Best VSCode shortcuts (cheat sheet)
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2 min readDec 22, 2018
Master your IDE
Terminal + VSCode
- $code index.js -n Open file in a new window
- $code -g index.js:10:2 open file in line 10, column 2
- $code index.js -r Open file at the same project that is currently open
VSCode + Navigation
- Command 1 Focus on the left side editor
- Command 2 Focus on the right side editor (Will open the right if closed)
- Command Shift P Then hit : to search for a specific line (Press double P to jump back one screen)
- Command Shift O Search for method withing file (Or enter @ at search field)
- Command B Toggle sidebar visibility
- Command P Find a file
- Control Tab Go back
- Control ` Open terminal
- Command Shift E Jump to Explorer
VCCode + Editing
- Command shift \ Jump to closing brackets
- Command F2 Rename
- Command Shift L Rename only selected text (All matching words in a specific file)
- Option Then mouse click in multiple areas for multiple cursor editing
- Option Command Up/Down Add multiple cursors vertically
- Command D After selecting a word, continue pressing D (While pressing Command) for selecting the next word with matching text. To skip a word from editing and jumping to the next one, hit K (Still while pressing Command) and D again (progressive multi cursor selection)
- Control Space Autocomplete
- Option Shift Down/Up Duplicate row up or down
- Option Down Move line down
- Command K Wait, release keys, then hit Z Zen mode closes all side/bottoms bars
- Shift Control Command Right Smart selection. Hit the same with Left for selecting less
- F12 Jump to definition (Option F12 to ‘peak’ at definition)
- Shift F12 Find Usages
- Command Option Click Open definition on the right
- Ctrl Shift F Reformat/Reindent file
Stay ZEN.
