Best VS Code shortcuts I frequently use

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Move line up/down

windows - alt + up/down
mac - option + up/down

Add cursor above/below

windows - ctrl + alt + up/down
mac - cmd + option

Duplicate line up/down

windows - shift + alt + up/down
mac - shift + option + up/down

Delete a line

windows - ctrl + X
mac - cmd + X

Select keywords in the next occurrence

windows - ctrl + D
mac - cmd + D

Select all occurrences

ctrl + F2
cmd + F2

Reopen closed file

windows - ctrl + shift + T
mac - cmd + shift + T

Select current line

windows - ctrl + L
mac - cmd + L

Join lines

mac - ctrl + J
in windows this shortcut toggles the terminal panel view

Rename a symbol

windows - F2
mac - F2

Code folding

to fold
windows - ctrl + alt + [
mac - cmd + option + [
to unfold
windows - ctrl + alt + ]
mac - cmd + option + ]

Show keyboard shortcuts

Some shortcuts above don’t work? You can check it yourself by opening the command palette by pressing:

windows - ctrl + shift + P
mac - cmd + shift + P

And type Open Keyboard Shortcuts to see all the keybindings you have in it. Or just press:

windows - ctrl + K, ctrl + S
mac - cmd + K, cmd + S

Customize your keybindings

After you see the keyboard shortcuts tab, you can search for any available command to bind.

Or you can use Record Keys to see if your custom shortcut is available or has been taken for another command.