Windows VSCode Navigation Cheatsheet

VSCode Navigation Cheatsheet.md

Windows VSCode Navigation Cheatsheet

Companion summary to Syntax's MAXIMUM VS Code Productivity — Navigating Codebases Quickly video for Windows.

Cursor Positions

• Go Back: Ctrl+Left Arrow
• Go Forward: Ctrl+Right Arrow
• Go to Last Edit: Ctrl+K, Ctrl+Q
• Go to Line: Ctrl+P, :, [line number] (e.g., :10)
• Go to Line and Column: Ctrl+P, :, [line number], :, [column number] (e.g., :10:5)

Selections

• Expand Selection: Shift+Alt+Right Arrow
• Shrink Selection: Shift+Alt+Left Arrow
• Select All String Contents: (Requires Quick And Simple Text Selection) Ctrl+K, ;
• Select Current Line: Ctrl+L
• Select Current Word: Ctrl+D
• Mouse Column Selection: Shift+Alt, then drag mouse

Multiple Cursors

• Add Cursor Above: Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow
• Add Cursor Below: Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow
• Add Cursor to Next Occurrence of Selection: Ctrl+D
• Add Cursor to Previous Occurrence of Selection: Ctrl+U
• Add Cursor to All Occurrences of Selection: Ctrl+Shift+L

Lines

• Duplicate Line Below: Shift+Alt+Up Arrow
• Duplicate Line Above: Shift+Alt+Down Arrow
• Move Line Up: Alt+Up Arrow (works for selections)
• Move Line Down: Alt+Down Arrow (works for selections)

Scrolling

• Scroll in Up/Down: Ctrl+UpArrow or Ctrl+DownArrow
• Scroll Faster: Alt, then mouse scroll

Editor Groups

(An Editor Group is a collection of tabs)

• Move Editor to Group at Side: Ctrl+K, [Arrow Key]
• Focus to Editor to Group at Side: Ctrl+K, Ctrl+[Arrow Key]
• Split to Editor into Group at Side (custom): Ctrl+K, Shift+[Arrow Key]
• Close Editor: Ctrl+K, W

Tabs

• Quick Open Last Tab: Ctrl+Tab (use arrow keys while holding Ctrl to choose different tab)
• Close Tab: Ctrl+W
• Close Other Tabs: Ctrl+K, Ctrl+W

Workspace Search

• Go to File: Ctrl+P, then fuzzy search for the file name
• Go to Arbitrary Text: Ctrl+P, %, then fuzzy search for the text
• Go to Symbol: Ctrl+T, then fuzzy search for the symbol

In-File Search

• Go to Symbol: Ctrl+Shift+O, then fuzzy search for the symbol
  • Prefix search with : to group by symbol type
• Find: Ctrl+F
• Find with Regex: Alt+R
• Find Next: F3
• Find Previous: Shift+F3

Symbol Jumps

• Go to Definition: Ctrl+Click on the symbol name, or F12
• Go to References: Right-click for context menu, or Ctrl+Shift+F12. If already at definition, F12 will show references.