VSCode-ObjectScript-HowTo

Visual Studio Code Keyboard Shortcuts

A key to be more productive with Visual Studio Code is to use the builtin keyboard shortcuts. You can view the full list of keyboard shortcuts by going to File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts.

Note: Some of these shortcuts may differ based on the specific operating system or keyboard layout you’re using (here for german layout).

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• Keyboard reference sheet
• Command Palette
• View
• Navigation
• Edit

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Keyboard reference sheet

Here you can view almost all keyboard shortcuts in one overview.

For macOS and Linux.

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Command Palette

Here you can search and run all Commands. You can also map a command to a Keyboard shortcut here.

• Show Command Palette: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + P MacOS: Cmd + Shift + P

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View

• New window/instance: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + N MacOS: Cmd + Shift + N

• Close editor: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + W MacOS: Cmd + W

• Close window/instance: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + W MacOS: Cmd + Shift + W

• Toggle Sidebar: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + B MacOS: Cmd + B

• Close all open taps: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + K + W MacOS: Cmd + K + W

• Fold {}: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + ß MacOS: Cmd + Shift + ß

• Unfold {}: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + ´ MacOS: Cmd + Shift + ´

• Split editor view: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + ^ MacOS: Cmd + ^

• Zen Mode: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + K + Z MacOS: Cmd + K + Z

• MarkDown Preview: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + K + V MacOS: Cmd + K + V

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Navigation

• Quick Open file from Workspace: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + P MacOS: Cmd + P

• Next editor: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Tab MacOS: Cmd + Tab

• Previous editor: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + Tab MacOS: Cmd + Shift + Tab

• Go back: Windows/Linux: Alt + Left Arrow MacOS: Ctrl + Cmd + Left Arrow

• Go forward: Windows/Linux: Alt + Right Arrow MacOS: Ctrl + Cmd + Right Arrow

• Global Find: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + F MacOS: Cmd + Shift + F

• Show outline of file: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + . MacOS: Cmd + Shift + .

• Go to specific Line: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + G MacOS: Cmd + G

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Edit

• Cut Line: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + X MacOS: Cmd + X

• Copy Line: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + C MacOS: Cmd + C

• Highlight: Windows/Linux: Shift + Left/Right Arrow MacOS: Shift + Left/Right Arrow

• Highlight word: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right Arrow MacOS: Cmd + Shift + Left/Right Arrow

• Highlight word and put multiple cursor to next same words: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + D MacOS: Cmd + D

• Select all occurrences of current selection: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + L MacOS: Cmd + Shift + L

• Insert Snippet: Windows/Linux: Shift + Alt + J MacOS: Shift + Option + J

• Copy Line: Windows/Linux: Shift + Alt + Up/Down Arrow MacOS: Shift + Option + Up/Down Arrow

• Add cursor above/below: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Alt + Up/Down MacOS: Ctrl + Option + Up/Down

• Undo last cursor operation: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + U MacOS: Cmd + U

• Comment line: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + # MacOS: Cmd + #

• Comment highlighted array out: Windows/Linux: Shift + Alt + A MacOS: Shift + Option + A

• Multiple Line cursor: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Alt + Up/Down Arrow or hold Alt and CLICK MacOS: Cmd + Option + Up/Down Arrow or hold Option and CLICK

• Select current Line: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + L MacOS: Cmd + L

• Move line up/down: Windows/Linux: Alt + Up/Down Arrow MacOS: Option + Up/Down Arrow

• Delete line: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + K MacOS: Cmd + Shift + K

• Insert line below: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Enter MacOS: Cmd + Enter

• Insert line above: Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + Enter MacOS: Cmd + Shift + Enter

• Format Text: Windows/Linux: Shift + Alt + F MacOS: Shift + Option + F

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