VS Code Cheat Sheet

Collection of useful VS Code shortcuts

Quick Links

Shortcuts	description
Alt + Up	Swap current line to the line above
Alt + Down	Swap current line to the line below
Ctrl + X	Cut current line or highlighted lines
Ctrl + Shift + [	fold block
Ctrl + Shift + ]	unfold block

Shortcuts	description
Ctrl + P	Go to File
Ctrl + G	Go to line
Ctrl + Tab	Switch tab in current navigation group
Ctrl + 1(or other number)	Switch navigation group
Ctrl + K Ctrl + Right	Move current tab to next navigation group
Ctrl + K Ctrl + Left	Move current tab to previos navigation group
Ctrl + K Right	Switch with next navigation group
Ctrl + K Left	Switch with previous navigation group

Shortcuts	description
Ctrl + B	Toggle sidebar
Ctrl + Enter(When focus in Sidebar)	Open file to the side
F2(When focus in Sidebar)	rename highlighted file
Ctrl + Alt + R(When focus in Sidebar)	open containing folder

Shortcuts	description
Ctrl + D	Highlight and insert cursor to the next match term
Ctrl + Shift + L	Highlight and insert cursor to the all match term
Ctrl + H	Search and replace

Shortcuts	description
Shift + Alt + Up	Insert cursor to the line above
Shift + Alt + Down	Insert cursor to the line below
Ctrl + I	Hightlight current line
Shift + Up	Expand hightlight line above current line
Shift + Down	Expand hightlight line below current line
Ctrl + Shift + Right	Expand highlight to nearest right term
Ctrl + Shift + Left	Expand highlight to nearest left term
Ctrl + Alt + Right	Expand highlight to nearest block
Ctrl + A	Select All

Shortcuts	description
Ctrl + Space	Trigger suggestion to term near current cursor
Ctrl + Shift + Space	Trigger parameter hint