VS Code tips and tricks

Keyboard shortcuts

VS Code has a lot of keyboard shortcuts that can help you navigate and edit your code faster.

Here are some of ones that I have found most useful, but a full list can be found via the links below:

Windows | Mac

File navigation

| Command | Windows | Mac | | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | | Open file | Ctrl + P | Cmd + P | | Jump to variable definition | Ctrl + Click | Cmd + Click | | Find in current file | Ctrl + F | Cmd + F | | Find in project | Ctrl + Shift + F | Cmd + Shift + F |

Code editing

| Command | Windows | Mac | | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | | Organize imports | Shift + Alt + O | Shift + Option + O | | Move current line up/down | Alt + Up/Down | Option + Up/Down | | Duplicate current line above/below | Shift + Alt + Up/Down | Shift + Option + Up/Down | | Delete current line | Ctrl + Shift + K | Cmd + Shift + K | | Comment/uncomment line | Ctrl + / | Cmd + / |

Terminal

| Command | Windows | Mac | | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | | Stop server (in terminal) | Ctrl + C | Cmd + C | | New terminal | Ctrl + Shift + ’ | Cmd + Shift + ` |