Mastering VS Code: Boost Your Productivity with Integrated Terminal Shortcuts on Window

#vscode #productivity #terminal

Setup VS Code Terminal

Change default terminal:
- Step 1: Show the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl + Shift + P or F1.
- Step 2: Type Terminal: Select Default Profile
- Step 3: Select your default terminal profile.

Integrated Terminal

Hot Keys
Ctrl + ` or Ctrl + J	Show integrated terminal
Ctrl + Shift + `	Create new terminal
Ctrl + PgUp/PgDown	Move to top/bottom terminal (Mutiple terminals)
Ctrl + ↑/↓	Scroll up/down to command
Ctrl + Home/End	Go to the start/end of the terminal
Shift + PgUp/PgDown	Scroll page up/down
$ cls	Clears the terminal

How do you open the terminal while coding?

You can use Ctrl + J to go the terminal workspace.
And after that, how do you switch back to the editor to continue coding?

Let’s press Ctrl + J again. Here we go, you can continue coding.
Working with multiple terminals

If you have multi-terminals, how do you navigate between them? Use your mouse 😃 Yah! Of course, but if you don’t have a mouse or you don’t like to use touchpad like me. Use Ctrl + PgUp/PgDown ! This shortcut can be a great help.