vscode

name	vscode
topic	VS Code Keybindings
description	Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts and keybindings.json configuration. Use when looking up VS Code shortcuts or configuring custom keybindings.
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keywords	["vscode","shortcut","keybinding","keyboard"]

VS Code Keyboard Shortcuts

Reference for VS Code keybindings. macOS uses ⌘ (Command), ⌥ (Option), ⇧ (Shift), ⌃ (Control). Windows/Linux equivalents are noted.

Essential Editing

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux
Cut/copy line (empty selection)	⌘X / ⌘C	Ctrl+X / Ctrl+C
Delete line	⇧⌘K	Ctrl+Shift+K
Insert line below/above	⌘Enter / ⇧⌘Enter	Ctrl+Enter / Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Move/copy line up/down	⌥↑↓ / ⇧⌥↑↓	Alt+↑↓ / Shift+Alt+↑↓
Add selection to next occurrence	⌘D	Ctrl+D
Select all occurrences	⇧⌘L	Ctrl+Shift+L
Undo/Redo	⌘Z / ⇧⌘Z	Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y

Navigation & Jumping

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux
Quick Open (go to file)	⌘P	Ctrl+P
Go to line	⌃G	Ctrl+G
Go to symbol	⇧⌘O	Ctrl+Shift+O
Show All Symbols	⌘T	Ctrl+T
Go to definition	F12	F12
Peek definition	⌥F12	Alt+F12
Rename symbol	F2	F2
Go to next/prev error	F8 / ⇧F8	F8 / Shift+F8
Quick Fix	⌘.	Ctrl+.

Find & Replace

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux
Find / Replace	⌘F / ⌥⌘F	Ctrl+F / Ctrl+H
Select all matches	⌥Enter	Alt+Enter
Toggle regex / whole word / case	⌥⌘R/W/C	Alt+R/W/C

Multi-Cursor Editing

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux
Insert cursor below/above	⌥⌘↓ / ⌥⌘↑	Ctrl+Alt+↓ / Ctrl+Alt+↑
Insert cursor at end of line	⇧⌥I	Shift+Alt+I
Expand/shrink selection	⌃⇧⌘→ / ⌃⇧⌘←	Shift+Alt+→ / Shift+Alt+←

Folding & Comments

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux
Fold/unfold region	⌥⌘[ / ⌥⌘]	Ctrl+Shift+[ / Ctrl+Shift+]
Toggle line comment	⌘/	Ctrl+/
Format document	⇧⌥F	Shift+Alt+F

Editor & Window Management

Action	macOS	Windows/Linux
Split editor	⌘\	Ctrl+\
Focus editor group	⌘1/2/3	Ctrl+1/2/3
Move editor left/right	⌘K ⇧⌘← / →	Ctrl+Shift+PageUp/Down
Close editor	⌘W	Ctrl+W

Configuration

Open keybindings UI: Ctrl/Cmd + K, Ctrl/Cmd + S

Custom shortcut in keybindings.json:

{
  "key": "ctrl+shift+u",
  "command": "editor.action.transformToUppercase",
  "when": "editorTextFocus"
}