Code Faster: 12 VS Code Shortcuts

Written by limaads | Published 2021/10/17
Tech Story Tags: vscode | coding-tips | tips-and-tricks | time-management | programming-tips | beginners-guide | vs-code-shortcuts | vs-code-tutorial

TLDR1. Quick file open: Ctrl + P 2. Show terminal: Ctrl + backtick 3. Zen mode: Ctrl + K, then Z 5. Switch between editors: Ctrl + 1, Ctrl + 2... 6. Multi cursor selection: Alt + Click or Ctrl + Alt + Up/Downvia the TL;DR App

Some of these tips I took from VS Code documentation. I recommend you to take a look.

📃VS Code docs.

1. Quick file open: Ctrl + P

2. Show terminal: Ctrl + backtick

3. Zen mode: Ctrl + K, then Z

4. Open new editor: Ctrl + \

5. Switch between editors: Ctrl + 1, Ctrl + 2...

6. Multi cursor selection: Alt + Click or Ctrl + Alt + Up/Down

7. You can also add additional cursors to all occurrences of the current selection: Ctrl + Shift + L

8. Or if you want to select only the next occurrence: Ctrl + D

9. Copy line up / down: Shift + Alt + Up/Down

10. Move line up and down: Alt + Up/Down

11. Code formatting: Shift + Alt + F (whole document)

12. Rename: F2

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Written by limaads | 📚 Computer Science student. 🤖 ML/AI lover. ✍🏻 Amateur writer. 🔗 https://taplink.cc/limaa.ds
Published by HackerNoon on 2021/10/17