keyboard Shortcuts for VS Code
List of Useful Shortcuts
Section titled “List of Useful Shortcuts”-
File navigation:
Command + P CommandP Control + P ControlP Control + P ControlP /Command + E CommandE Control + E ControlE Control + E ControlE -
Side panel navigation:
Command + Shift + E CommandShiftE Control + Shift + E ControlShiftE Control + Shift + E ControlShiftE -
Toggle side panel:
Command + B CommandB Control + B ControlB Control + B ControlB -
Organize imports:
Shift + Option + O ShiftOptionO Shift + Alt + O ShiftAltO Shift + Alt + O ShiftAltO -
Comment line:
Command + Colon Command: Control + Colon Control: Control + Colon Control: (remapped toShift + Command + Colon ShiftCommand: Shift + Control + Colon ShiftControl: Shift + Control + Colon ShiftControl: ) -
Sort lines:
Command + Option + S CommandOptionS Control + Alt + S ControlAltS Control + Alt + S ControlAltS -
Terminal:
Command + ù Commandù Control + Backtick Control` Control + Backtick Control` (remapped toControl + Dollar Sign Control$ Control + Dollar Sign Control$ Control + Dollar Sign Control$ ) -
Multiple cursors:
Command + Option + Up Arrow CommandOptionUp Control + Alt + Up Arrow ControlAltUp Control + Alt + Up Arrow ControlAltUp /Command + Option + Down Arrow CommandOptionDown Control + Alt + Down Arrow ControlAltDown Control + Alt + Down Arrow ControlAltDown Control + Shift + Up Arrow ControlShiftUp Control + Shift + Up Arrow ControlShiftUp Control + Shift + Up Arrow ControlShiftUp /Control + Shift + Down Arrow ControlShiftDown Control + Shift + Down Arrow ControlShiftDown Control + Shift + Down Arrow ControlShiftDown -
Search:
Command + F CommandF Control + F ControlF Control + F ControlF -
Replace:
Command + H CommandH Control + H ControlH Control + H ControlH -
File search:
Command + Shift + F CommandShiftF Control + Shift + F ControlShiftF Control + Shift + F ControlShiftF /Command + Shift + H CommandShiftH Control + Shift + H ControlShiftH Control + Shift + H ControlShiftH -
Duplicate up/down:
Shift + Option + Up Arrow ShiftOptionUp Shift + Alt + Up Arrow ShiftAltUp Shift + Alt + Up Arrow ShiftAltUp /Shift + Option + Down Arrow ShiftOptionDown Shift + Alt + Down Arrow ShiftAltDown Shift + Alt + Down Arrow ShiftAltDown -
Move line up/down once:
Option + Up Arrow OptionUp Alt + Up Arrow AltUp Alt + Up Arrow AltUp /Option + Down Arrow OptionDown Alt + Down Arrow AltDown Alt + Down Arrow AltDown -
Multiple cursors:
Option + Click OptionClick Alt + Click AltClick Alt + Click AltClick Command + Option + Up Arrow CommandOptionUp Control + Alt + Up Arrow ControlAltUp Control + Alt + Up Arrow ControlAltUp /Command + Option + Down Arrow CommandOptionDown Control + Alt + Down Arrow ControlAltDown Control + Alt + Down Arrow ControlAltDown -
Go up / down:
Command + Home CommandHome Control + Home ControlHome Control + Home ControlHome /Command + End CommandEnd Control + End ControlEnd Control + End ControlEnd -
Delete previous word:
Option + Enter OptionEnter Alt + Enter AltEnter Alt + Enter AltEnter -
Delete/cut a line:
Command + X CommandX Control + X ControlX Control + X ControlX -
Select entire words:
Option + Shift + Left Arrow OptionShiftLeft Alt + Shift + Left Arrow AltShiftLeft Alt + Shift + Left Arrow AltShiftLeft /Option + Shift + Right Arrow OptionShiftRight Alt + Shift + Right Arrow AltShiftRight Alt + Shift + Right Arrow AltShiftRight -
Display Main Sidebar:
Command + B CommandB Control + B ControlB Control + B ControlB -
Display Secondary Sidebar:
Command + Control + B CommandControlB Control + Alt + B ControlAltB Control + Alt + B ControlAltB