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Here are ten of the most useful shortcuts in VSCode:

  1. Ctrl + D: Select the next occurrence of the current word. Repeatedly pressing Ctrl + D will select multiple occurrences of the word, making it easy to edit them simultaneously.

  2. Ctrl + / (Slash): Toggle line comments. This shortcut comments or uncomments the selected lines or the current line.

  3. Ctrl + Shift + L: Select all occurrences of the current word. This is useful for quickly selecting and editing all instances of a word in a file.

  4. Ctrl + B: Toggle the sidebar. This shortcut lets you hide or show the file explorer and other sidebars on the left.

  5. Ctrl + Tab: Cycle through open tabs. Use this shortcut to quickly switch between open files in the editor.

  6. Ctrl + Shift + F: Open the Find and Replace panel. This allows you to search for text within your project and replace it if needed.

  7. Ctrl + ` (Backtick): Open and close the integrated terminal. This allows you to run terminal commands without leaving VSCode.

  8. Ctrl + P: Quick Open. This shortcut lets you quickly search for and open files by typing their name. You can also use it to navigate between open files.

  9. Ctrl + Shift + E: Open the file explorer sidebar. This is handy for quickly navigating and managing your project files.

  10. Ctrl + K, Ctrl + S: Show Keyboard Shortcuts. This opens a searchable list of all available VSCode keyboard shortcuts, which can help you discover and learn new shortcuts.

What's your favorite shortcut?

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