⌨️ Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Shortcut Keys

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⌨️ Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Shortcut Keys

A concise cheat sheet of the most useful Visual Studio Code (VS Code) keyboard shortcuts to speed up editing, navigating, and refactoring.
These are Windows/Linux shortcuts - macOS users can replace Ctrl with Cmd, Alt with Option, and Ctrl+Shift with Cmd+Shift where applicable.

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📌 Core Editing & Navigation

Description	Windows / Linux	macOS
Toggle line comment	Ctrl + /	Cmd + /
Block comment	Shift + Alt + A	Option + Shift + A
Move line up/down	Alt + ↑ / ↓	Option + ↑ / ↓
Copy line up/down	Shift + Alt + ↑ / ↓	Option + Shift + ↑ / ↓
Delete line	Ctrl + Shift + K	Cmd + Shift + K
Insert line below	Ctrl + Enter	Cmd + Enter
Insert line above	Ctrl + Shift + Enter	Cmd + Shift + Enter
Select line	Ctrl + L	Cmd + L
Scroll line up/down	Ctrl + ↑ / ↓	Option + Cmd + ↑ / ↓
Go to line	Ctrl + G	Cmd + G
Go to file	Ctrl + P	Cmd + P
Go to symbol	Ctrl + Shift + O	Cmd + Shift + O
Multi-cursor (click)	Alt + Click	Option + Click
Multi-cursor (line)	Ctrl + Alt + ↑ / ↓	Option + Cmd + ↑ / ↓
Select all occurrences	Ctrl + F2	Cmd + Ctrl + G
Expand selection	Shift + Alt + →	Option + Shift + →
Shrink selection	Shift + Alt + ←	Option + Shift + ←

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📁 File & Editor Management

Description	Windows / Linux	macOS
New window	Ctrl + Shift + N	Cmd + Shift + N
Close editor	Ctrl + F4 / Ctrl + W	Cmd + W
Close all editors	Ctrl + K Ctrl + W	Cmd + K Cmd + W
Switch editor tabs	Ctrl + Tab	Ctrl + Tab
Split editor	Ctrl + \	Cmd + \
Toggle sidebar	Ctrl + B	Cmd + B
Toggle panel (terminal, debug, output)	Ctrl + J	Cmd + J

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🔍 Search & Replace

Description	Windows / Linux	macOS
Find	Ctrl + F	Cmd + F
Replace	Ctrl + H	Cmd + H
Find in files	Ctrl + Shift + F	Cmd + Shift + F
Replace in files	Ctrl + Shift + H	Cmd + Shift + H
Next match	F4	F4
Previous match	Shift + F4	Shift + F4

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🖥️ Terminal & Command Palette

Description	Windows / Linux	macOS
Toggle terminal	Ctrl + `	Ctrl + `
New terminal	Ctrl + Shift + `	Cmd + Shift + `
Command palette	Ctrl + Shift + P	Cmd + Shift + P
Open settings	Ctrl + ,	Cmd + ,
Open keyboard shortcuts	Ctrl + K Ctrl + S	Cmd + K Cmd + S

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🐞 Debugging

Description	Windows / Linux	macOS
Start/continue	F5	F5
Stop	Shift + F5	Shift + F5
Step over	F10	F10
Step into	F11	F11
Step out	Shift + F11	Shift + F11
Toggle breakpoint	F9	F9

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🌿 Git & Source Control

Description	Windows / Linux	macOS
Open Source Control	Ctrl + Shift + G	Cmd + Shift + G
Commit (inline)	Ctrl + Enter	Cmd + Enter
View changes	Alt + F5	Option + F5

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📄 View & Layout

Description	Windows / Linux	macOS
Zen mode	Ctrl + K Z	Cmd + K Z
Toggle full screen	F11	Ctrl + Cmd + F
Toggle word wrap	Alt + Z	Option + Z
Zoom in	Ctrl + = / Ctrl + +	Cmd + = / Cmd + +
Zoom out	Ctrl + -	Cmd + -
Reset zoom	Ctrl + 0	Cmd + 0

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📂 File Operations

Description	Windows / Linux	macOS
New file	Ctrl + N	Cmd + N
Open file	Ctrl + O	Cmd + O
Save	Ctrl + S	Cmd + S
Save all	Ctrl + K S	Cmd + Option + S
Close file	Ctrl + F4	Cmd + W

✅ macOS quick tip: replace Ctrl → Cmd, Alt → Option. Example: Cmd + / toggles comment on macOS.

📝 How to Use This Repository

✔ Use this cheat sheet to memorize common shortcuts and speed up everyday development.
✔ Practice by intentionally using shortcuts instead of the mouse for common tasks.
✔ Share with teammates or include in onboarding docs.

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