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VS Code Cheatsheet
A comprehensive cheat sheet for Visual Studio Code, covering essential keyboard shortcuts, commands, and configurations to boost productivity.
Basic Navigation & Editing
Core Shortcuts
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Show Command Palette |
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Quick Open, Go to File… |
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New VS Code instance |
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Save |
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Save As… |
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Cut line (empty selection) |
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Copy line (empty selection) |
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Move line up/down |
Multi-Cursor & Selection
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Insert cursor |
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Insert cursor above/below |
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Select next occurrence |
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Skip current occurrence |
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Insert cursor at end of each line selected |
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Select all occurrences of current selection |
Basic Editing Actions
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Undo |
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Redo |
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Comment/uncomment line |
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Block comment |
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Fold region |
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Unfold region |
Search & Replace
Find and Replace Shortcuts
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Find |
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Replace |
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Find next/previous |
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Select all occurrences of Find match |
Advanced Search
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Use the Find widget ( |
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Modify settings to exclude certain files or folders from the search using |
Replace Functionality
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The Replace feature ( |
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Use the |
Code Formatting & Refactoring
Code Formatting
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Format Document |
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Format Selection |
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Format on Save (setting in |
Refactoring
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Rename Symbol |
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Trigger Refactor |
Organize Imports
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Install extensions like ‘Python’ or ‘ESLint’ to enable advanced features such as organize imports and automatic code cleanup. |
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Use specific language features (e.g., in Python, use |
Debugging
Debugging Basics
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Toggle breakpoint |
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Start/Continue debugging |
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Stop debugging |
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Step over |
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Step into |
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Step out |
Debugging Configuration
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Create a |
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Customize breakpoints by adding conditions, hit counts, and log messages to make debugging more efficient. |
Useful Debugging Features
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Use the Debug Console to evaluate expressions, inspect variables, and execute commands during a debugging session. |
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Utilize the Watch window to monitor specific variables or expressions as your code executes. |