Keyboard shortcuts essential in Visual Studio Code
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Darío Rivera
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Visual Studio Code
In another article we saw some of the most important settings of Visual Studio code after installation. In this post, we will see a complement which are the most important shortcuts that you should know to better navigate the editor.
Global
| Shortcut | Description |
| Ctrl+Shift+P, F1 | Access to all commands and shortcuts |
| Ctrl+, | User settings |
Side Bar
These shortcuts access the options in the side bar.
| Shortcut | Description |
| Ctrl+B | Show/Hide side bar |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Open search panel |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | Open version control system |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | Open run and debug panel |
| Ctrl+Shift+X | Open extensions panel |
Text Editing
| Shortcut | Description |
| Ctrl+K Ctrl+C | Comment/uncomment current line or selection |
| Ctrl+K Ctrl+U | Uncomment current line or selection |
| Ctrl+/ | Comment/uncomment current line or selection |
| Ctrl+K Ctrl+F | Format selection |
| Ctrl+Shift+K | Delete line |
Search and Replace
| Shortcut | Description |
| Ctrl+F | Search for text |
| Ctrl+H | Replace text |
| Ctrl+F3 | Find next occurrence (on a word or selection) |
| Ctrl+Shift+F3 | Find previous occurrence (on a word or selection) |
Selection
| Shortcut | Description |
| Ctrl+L | Select current line |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Select all occurrences - multicursor (on a word or selection) |
Following are some examples of these shortcuts.
Ctrl + Shift + L
Navigation
| Shortcut | Description |
| Ctrl+P | Go to file |
| F12 | Go to definition (function, class, etc) |
| Shift+F12 | Show references (usages in the whole project) |
| Ctrl+K F12 | Open definition in another panel |
| Ctrl+Shift+F10 | Peek definition |
Following are some examples of these shortcuts.
Shift + F12
Ctrl + K F12
Modes
| Shortcut | Description |
| Ctrl+K M | Select language (mode) |