DEV Community

Cover image for VS Code keyboard shortcuts for Windows
Hardique Dasore
Hardique Dasore

Posted on • Edited on

2

VS Code keyboard shortcuts for Windows

15 VS Code keyboard shortcuts for Windows to speed up your programming. I have listed down a few keyboard shortcuts that will make your life easier as a coder. These shortcuts help in saving a lot of time and once you get the hang of it, you will be using them every time you code.
1. Quick open: Ctrl+P
2. Copy line: Shift+Alt+/Shift+Alt+
3. Move line: Alt+/Alt+
4. Code formatting: Shift+Alt+F
5. Navigate to a specific line: Ctrl+G
6. Go to the beginning of the file: Ctrl+Home
7. Go to the end of the file: Ctrl+End
8. Insert cursor above/below: Ctrl+Alt+/
9. Select all occurrences of current selection: Shift+Ctrl+L
10. Open terminal: Ctrl+`
11. Create new terminal: Ctrl+Shift+`
12. Split screen: Ctrl+\
13. Fold (collapse) region: Ctrl+Shift+[
14. Go back/forward: Alt+/
15. Jump to matching bracket: Ctrl+Shift+\

Basic Shortcuts

1. Delete line: Ctrl+X (You don’t have to select the entire line)
2. Copy line: Ctrl+C (You don’t have to select the entire line)
3. Find: Ctrl+F
4. Replace: Ctrl+H
5. Save: Ctrl+S

Happy Coding! 😊

Image description

Follow us on Instagram

Heroku

Build apps, not infrastructure.

Dealing with servers, hardware, and infrastructure can take up your valuable time. Discover the benefits of Heroku, the PaaS of choice for developers since 2007.

Visit Site

Top comments (1)

Collapse
 
stuffsuggested profile image

Eliminate Context Switching and Maximize Productivity

Pieces.app

Pieces Copilot is your personalized workflow assistant, working alongside your favorite apps. Ask questions about entire repositories, generate contextualized code, save and reuse useful snippets, and streamline your development process.

Learn more

👋 Kindness is contagious

Please leave a ❤️ or a friendly comment on this post if you found it helpful!

Okay