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VS Code shortcuts
Navigate files, edit multiple selections and control your workspace using the default Windows key map.
Editing and selections
- Add next matching selection
- Ctrl+D
Expands selections to successive matches. [3]
- Select all matching text
- Ctrl+Shift+L
Creates multiple selections from the current selection. [3]
- Move line up
- Alt+Up
Moves the selected line or lines. [3]
- Move line down
- Alt+Down
Preserves the selected text while repositioning it. [3]
- Duplicate line down
- Shift+Alt+Down
Windows default; Linux uses a different binding. [3]
- Delete line
- Ctrl+Shift+K
Removes the current line or selection of lines. [3]
- Insert line below
- Ctrl+Enter
Begins a new line below without moving to line end first. [3]
- Insert line above
- Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Begins a new line above. [3]
- Toggle line comment
- Ctrl+/
Comment syntax depends on language support. [3]
- Format document
- Shift+Alt+F
Requires a configured formatter. [3]
- Quick Fix
- Ctrl+.
Opens available context actions. [3]
- Undo cursor change
- Ctrl+U
Reverses a recent selection/cursor operation. [3]
Workspace and editor layout
- Toggle sidebar
- Ctrl+B
Hides or restores the main sidebar. [1]
- Split editor
- Ctrl+\
Opens another editor group. [1]
- Focus first group
- Ctrl+1
Moves keyboard focus to group one. [1]
- Focus second group
- Ctrl+2
Moves keyboard focus to group two. [1]
- Toggle terminal
- Ctrl+`
Opens or focuses the integrated terminal. [1]
- Find across files
- Ctrl+Shift+F
Searches workspace text. [1]
- Replace across files
- Ctrl+Shift+H
Review changes before applying replacements. [1]
- Toggle word wrap
- Alt+Z
Changes soft wrapping without modifying file text. [1]
Files, settings and previews
- Save file
- Ctrl+S
Writes the active file. [2]
- Save all
- Ctrl+K, S
Second key is S without Ctrl in the Windows default. [2]
- Reopen closed editor
- Ctrl+Shift+T
Restores a recently closed editor. [2]
- Keyboard Shortcuts editor
- Ctrl+K, Ctrl+S
Inspect actual bindings and conflicts. [2]
- Open settings
- Ctrl+,
Opens the Settings UI. [2]
- Markdown preview
- Ctrl+Shift+V
Previews the active Markdown document. [2]
- Preview to the side
- Ctrl+K, V
Opens the Markdown preview in another group. [2]
- Zen mode
- Ctrl+K, Z
Simplifies the workspace; Escape twice exits. [2]
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