Visual Studio Code Shortcuts

As computer programmers, we spend countless number of hours typing away at our keyboards (some of us clickity-clack away).

And carpal tunnel is a thing.

Everyone should try their best to delay eventual hand hurt and use keyboard shortcuts for commonly used actions. Here are some VS Code shortcuts that I frequently use:

⌘D (command + d) — Add selection to next Find match

⌘U (command + u) — Soft undo

⌘P (command + p) — Quick Open, Go to File

⌥↓ / ⌥↑ (option↓ / ↑) — Move line down/up

⇧⌥↓ /⇧ ⌥↑ (shift + option↓ / ↑) — Copy line down

⇧⌘\ (shift + command + \) — Jump to matching bracket

⌘/ (command + /) — Toggle line comment

⇧⌥A (shift + option + a) — Toggle block comment

⌥ + click (option + click)

⌥⌘↓ / ⌥⌘↑ (option + command + ↓ / ↑) —

⇧⌘ + drag mouse (shift + option + drag mouse) — Column selection

Source: https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-macos.pdf