Keyboard Shortcuts

Description

To increase developer productivity while coding, use keyboard shortcuts that are available in the specific context to execute actions faster.

This is a selection of the community’s favorites (more to come).

Windows

What	Where	How
Delete word	Editor	CTRL + Backspace

VS Code

What	Where	How
Switch Tab	Editor	ALT + <Arrow Left/Right>
Move Line Up/Down	Editor	ALT + <Arrow Up/Down>
Copy Line Below/Above	Editor	ALT + SHIFT + <Arrow Up/Down>
Delete Line	Editor	CTRL + X (without selection)
Add Selection To Next Match	Editor	CTRL + D
Select All Occurences Of Find Match	Editor	CTRL + SHIFT + L
Add Cursors To Line Ends	Editor	SHIFT + ALT + I (after selecting lines)
Add Cursor Above/Below	Editor	CTRL + ALT + <Arrow Up/Down>
Place Multiple Cursors Manually	Editor	ALT + Click
Fast Scrolling	Editor	ALT + Mouse Wheel
Go To Symbol In File	Editor	CTRL + SHIFT + O
Breadcrumbs - Open And Select	Editor	CTRL + SHIFT + .
Go Back / Forward	Go To Definition	ALT + <Arrow Left/Right>

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