VSCode Basic Cheatsheet

Open Command Palette

Ctrl+Shift+P

Ctrl+Shift+P

Cmd+Shift+P

Open File

Ctrl+P

Ctrl+P

Cmd+P

Toggle Sidebar

Ctrl+B

Ctrl+B

Cmd+B

Close Editor

Ctrl+W

Ctrl+W

Cmd+W

Switch between Tabs

Ctrl+Tab

Ctrl+Tab

Cmd+Tab

Split Editor

Ctrl+\

Ctrl+\

Cmd+\

Navigate between Editor Groups

Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2…​

Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2…​

Cmd+1, Cmd+2…​

Navigate Forward

Ctrl+Alt+→

Alt+→

Option+→

Navigate Backward

Ctrl+Alt+←

Alt+←

Option+←

Go to Symbol

Ctrl+Shift+O

Ctrl+Shift+O

Cmd+Shift+O

Go to Definition

F12

F12

F12

Copy Line Up/Down

Shift+Alt+↑/↓

Shift+Alt+↑/↓

Shift+Option+↑/↓

Move Line Up/Down

Alt+↑/↓

Alt+↑/↓

Option+↑/↓

Duplicate Line

Shift+Alt+↓

Shift+Alt+↓

Option+Shift+↓

Delete Line

Ctrl+Shift+K

Ctrl+Shift+K

Cmd+Shift+K

Add Line Comment

Ctrl+/

Ctrl+/

Cmd+/

Add Block Comment

Shift+Alt+A

Shift+Alt+A

Shift+Option+A

Format Document

Shift+Alt+F

Shift+Alt+F

Shift+Option+F

Rename Symbol

F2

F2

F2

Find

Ctrl+F

Ctrl+F

Cmd+F

Find and Replace

Ctrl+H

Ctrl+H

Cmd+Option+F

Select All Occurrences

Ctrl+Shift+L

Ctrl+Shift+L

Cmd+Shift+L, Cmd+D (for multiple selections)

New File

Ctrl+N

Ctrl+N

Cmd+N

Open File

Ctrl+O

Ctrl+O

Cmd+O

Save File

Ctrl+S

Ctrl+S

Cmd+S

Save All

Ctrl+K, S

Ctrl+K, S

Cmd+Option+S

Close File

Ctrl+W

Ctrl+W

Cmd+W

Reopen Closed File

Ctrl+Shift+T

Ctrl+Shift+T

Cmd+Shift+T

Open Integrated Terminal

Ctrl+`

Ctrl+`

Cmd+`

Create New Terminal

Ctrl+Shift+`

Ctrl+Shift+`

Cmd+Shift+`

Toggle Terminal

Ctrl+`

Ctrl+`

Cmd+`

Split Terminal

Ctrl+Shift+5

Ctrl+Shift+5

Cmd+Shift+5

Insert cursor

Alt+Click

Alt+Click

Option+Click

Insert cursor above / below

Ctrl+Alt+↑ / Ctrl+Alt+↓

Ctrl+Alt+↑ / Ctrl+Alt+↓

Cmd+Option+↑ / Cmd+Option+↓

Undo last cursor operation

Ctrl+U

Ctrl+U

Cmd+U

Insert cursor at end of each line selected

Shift+Alt+I

Shift+Alt+I

Cmd+Option+I

Select current line

Ctrl+L

Ctrl+L

Cmd+L

Select all occurrences of current selection

Ctrl+Shift+L

Ctrl+Shift+L

Cmd+Shift+L

Select all occurrences of current word

Ctrl+F2

Ctrl+F2

Cmd+F2

Expand selection

Shift+Alt+→

Shift+Alt+→

Cmd+Option+→

Shrink selection

Shift+Alt+←

Shift+Alt+←

Cmd+Option+←

Column (box) selection (with mouse drag)

Shift+Alt + drag mouse

Shift+Alt + drag mouse

Cmd+Option + drag mouse

Column (box) selection (with arrow key)

Ctrl+Shift+Alt + arrow key

Ctrl+Shift+Alt + arrow key

Cmd+Shift+Option + arrow key

Column (box) selection page up/down

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+PgUp/PgDn

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+PgUp/PgDn

Cmd+Shift+Option+PgUp/PgDn

Search Files

Ctrl+Shift+F

Ctrl+Shift+F

Cmd+Shift+F

Search and Replace in Files

Ctrl+Shift+H

Ctrl+Shift+H

Cmd+Shift+H

Zoom In

Ctrl+=

Ctrl+=

Cmd+=

Zoom Out

Ctrl+-

Ctrl+-

Cmd+-

Toggle Full Screen

F11

F11

Cmd+Ctrl+F

Git Commit

Ctrl+Enter

Ctrl+Enter

Cmd+Enter

Git Pull

Ctrl+Shift+P, search 'Git Pull'

Ctrl+Shift+P, search 'Git Pull'

Cmd+Shift+P, search 'Git Pull'

Git Push

Ctrl+Shift+P, search 'Git Push'

Ctrl+Shift+P, search 'Git Push'

Cmd+Shift+P, search 'Git Push'