Visual Studio Code shortcuts for the productive developer.

vs_code_shortcuts.txt

**VS CODE Productivity Shortcuts** 👩‍💻🧑🏽‍💻👨🏼‍💻👩🏼‍💻👩🏾‍💻
A kind note: I haven't tested these on windows, if you notice an error, drop it in the comments :).

1. Opening and closing sidebar 📂
The sidebar can be opened and closed without clicking on the left-hand side tab using the following shortcuts.

Mac — Command + B
Windows — Ctrl + B

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2. Select word ⤵️
I use this one to select the word at my cursers current position. This is useful when you want to change the name of a variable or function.
You can also highlight the word and continue to use the shortcut to highlight the next instance of the word.

Mac — Command + D
Windows — Ctrl + D

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3. Split Editor 🖖
A split editor (side by side) is often useful if you need to compare two files or refer to another file while making changes to a different file

Mac — Command + \ or 2,3,4
Windows — Shift + Alt + \ or 2,3,4

3b. Close Window 🪟
Mac — Command + w
Windows — Ctrl + w

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4. Copy line up/down ©
If you need to copy the current line to the line above or below, the following shortcut can be used.

Mac — Shift + Option + Up/Down
Windows — Shift + Alt + Up/Down

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5. Code formatting 💁🏽‍♀️
Code formatting allows indenting the code based on the rules already set up in the editor.

Windows — Shift + Alt + F
Mac — Shift + Option + F

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6. Command Palette 🦸‍♂️
This is one of the most important key combinations to know in VS Code. You can access all available commands based on your current context using:

MAC — Command + Shift + P
Windows/Ubuntu: Ctrl +Shift + P

6b. Some cool command Palette shortcuts 🦹🏽‍♂️
> - Right angle bracket exposes all the command palette shortcuts and just about anything that can be done in vs code.

: - go to a specific line in your code after typing a colon in the command palette.

@ - @ symbol exposes all of the symbols in the file. Think of this like an automatic outline that allows you to jump to any function/method quickly. A shortcut to expose just this tool is:
MAC — Command + Shift + .
Windows — Ctrl + Shirt + .

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7. Move line ⬇️
Mac — Option + Up/Down arrow
Windows/Ubuntu — Alt + Up/Down arrow

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8. Delete a line ❌
Mac -- Command + Shift + K
Windows -- Ctrl + Shift + K

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9. Duplicate line 🔄
You can make the duplications of the same line using:

Mac — Command + Shift + D
Windows/Ubuntu — Ctrl + Shift + D


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10. Open / Close Terminal 👩🏾‍💻
Quickly open and close a terminal using:

Mac -- Comand + j
Windows -- Ctrl + j

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11. Split Terminal ䷖
Splitting a terminal can be done using:
Mac -- Command + /
Windows -- Ctrl + /
hint: when working with a virtual environment, splitting a terminal will often open in the context of your virtual env which is sweet 😍

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12. Stage Selected Ranges 🎪
If you tend to stage changes line by line you can do so by using:
Under source control highlight the lines to commit then,
Mac -- Command + K to mark the line then Command + Option + S to stage
Windows -- Control + K to mark the line then Control + Alt + S to stage

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13. Jump to a spceific line __
Mac -- Control + G
Windows __ Ctrl + G

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14. Return to previous place (after a jump) ⏎
After jumping to a spcific line or function, you can return to the previous place using:
Mac -- Control + -
Windows -- Ctrl + -

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15. SORT YO SYMBOLS (Sort Symbols) 😱🤩🤯
Sorry for being loud on this one but it's a huge help when working
in a larger code base.

Mac -- Cmd + Shift + o then press : and you can search or sort by an array of factors.
Windows -- Ctrl + Shift + o

This one is a game changer for me, hope you find it useful.