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Keyboard Shortcuts for VS Code

List of Useful Shortcuts

Section titled “List of Useful Shortcuts”
Action Shortcuts
File navigation Command + PControl + PControl + P / Command + EControl + EControl + E
Side panel navigation Command + Shift + EControl + Shift + EControl + Shift + E
Toggle / Display Main Sidebar Command + BControl + BControl + B
Display Secondary Sidebar Command + Control + BControl + Alt + BControl + Alt + B
Organize imports Shift + Option + OShift + Alt + OShift + Alt + O
Comment line Command + ColonControl + ColonControl + Colon (remapped to Shift + Command + ColonShift + Control + ColonShift + Control + Colon)
Sort lines Command + Option + SControl + Alt + SControl + Alt + S
Terminal Command + ùControl + BacktickControl + Backtick (remapped to Control + Dollar SignControl + Dollar SignControl + Dollar Sign)
Multiple cursors Option + ClickAlt + ClickAlt + Click
Command + Option + Up ArrowControl + Alt + Up ArrowControl + Alt + Up Arrow / Command + Option + Down ArrowControl + Alt + Down ArrowControl + Alt + Down Arrow
Control + Shift + Up ArrowControl + Shift + Up ArrowControl + Shift + Up Arrow / Control + Shift + Down ArrowControl + Shift + Down ArrowControl + Shift + Down Arrow
Search Command + FControl + FControl + F
Replace Command + HControl + HControl + H
File search / replace Command + Shift + FControl + Shift + FControl + Shift + F / Command + Shift + HControl + Shift + HControl + Shift + H
Duplicate line up/down Shift + Option + Up ArrowShift + Alt + Up ArrowShift + Alt + Up Arrow / Shift + Option + Down ArrowShift + Alt + Down ArrowShift + Alt + Down Arrow
Move line up/down Option + Up ArrowAlt + Up ArrowAlt + Up Arrow / Option + Down ArrowAlt + Down ArrowAlt + Down Arrow
Go to top / bottom Command + HomeControl + HomeControl + Home / Command + EndControl + EndControl + End
Delete previous word Option + EnterAlt + EnterAlt + Enter
Delete / Cut line Command + XControl + XControl + X
Select entire words Option + Shift + Left ArrowAlt + Shift + Left ArrowAlt + Shift + Left Arrow / Option + Shift + Right ArrowAlt + Shift + Right ArrowAlt + Shift + Right Arrow