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VS Code Shortcuts

Complete VS Code keyboard shortcuts — editing, navigation, search, multi-cursor, terminal, debug, and more.

120 commands across 10 categories

GeneralEditingNavigationSearch & ReplaceMulti-Cursor & SelectionRich LanguagesTerminalDebugExtensionsGit Integration

General

CommandDescription
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P
Open Command Palette
Cmd/Ctrl + P
Quick Open — go to file by name
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + N
New window/instance
Cmd/Ctrl + W
Close current editor tab
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + W
Close window
Cmd/Ctrl + ,
Open Settings
Cmd/Ctrl + K Cmd/Ctrl + S
Open Keyboard Shortcuts
Cmd/Ctrl + `
Toggle integrated terminal
Cmd/Ctrl + B
Toggle sidebar visibility
Cmd/Ctrl + J
Toggle bottom panel (terminal, output, problems)
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + E
Focus Explorer sidebar
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + X
Focus Extensions sidebar
Cmd/Ctrl + K Z
Enter Zen Mode (distraction-free)
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + V
Open Markdown preview

Editing

CommandDescription
Cmd/Ctrl + X
Cut line (empty selection cuts entire line)
Cmd/Ctrl + C
Copy line (empty selection copies entire line)
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + K
Delete entire line
Alt + Up/Down
Move line up/down
Shift + Alt + Up/Down
Copy line up/down
Cmd/Ctrl + Enter
Insert line below
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Insert line above
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + \
Jump to matching bracket
Cmd/Ctrl + ]
Indent line
Cmd/Ctrl + [
Outdent line
Cmd/Ctrl + /
Toggle line comment
Shift + Alt + A
Toggle block comment
Alt + Z
Toggle word wrap
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + [
Fold (collapse) region
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + ]
Unfold (expand) region
Cmd/Ctrl + K Cmd/Ctrl + 0
Fold all regions
Cmd/Ctrl + K Cmd/Ctrl + J
Unfold all regions
Cmd/Ctrl + Z
Undo
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Z
Redo
Cmd/Ctrl + D
Add selection to next find match

Search & Replace

CommandDescription
Cmd/Ctrl + F
Find in current file
Cmd/Ctrl + H
Find and replace in current file
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + F
Search across all files in workspace
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + H
Replace across all files in workspace
F3 / Shift + F3
Find next / previous match
Alt + Enter
Select all occurrences of find match
Cmd/Ctrl + D
Add next occurrence to selection
Cmd/Ctrl + K Cmd/Ctrl + D
Skip current and add next occurrence
Alt + C
Toggle case-sensitive search
Alt + R
Toggle regex search
Alt + W
Toggle whole word search

Multi-Cursor & Selection

CommandDescription
Alt + Click
Insert cursor at click position
Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + Up/Down
Insert cursor above/below
Cmd/Ctrl + D
Select next occurrence of current word
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + L
Select all occurrences of current selection
Cmd/Ctrl + L
Select current line
Shift + Alt + Drag
Column (box) selection
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + K
Delete line
Cmd/Ctrl + U
Undo last cursor operation
Shift + Alt + Right
Expand selection (Smart Select)
Shift + Alt + Left
Shrink selection (Smart Select)
Cmd/Ctrl + K Cmd/Ctrl + D
Move last selection to next find match

Rich Languages

CommandDescription
Ctrl + Space
Trigger IntelliSense / autocomplete suggestions
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Space
Trigger parameter hints
Cmd/Ctrl + .
Quick Fix / Code Actions (lightbulb menu)
F2
Rename symbol across all files
Shift + Alt + F
Format entire document
Cmd/Ctrl + K Cmd/Ctrl + F
Format selected code
F12
Go to Definition
Cmd/Ctrl + K Cmd/Ctrl + I
Show hover information
Shift + F12
Show all References
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + R
Refactor — extract function, variable, etc.
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + I
Organize imports

Terminal

CommandDescription
Cmd/Ctrl + `
Toggle terminal panel
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + `
Create new terminal instance
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + 5
Split terminal
Cmd/Ctrl + \
Split editor
Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down
Scroll terminal up/down
Cmd/Ctrl + Up/Down
Scroll to top/bottom of terminal
Cmd/Ctrl + K (in terminal)
Clear terminal
Ctrl + Page Up/Down
Switch between terminal instances

Debug

CommandDescription
F5
Start / continue debugging
Shift + F5
Stop debugging
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + F5
Restart debugging
F9
Toggle breakpoint on current line
F10
Step over (execute line, don't enter functions)
F11
Step into (enter function)
Shift + F11
Step out (exit current function)
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + D
Open Debug sidebar
Cmd/Ctrl + K Cmd/Ctrl + I
Show debug hover (inspect variable)
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Y
Open Debug Console

Extensions

CommandDescription
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + X
Open Extensions view
@installed
Filter: show installed extensions (type in search)
@enabled
Filter: show enabled extensions
@disabled
Filter: show disabled extensions
@outdated
Filter: show extensions with updates available
@recommended
Filter: show recommended extensions
ext install <publisher>.<name>
e.g. code --install-extension esbenp.prettier-vscode
Install extension from CLI

Git Integration

CommandDescription
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + G
Open Source Control (Git) sidebar
Ctrl + Shift + G G
Focus Source Control view
Cmd/Ctrl + Enter (in SCM)
Commit staged changes
Click + on file (in SCM)
Stage file for commit
Click − on file (in SCM)
Unstage file
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P → Git: Pull
Pull from remote via Command Palette
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P → Git: Push
Push to remote via Command Palette
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P → Git: Checkout to...
Switch branch via Command Palette
Gutter indicator (left of line numbers)
Green = added, blue = modified, red = deleted lines
Alt + F5 / Shift + Alt + F5
Go to next / previous change in diff
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P → Git: Stash
Stash changes
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P → Git: View File History
View file history (with GitLens)

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