VS CODE
SHORTCUTS CHEATSHEET.

General

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Command Palette	⌘ + Shift + P	Ctrl + Shift + P
Quick Open (File)	⌘ + P	Ctrl + P
Open Settings	⌘ + ,	Ctrl + ,
Toggle Full Screen	⌘ + Ctrl + F	F11
Zoom In / Out	⌘ + = / ⌘ + -	Ctrl + = / Ctrl + -
Toggle Terminal	⌘ + `	Ctrl + `
Open New Terminal	⌘ + Shift + `	Ctrl + Shift + `
Kill Terminal	⌘ + K	Ctrl + K (in terminal)
Toggle Sidebar	⌘ + B	Ctrl + B
Toggle Panel	⌘ + J	Ctrl + J
Open Keyboard Shortcuts	⌘ + K ⌘ + S	Ctrl + K Ctrl + S

Editing

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Cut line	⌘ + X (no selection)	Ctrl + X (no selection)
Copy line	⌘ + C (no selection)	Ctrl + C (no selection)
Move line up/down	⌥ + ↑ / ↓	Alt + ↑ / ↓
Duplicate line	⌘ + Shift + D	Ctrl + Shift + D
Delete line	⌘ + Shift + K	Ctrl + Shift + K
Insert line above / below	⌘ + Shift + Enter / ⌘ + Enter	Ctrl + Shift + Enter / Ctrl + Enter
Comment line / block	⌘ + / / ⌘ + Shift + A	Ctrl + / / Ctrl + Shift + A
Toggle word wrap	⌥ + Z	Alt + Z
Indent / outdent	⌘ + ] / ⌘ + [	Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [
Format document	⌘ + Shift + I (or F)	Ctrl + Shift + I (or F)
Format selection	⌘ + K ⌘ + F	Ctrl + K Ctrl + F

Selection

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Select current line	⌘ + L	Ctrl + L
Select all	⌘ + A	Ctrl + A
Expand selection	⌘ + Shift + →	Ctrl + Shift + →
Shrink selection	⌘ + Shift + ←	Ctrl + Shift + ←
Find all references	⌘ + Shift + R	Ctrl + Shift + R
Select all occurrences of word	⌘ + Shift + L	Ctrl + Shift + L
Add cursor above / below	⌘ + ⌥ + ↑ / ↓	Ctrl + Alt + ↑ / ↓
Add cursor to all matches	⌘ + Shift + L (with selection)	Ctrl + Shift + L (with selection)
Add cursor at end of each line	⌥ + Shift + I	Alt + Shift + I
Undo last cursor	⌘ + U	Ctrl + U

Navigation

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Go to file	⌘ + P	Ctrl + P
Go to symbol in file	⌘ + Shift + O	Ctrl + Shift + O
Go to line	⌘ + G	Ctrl + G
Go to definition	⌘ + F12	Ctrl + F12
Peek definition	⌥ + F12	Alt + F12
Go to implementation	⌘ + F12 (or)	Ctrl + F12 (or)
Go back / forward	⌘ + - / ⌘ + Shift + -	Ctrl + - / Ctrl + Shift + -
Open file path	⌘ + Shift + P → "Open File"	Ctrl + Shift + P → "Open File"
Switch between editors	⌘ + 1 / 2 / 3 ...	Ctrl + 1 / 2 / 3 ...
Split editor	⌘ + \	Ctrl + \
Focus next / previous editor	⌘ + ` / ⌘ + Shift + `	Ctrl + ` / Ctrl + Shift + `

Find & Replace

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Find	⌘ + F	Ctrl + F
Replace	⌘ + ⌥ + F	Ctrl + H
Find in files	⌘ + Shift + F	Ctrl + Shift + F
Replace in files	⌘ + Shift + H	Ctrl + Shift + H
Find next / previous	⌘ + G / ⌘ + Shift + G	F3 / Shift + F3
Toggle find in selection	⌘ + ⌥ + L	Ctrl + Alt + L

Multi‑Cursor & Selection

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Add cursor at next occurrence	⌘ + D	Ctrl + D
Add cursor at previous occurrence	⌘ + Shift + D	Ctrl + Shift + D
Select all occurrences	⌘ + Shift + L	Ctrl + Shift + L
Skip occurrence	⌘ + K ⌘ + D	Ctrl + K Ctrl + D
Add cursor to end of each line	⌥ + Shift + I	Alt + Shift + I

Debugging

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Start / Stop debugging	F5 / Shift + F5	F5 / Shift + F5
Step over	F10	F10
Step into	F11	F11
Step out	Shift + F11	Shift + F11
Toggle breakpoint	F9	F9
Continue	F5	F5

Terminal

Action	macOS	Windows / Linux
Open terminal	⌘ + `	Ctrl + `
New terminal	⌘ + Shift + `	Ctrl + Shift + `
Switch between terminals	⌘ + Page Up / Page Down	Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down
Kill terminal	⌘ + K	Ctrl + K (in terminal)

Productivity Extensions

• GitLens – Git blame, history, and more
• Prettier – code formatting
• ESLint – JavaScript linting
• Live Server – local development server
• Bracket Pair Colorizer – color‑coded brackets
• Material Icon Theme – file icons
• Thunder Client – API testing
• Docker – container management
• REST Client – HTTP requests
• Error Lens – inline error display