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VSCode Cheatsheet

11 September 2025·493 words·3 mins

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General #

Shortcut	Description
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `P`	Show Command Palette
`Ctrl` + `P`	Quick Open, Go to File…
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `N`	New window/instance
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `W`	Close window/instance
`Ctrl` + `,`	User Settings
`Ctrl` + `K` + `Ctrl` + `S`	Keyboard Shortcuts
`Ctrl` + `	Open Integrated Terminal
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `	Create New Terminal

Search and Replace #

Shortcut	Description
`Ctrl` + `F`	Find
`Ctrl` + `H`	Replace
`F3`	Find next
`Shift` + `F3`	Find previous
`Alt` + `Enter`	Select all occurrences of Find match 🔥
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `L`	Change all occurrences of a word 🔥
`Ctrl` + `D`	Add selection to next Find match
`Ctrl` + `K` + `Ctrl` + `D`	Move last selection to next Find match
`Alt` + `C/R/W`	Toggle case-sensitive/regex/whole word

Rich Languages Editing #

Shortcut	Description
`Ctrl` + `Space`	Trigger suggestion 🔥
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Space`	Trigger parameter hints
`Shift` + `Alt` + `F`	Format document
`Ctrl` + `K` + `Ctrl` + `F`	Format selection
`F12`	Go to Definition
`Alt` + `F12`	Peek Definition
`Ctrl` + `K` + `F12`	Open Definition to the side
`Ctrl` + `.`	Quick Fix
`Shift` + `F12`	Show References
`F2`	Rename Symbol
`Ctrl` + `K` + `Ctrl` + `X`	Trim trailing whitespace
`Ctrl` + `K` + `M`	Change file language

Editor Shortcuts #

Shortcut	Description
`Ctrl` + `Enter`	Insert Line Below
`Ctrl` + `Backspace`	Delete Word Left
`Ctrl` + `Delete`	Delete Word Right
`Ctrl` + `Home`	Go to Beginning of Line
`Ctrl` + `End`	Go to End of Line
`Ctrl` + `PageUp`	Scroll Page Up
`Ctrl` + `PageDown`	Scroll Page Down
`Ctrl` + `Left`	Move to Beginning of Word
`Ctrl` + `Right`	Move to End of Word
`Ctrl` + `Up`	Move to Beginning of File
`Ctrl` + `Down`	Move to End of File

File Shortcuts #

Shortcut	Description
`Ctrl` + `N`	New File
`Ctrl` + `O`	Open File
`Ctrl` + `S`	Save File
`Ctrl` + `P`	Quick Open
`Ctrl` + `W`	Close File
`Ctrl` + `F4`	Close File
`Ctrl` + `K` / `F`	Close All Files
`Ctrl` + `K` / `Ctrl` + `W`	Close All Files
`Ctrl` + `K` / `Ctrl` + `F`	Format Document
`Ctrl` + `K` / `Ctrl` + `O`	Open Folder
`Ctrl` + `K` / `Ctrl` + `T`	Toggle Terminal
`Ctrl` + `K` / `Ctrl` + `X`	Close Terminal

Debug Shortcuts #

Shortcut	Description
`F5`	Start Debugging
`F9`	Toggle Breakpoint
`F10`	Step Over
`F11`	Step Into
`Shift` + `F11`	Step Out

Extension Shortcuts #

Shortcut	Description
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `X`	Open Extensions
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `P`	Open Command Palette

Git Shortcuts #

Shortcut	Description
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `G`	Open Source Control
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `P`	Open Command Palette

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