20 shortcut keys for vs code!

​ author  | Deepak Gupta​

​ translator |  Da Luo , Coordinating editor | Guo Lei ​

​ This article article , Hope it can help developers use it more efficiently VS Code Programming .​

​​ The following is the translation ：​​

​ Not every developer has enough time , To get familiar with all the shortcuts , To help us improve coding efficiency . Because there are too many shortcut keys . therefore , Below I list my favorite shortcuts .​

​​ Multi line to one line

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• ​ stay MAC On ：​​Ctrl + J​​

• ​ stay Ubuntu/Windows On ： adopt ​​File​​​> ​​Preferences​​​ > ​​Keyboard shortcuts​​​ Open shortcut key settings , And bind ​​editor.action.joinLines​​​ Your own shortcut .​

​ formatting code ​

​ This shortcut can help us indent the code . notes ： You can use it at any time of coding , But I prefer to format it when my code is finished .​

• stay Windows On ：​​Shift + Alt + F​​

• stay Mac On ：​​Shift + Option + F​​

• stay Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + Shift + I​​

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​ Remove trailing spaces

​ This shortcut key can help you remove the extra space in front and back , So you don't have to use strict Lint Checked . notes ： I suggest that when you finish writing the code , Use this shortcut . in fact , This shortcut key needs to be configured by yourself ：​

• ​ Open the user settings page (​​Preferences​​​ > ​​Settings​​​ > ​​User TAB​​​);​

• ​ Click on The icon in the upper right corner switches to code editing mode ;​

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• ​ add to ​​"files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true​​​ To settings file ;​
• ​ Save your settings file .​
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​ If you are using a new version VS Code, You can set up... On the user settings page , Here's the picture ：​

​​ Code folding ​

​ Sometimes , The code file is very large , But you just want to know the general logic of the code . At this time, code folding is very necessary .

​ Collapse the unfolded code at the cursor ：​

• stay Windows/Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + Shift + [​​

• stay Mac On ：​​Command+ Option + [​​

​ Expand the cursor to display the folded code ：​

• stay Windows/Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + Shift + ]​​

• stay Mac On ：​​Command+ Option + ]​​

​ Up / Down Copy line

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• stay Windows On ：​​Shift + Alt + Up/Down​​

• stay Mac On ：​​Shift + Option + Up/Down​​

• stay Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Up/Down​​

Of course , You can also set and bind your own shortcut keys ：​​File​​​ > ​​Preferences​​​ > ​​Keyboard Shortcuts​​​

​ Split edit box

• ​ stay Windows On ：​​Shift + Alt + \ or 2,3,4​​

• ​ stay Mac On ：​​Command + \ or 2,3,4​​

• ​ stay Ubuntu On ：​​Shift + Alt + \ or 2,3,4​​

​ The split editor can use the shortcut keys for splitting , Use  ​​123​​​  You can also switch the editor focus . Of course, you can also bind your own shortcut keys .​

​ Editor grid layout

​ By default , Vertical column layout used in the editor interface （ When you split the editor , By default, it opens on the side ） You can also easily layout horizontally and vertically according to your preferences ：

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​ To support a more flexible layout , You can create an empty editor group . By default , When you close the last edit window , The group will also be closed , But you can use the following configuration to turn off this default behavior ：​​"workbench.editor.closeEmptyGroups": false​​ stay  ​​View​​ > ​​Edit Layout​​  On the menu , There are also preset layouts ：

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​ Select the word ​

• ​ stay Windows On ：​​Ctrl+ d​​

• ​ stay Mac On ：​​ Command + d​​

• ​ stay Ubuntu On ： ​​Ctrl+ d​​

​ If you repeatedly Click on This shortcut key , Multiple keywords that are the same will be selected .​

​ Open and close the sidebar

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• ​ stay Windows On ：​​Ctrl+ b​​

• ​ stay Mac On ：​​Command + b​​

• ​ stay Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl+ b​​

​ occasionally , The code width in the file is relatively large , Closing the sidebar allows for greater code visibility .​

​ Jump to a specific line

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​ notes ： Line jump in file , You can use ​​​Ctrl + G​​ , Then enter the line number to jump , Of course , You can also use ​​Ctrl + P​​, Then input ​​：​​ And the line number to jump .​

• ​ stay Windows On ：​​Ctrl + g​​

• ​ stay Mac On ：​​Ctrl + g​​​ or​​Ctrl + p​​

• ​ stay Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + g​​

​ Symbol jump in file

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​ stay Windows On ：​​​Ctrl + Shift + o​​ stay Mac On ：​​Command + Shift+ o​​ stay Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + Shift + o​​ You can also group by colons ：​​@:​​​

​​ Workspace symbol jump ​​

• ​ stay Windows On ：​​Ctrl + t​​

• ​ stay Mac On ：​​Command + t​​

• ​ stay Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + t​​

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​ Delete the last word ​​

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• stay Windows On ：​​Ctrl + backspace​​

• stay Mac On ：​​Option + delete​​

• stay Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + backspace​​

​ This function is very useful when you enter an error , You don't need to hold delete Delete one by one .​

​​ Selected words ​

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• stay Windows On ：​​Ctrl + Shift + Right click / Left key head ​​

• stay Mac On ：​​Option + Shift + Right click / Left key head ​​

• stay Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + Shift + Right click / Left key head ​​

​ This shortcut key helps you quickly select and edit .​

​​ Copy line

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• stay Windows On ：​​Ctrl + Shift + d​​

• stay Mac On ：​​Command + Shift +d​​

• stay Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + Shift + d​​

​ Copying rows is a very powerful function .​

​​ Delete row

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• stay Windows On ：​​Ctrl + x​​

• stay Mac On ：​​Command + x​​

• stay Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + x​​

​​ Add multiple cursors ​

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• stay Windows On ：​​Ctrl + Alt + Up/Down​​

• stay Mac On ：​​Command + Alt + Up / Down​​

• stay Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + Alt + Up / Down​​

​ The copy cursor is VS Code One of the features in , Can save a lot of time .​

​​ rename

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• stay Windows On ：​​F2​​

• stay Mac On ：​​F2​​

• stay Ubuntu On ：​​F2​​

Select the variable , Press ​​F2​​, References in the context are renamed .

​​ Block selection

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• stay Windows On ：​​Shift + Alt​​

• stay Mac On ：​​Shift + Option​​

• stay Ubuntu On ：​​Shift + Alt​​

​ You can press and hold the shortcut key above , Then drag the mouse , Select a text block , The cursor is added to each selected row .​

​​ Command Panel ​​

• stay Windows On ：​​Ctrl + p​​

• stay Mac On ：​​Command + p​​

• stay Ubuntu On ：​​Ctrl + p​​

​ Access available commands based on your current context . Here are some common commands ：​1. Open file ​​ When you want to open a file , Use the following command , Then enter the file name , It can help you jump to files quickly .​

​2. Check out the shortcuts All commands can be seen in the command panel , And there are shortcut key binding relationships （ If there are shortcut keys ）, If you forget the shortcut , You can use it to query ：​

​​ Conclusion ​​

​ There are many shortcut keys to meet your needs , ad locum , I listed all VS Code Fast key PDF file ：​

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• ​Linux：https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-linux.pdf​

• ​Window：https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-windows.pdf​

• ​macOS：https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-macos.pdf​