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Mac keyboard shortcuts for VSCode

Multi-cursor and selection

  • Select current line⌘ (command) + l Add →
  • Select all occurrences of current word⌘ (command) + f2 Add →
  • Select all occurrences of current selection⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + l Add →
  • Insert cursor at end of each line selected⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + i Add →
  • Undo last cursor operation⌘ (command) + u Add →
  • Insert Cursor Above⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + ↑ Add →
  • Insert Cursor Below⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + ↓ Add →

Debug

Preferences

  • Open Settings⌘ (command) + , Add →

Search Editor

  • Delete File Results⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ⌫ Add →
  • Search Again⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + r Add →
  • Focus Search Editor Inputesc Add →
  • Open Results In Editor⌘ (command) + ↵ Add →

Search and Replace

  • Show Previous Search Term↑ Add →
  • Show Next Search Term↓ Add →
  • Focus Previous Search Result⇧ (shift) + f4 Add →
  • Focus Next Search Resultf4 Add →
  • Toggle Search Details⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + j Add →
  • Replace in Files⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + h Add →
  • Show Search⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + f Add →
  • Toggle Find Whole Word⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + w Add →
  • Toggle Find Regex⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + r Add →
  • Toggle Find Case Sensitive⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + c Add →
  • Add Selection To Next Find Match⌘ (command) + d Add →
  • Select All Occurrences of Find Match⌥ (option) + ↵ Add →
  • Find Previous⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add →
  • Find Next↵ Add →
  • Replace⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + f Add →
  • Find⌘ (command) + f Add →

Display

  • Toggle Integrated Terminal⌃ (control) + ` Add →
  • Toggle Markdown Preview⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + v Add →
  • Open New Command Prompt⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + c Add →
  • Quick Open View⌃ (control) + q Add →
  • Show Output⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + u Add →
  • Show Extensions⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + x Add →
  • Show Run⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + d Add →
  • Show Source Control⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + g Add →
  • Show Search⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + f Add →
  • Show Explorer / Toggle Focus⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + e Add →
  • Toggle Sidebar Visibility⌘ (command) + b Add →
  • Reset Zoom⌘ (command) + 0 Add →
  • Zoom out⌘ (command) + - Add →
  • Zoom in⌘ (command) + = Add →
  • Toggle Full Screen⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + f Add →

File Management

  • Reopen Closed Editor⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + t Add →
  • Close Others⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + t Add →
  • Close⌘ (command) + w Add →
  • Save As...⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + s Add →
  • Save All⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + s Add →
  • Save⌘ (command) + s Add →
  • New File⌘ (command) + n Add →

Editor/Window Management

  • Move Editor into Previous Group⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + ← Add →
  • Move Editor into Next Group⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + → Add →
  • Focus into Third Editor Group⌘ (command) + 3 Add →
  • Focus into Second Editor Group⌘ (command) + 2 Add →
  • Focus into First Editor Group⌘ (command) + 1 Add →
  • Split Editor⌘ (command) + \ Add →
  • Close Editor⌘ (command) + w Add →
  • Close Window⌘ (command) + w Add →
  • New Window⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + n Add →

Navigation

  • Toggle Use of Tab Key for Setting Focus⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + m Add →
  • Go Forward⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + - Add →
  • Go back in Quick Input⌃ (control) + - Add →
  • Go Back⌃ (control) + - Add →
  • Navigate Editor Group History⌃ (control) + ⇥ Add →
  • Show All Commands⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + p Add →
  • Go to Previous Error or Warning⇧ (shift) + f8 Add →
  • Go to Next Error or Warningf8 Add →
  • Show Problems⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + m Add →
  • Go to Symbol...⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + o Add →
  • Go to File..., Quick Open⌘ (command) + p Add →
  • Go to Line...⌃ (control) + g Add →
  • Show All Symbols⌘ (command) + t Add →

Rich Languages Editing

  • Shrink AST Selection⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ← Add →
  • Expand AST Selection⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + → Add →
  • Replace with Previous Value⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + , Add →
  • Replace with Next Value⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + . Add →
  • Rename Symbolf2 Add →
  • Go to References⇧ (shift) + f12 Add →
  • Quick Fix⌘ (command) + . Add →
  • Peek Definition⌥ (option) + f12 Add →
  • Go to Definitionf12 Add →
  • Format Document⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + f Add →
  • Trigger Parameter Hints⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + space Add →
  • Trigger Suggest⌃ (control) + space Add →

Basic Editing

  • Toggle Word Wrap⌥ (option) + z Add →
  • Toggle Block Comment⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + a Add →
  • Toggle Line Comment⌘ (command) + / Add →
  • Unfold (uncollapse) region⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + ] Add →
  • Fold (collapse) region⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + [ Add →
  • Scroll Page Up⌘ (command) + pageup Add →
  • Scroll Page Down⌘ (command) + pagedown Add →
  • Scroll Line Up⌃ (control) + pageup Add →
  • Scroll Line Down⌃ (control) + pagedown Add →
  • Go to Beginning of File⌘ (command) + ↑ Add →
  • Go to End of File⌘ (command) + ↓ Add →
  • Go to End of Lineend Add →
  • Go to Beginning of Linehome Add →
  • Outdent Line⌘ (command) + [ Add →
  • Indent Line⌘ (command) + ] Add →
  • Jump to matching bracket⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + \ Add →
  • Redo⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + z Add →
  • Undo⌘ (command) + z Add →
  • Copy Line Up⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ↑ Add →
  • Copy Line Down⌥ (option) + ⇧ (shift) + ↓ Add →
  • Move Line Up⌥ (option) + ↑ Add →
  • Move Line Down⌥ (option) + ↓ Add →
  • Insert Line Above⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ↵ Add →
  • Insert Line Below⌘ (command) + ↵ Add →
  • Delete Line⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + k Add →
  • Paste⌘ (command) + v Add →
  • Copy line (empty selection)⌘ (command) + c Add →
  • Cut line (empty selection)⌘ (command) + x Add →

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