Visual Studio Code Keyboard Shortcuts

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Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a popular code editor that enables fast and efficient coding. By actively using the keyboard, you can boost your coding speed and make operations more practical.

In this article, we’ll explore the most useful keyboard shortcuts in VS Code by organizing them into categories.

1. Basic Shortcuts

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
New File	`Ctrl + N`	`Cmd + N`
Open File	`Ctrl + O`	`Cmd + O`
Save File	`Ctrl + S`	`Cmd + S`
Save All Files	`Ctrl + K, S`	`Cmd + Option + S`
Close File	`Ctrl + W`	`Cmd + W`
Quit VS Code	`Ctrl + Q`	`Cmd + Q`

2. Editing and Coding Shortcuts

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Delete Line	`Ctrl + Shift + K`	`Cmd + Shift + K`
Move Line Up	`Alt + ↑`	`Option + ↑`
Move Line Down	`Alt + ↓`	`Option + ↓`
Copy Line	`Shift + Alt + ↓`	`Shift + Option + ↓`
Toggle Line Comment	`Ctrl + /`	`Cmd + /`
Select Multiple Lines	`Ctrl + Alt + ↑/↓`	`Cmd + Option + ↑/↓`

3. Selection and Navigation Shortcuts

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Select All	`Ctrl + A`	`Cmd + A`
Select Word	`Ctrl + D`	`Cmd + D`
Select All Occurrences of Word	`Ctrl + Shift + L`	`Cmd + Shift + L`
Previous File	`Ctrl + Tab`	`Cmd + Tab`
Navigate Open Files	`Ctrl + Shift + Tab`	`Cmd + Shift + Tab`

4. Search and Replace Shortcuts

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Search Within File	`Ctrl + F`	`Cmd + F`
Search in Project	`Ctrl + Shift + F`	`Cmd + Shift + F`
Find and Replace	`Ctrl + H`	`Cmd + Option + F`
Find and Replace (Entire Project)	`Ctrl + Shift + H`	`Cmd + Shift + H`

5. Terminal and Git Operations

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Toggle Terminal	`Ctrl + ~`	`Cmd + ~`
New Terminal	Ctrl + Shift + `	Cmd + Shift + `
Git Commit	`Ctrl + Enter`	`Cmd + Enter`
Git Push	`Ctrl + Shift + P` → 'Git: Push'	`Cmd + Shift + P` → 'Git: Push'

6. Debug and Run Shortcuts

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Run Code	`F5`	`F5`
Start Debug Mode	`Ctrl + Shift + D`	`Cmd + Shift + D`
Add Breakpoint	`F9`	`F9`
Stop Debugging	`Shift + F5`	`Shift + F5`

7. Summary of the Most Useful Shortcuts

Here are the most frequently used shortcuts to boost your coding efficiency:

File operations: Ctrl + N (New file), Ctrl + S (Save), Ctrl + W (Close)
Editing: Ctrl + / (Toggle comment), Alt + ↑/↓ (Move line), Ctrl + Shift + K (Delete line)
Search: Ctrl + F (Find), Ctrl + Shift + F (Find in project)
Terminal: Ctrl + ~ (Toggle terminal), Ctrl + Shift + ` (New terminal)