Visual Studio Code Shortcuts for Mac

VS Code Shortcuts for Mac

VS Code Shortcuts for Mac can significantly improve your productivity by helping you navigate, edit, and manage your code efficiently. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced developer, mastering these shortcuts will speed up your workflow and enhance your coding experience.

General Shortcuts:

  1. Command + Shift + P or F1: Opens the Command Palette, allowing you to search for and execute commands.
  2. Command + P: Quickly search for and open files by typing their names.
  3. Command + Shift + N: Opens a new VS Code window.
  4. Command + Shift + W: Closes the current VS Code window.

Basic Editing:

  1. Command + Shift + P or F1: Opens the Command Palette, allowing you to search for and execute commands.
  2. Command + P: Quickly search for and open files by typing their names.
  3. Command + Shift + N: Opens a new VS Code window.
  4. Command + Shift + W: Closes the current VS Code window.
  5. Command + X: Cuts the entire line without selecting it.
  6. Command + C: Copies the entire line without highlighting it.
  7. Command + V: Pastes the copied or cut content.
  8. Command + Z: Undoes your last action.
  9. Command + Shift + Z: Redoes the action you just undid.
  10. Command + Shift + K: Deletes the entire line.
  11. Command + Enter: Inserts a new line below the current one.
  12. Command + Shift + Enter: Inserts a new line above the current one.
  13. Command + Shift + \: Jumps to the matching bracket, useful for navigating code blocks.
  14. Command + /: Toggles a comment on the current line.
  15. Option + Shift + A: Toggles a block comment around selected code.
  16. Option + Up/Down Arrow: Moves the current line up or down.
  17. Option + Shift + Up/Down Arrow: Duplicates the line and moves the copy up or down.
  18. Command + D: Selects the next occurrence of the highlighted word.
  19. Command + L: Highlights the entire current line.
  20. Command + Shift + L: Selects all instances of the current selection.
  21. Command + F2: Selects every occurrence of the word under the cursor.

Multi-Cursor and Selection:

  1. Option + Click: Adds a new cursor wherever you click, allowing you to type in multiple places simultaneously.
  2. Command + Option + Up/Down Arrow: Adds a new cursor directly above or below the current one.
  3. Command + Shift + Left/Right Arrow: Selects text one word at a time.
  4. Option + Shift + Right/Left Arrow: Expands or reduces the selected text.

Search and Replace:

  1. Command + F: Opens the search bar to find text within the current file.
  2. Command + Option + F: Opens the replace bar to find and replace text within the file.
  3. Command + G / Shift + Command + G: Finds the next or previous occurrence of your search term.
  4. Command + Shift + F: Searches for text across all files in your project.
  5. Command + Shift + H: Replaces text across all files in your project.

Navigation:

  1. Command + T: Shows all symbols (like functions or variables) in the file for quick navigation.
  2. Command + G: Jumps to a specific line number.
  3. Command + Shift + O: Quickly navigates to any symbol in the current file.
  4. Control + – / Control + Shift + -: Moves back or forward to the cursor’s previous or next location.
  5. F12: Jumps directly to the definition of the symbol under the cursor.
  6. Option + F12: Peeks at the definition without leaving the current file.
  7. Command + K, Command + I: Displays a tooltip with more information about the symbol under the cursor.
  8. Command + B: Hides or shows the sidebar.
  9. Command + Shift + E: Opens the Explorer, showing the project’s file structure.
  10. Command + Shift + G: Opens the Source Control view for managing version control (e.g., Git).
  11. Command + Shift + D: Opens the Debug panel to configure and run debugging.
  12. Command + Shift + X: Opens the Extensions panel for managing extensions.
  13. Command + Shift + U: Opens the Output panel for logs and output.
  14. Control + `: Toggles the integrated terminal.

File Management:

  1. Command + N: Creates a new empty file.
  2. Command + O: Opens an existing file.
  3. Command + S: Saves the current file.
  4. Command + Shift + S: Saves the current file with a new name.
  5. Command + Option + S: Saves all currently open files.
  6. Command + W: Closes the current file.
  7. Command + Shift + T: Reopens the last closed file.
  8. Command + K, Command + W: Closes all open files.

Integrated Terminal:

  1. Control + `: Toggles the integrated terminal.
  2. Command + Shift + `: Creates a new terminal instance.
  3. Command + C: Copies selected text in the terminal.
  4. Command + V: Pastes text into the terminal.
  5. Control + Arrow Up/Down: Scrolls through the terminal output history.
  6. Command + K: Clears the terminal output.

Debugging:

  1. F9: Adds or removes a breakpoint on the current line.
  2. F5: Starts or resumes the debugging process.
  3. Shift + F5: Stops the debugging session.
  4. F11 / Shift + F11: Steps into or out of a function during debugging.
  5. F10: Steps over the next function call.

Window Management:

  1. Command + `: Toggles the terminal window.
  2. Command + 1 / 2 / 3: Switches focus to editor group 1, 2, or 3.
  3. Command + K, Command + Left/Right Arrow: Moves between editor groups.
  4. Command + Shift + P: Opens the Command Palette for searching and executing commands.

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