Visual Studio Code - Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows: A Comprehensive List

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Table of Contents

• General
• Basic Editing
• Navigation
• Search and Replace
• Multi-cursor and Selection
• Rich Languages Editing
• Editor Management
• File Management
• Display
• Debug
• Integrated Terminal

VS Code Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

• General

  • Show Command Palette: Ctrl+Shift+P, F1
  • Quick Open, Go to File... : Ctrl+P
  • New window/instance: Ctrl+Shift+N
  • Close window/instance: Ctrl+Shift+W
  • User Settings: Ctrl+,
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: Ctrl+K Ctrl+S

• Basic Editing

  • Cutline (empty selection): Ctrl+X
  • Copy line (empty selection): Ctrl+C
  • Move line up/down: Alt+↑ / ↓
  • Copy line up/down: Shift+Alt+↑ / ↓
  • Delete line: Ctrl+Shift+K
  • Insert line below: Ctrl+Enter
  • Insert line above: Ctrl+Shift+Enter
  • Jump to matching bracket: Ctrl+Shift+\
  • Indent/outdent line: Ctrl+] / [
  • Go to beginning/end of line: Home / End
  • Go to beginning of file: Ctrl+Home
  • Go to end of file: Ctrl+End
  • Scroll line up/down: Crl+↑ / ↓
  • Scroll page up/down: Alt+PgUp / PgDn
  • Fold (collapse) region: Ctrl+Shift+[
  • Unfold (uncollapse) region: Ctrl+Shift+]
  • Fold (collapse) all subregions: Ctrl+K Ctrl+[
  • Unfold (uncollapse) all subregions: Ctrl+K Ctrl+]
  • Fold (collapse) all regions: Ctrl+K Ctrl+0
  • Unfold (uncollapse) all regions: Ctrl+K Ctrl+)
  • Add line comment: Ctrl+K Ctrl+C
  • Remove line comment: Ctrl+K Ctrl+U
  • Toggle line comment: Ctrl+/
  • Toggle block comment: Shift+Alt+A
  • Toggle word wrap: Alt+Z

• Navigation

  • Show all Symbols: Ctrl+T
  • Go to Line... : Ctrl+G
  • Goto File... : Ctrl+P
  • Go to Symbol... : Ctrl+Shift+0
  • Show Problems panel: Ctrl+Shift+M
  • Go to next error or warning: F8
  • Go to previous error or warning: Shift+F8
  • Navigate editor group history: Ctrl+Shift+Tab
  • Go back / forward: Alt + ← / →

• Search and Replace

  • Find: Ctrl+F
  • Replace: Ctrl+H
  • Find next/previous: F3 / Shift+F3
  • Select all occurences of Find match: Alt+Enter
  • Add selection to next Find match: Ctrl+D
  • Move last selection to next Find match: Ctrl+K Ctrl+D
  • Toggle case-sensitive / regex / whole word: Alt+C/R/W

• Multi-cursor and Selection

  • Insert cursor: Alt+Click
  • Insert cursor above / below: Ctrl+Alt+ ↑ / ↓
  • Undo last cursor operation: Ctrl+U
  • Insert cursor at end of each line selected: Shift+Alt+1
  • Select current line: Ctrl+L
  • Select all occurrences of current selection: Ctrl+Shift+L
  • Select all occurrences of current word: Ctrl+F2
  • Expand selection: Shift+Alt + →
  • Shrink selection: Shift+Alt + ←
  • Column (box) selection: Shift+Alt+ (drag mouse)
  • Column (box) selection: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+ (arrow key)
  • Column (box) selection page up/down: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+PgUp / PgDn

• Rich Languages Editing

  • Trigger suggestion: Ctrl+Space, Ctrl+I
  • Trigger parameter hints: Ctrl+Shift+Space
  • Format document: Shift+Alt+F
  • Format selection: Ctrl+K Ctrl+F
  • Go to Definition: F12
  • Peek Definition: Alt+F12
  • Open Definition to the side: Ctrl+K F12
  • Quick Fix: Ctrl+.
  • Show References: Shift+F12
  • Rename Symbol: F2
  • Trim trailing whitespace: Ctrl+K Ctrl+X
  • Change file language: Ctrl+K M

• Editor Management

  • Close editor: Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+W
  • Close folder: Ctrl+K F
  • Split editor: Ctrl+\
  • Focus into 1st, 2nd or 3rd editor group: Ctrl+ 1 / 2 / 3
  • Focus into previous/next editor group: Ctrl+K Ctrl+ ←/→
  • Move editor left/right: Ctrl+Shift+PgUp / PgDn
  • Move active editor group: Ctrl+K ← / →

• File Management

  • New File: Ctrl+N
  • Open File... : Ctrl+O
  • Save: Ctrl+S
  • Save As... : Ctrl+Shift+S
  • Save All: Ctrl+K S
  • Close: Ctrl+F4
  • Close All: Ctrl+K Ctrl+W
  • Reopen closed editor: Ctrl+Shift+T
  • Keep preview mode editor open: Ctrl+K Enter
  • Open next: Ctrl+Tab
  • Open previous: Ctrl+Shift+Tab
  • Copy path of active file: Ctrl+K P
  • Reveal active file in Explorer: Ctrl+K R
  • Show active file in new windowyinstance: Ctrl+K O

• Display

  • Toggle full screen: F11
  • Toggle editor layout (horizontal/vertical): Shift+Alt+0
  • Zoom in/out: Ctrl+ = /-
  • Toggle Sidebar visibility: Ctri+B
  • Show Explorer / Toggle focus: Ctrl+Shift+E
  • Show Search: Ctrl+Shift+F
  • Show Source Control: Ctrl+Shift+G
  • Show Debug: Ctrl+Shift+D
  • Show Extensions: Ctrl+Shift+X
  • Replace in files: Ctrl+Shift+H
  • Toggle Search details: Ctrl+Shift+)
  • Show Output panel: Ctrl+Shift+U
  • Open Markdown preview: Ctrl+Shift+V
  • Open Markdown preview to the side: Ctri+K V
  • Zen Mode (Esc Esc to exit): Ctri+K Z

• Debug

  • Toggle breakpoint: F9
  • Start/Continue: F5
  • Stop: Shift+F5
  • Step into/out: F11 / Shift+F11
  • Step over: F10
  • Show hover: Ctrl+K Ctrl+I

• Integrated Terminal

  • Show integrated terminal: Ctrl+`
  • Create new terminal: Ctrl+Shift+`
  • Copy selection: Ctrl+C
  • Paste into active terminal: Ctrl+V
  • Scroll up/down: Ctrl+↑ / ↓
  • Scroll page up/down: Shift+PgUp / PgDn
  • Scroll to top/bottom: Ctrl+Home / End

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