vscode-shortcuts.md

VSCode Shortcuts

Shortcut pdf link

Highlight

• shift + ctrl + <- highlight the whole symbol
• shift + Home highlight everything to the left
• shift + End highlight everything to the right
• ctrl + a highlight everything
• ctrl + d highlight symbol in cursor (press again to highlight the next similar symbol)
• ctrl + l highlight current line

Cursor

• alt + Click create multiple cursors
• alt + down move a line of code down (up does the opposite)
• alt + left move back to last cursor place (mouse forward and back do the same)
• ctrl + <- moves back a word
• ctrl + Home move the cursor to the bottom of the file
• ctrl + End move the cursor to the top of the file
• Home move cursor to the first line
• End move cursor to end line
• Page Up moves the cursor a frame up
• Page Down moves the cursor a frame down

Extensions

• ctrl + space show intellisense autocomplete list
• ctrl + . quick fix
• ctrl + . fix spelling with Code Spell Checker extension
• crtl + k v preview .md files

Editing

• win + v copy clipboard
• ctrl + c copy (if nothing is highlighted copy the whole line)
• ctrl + x cut (if nothing is highlighted cut the whole line)
• ctrl + v paste
• ctrl + z undo
• ctrl + y redo
• alt + down move the whole line down (up does the opposite)
• shift + alt + down copy the whole line down (up does the opposite)
• ctrl + ] indent line ([ does the opposite)

Windows

• alt + o switch between .h and .cpp files
• ctrl + \ open split window
• ctrl + , open settings
• ctrl + n create a file
• ctrl + w close a file
• ctrl + b toggle sidebar
• ctrl + ~ toggle terminal
• ctrl + p open command prompt (open any file)
• shift + ctrl + p open command list
• shift + ctrl + . open method list

Search

• ctrl + f find in current file
• ctrl + shift + f find in all files
• ctrl + g find line in current file (ex :54 goes to line 54)
• F3 find next
• shift + F3 find previous
• ctrl + p search for a file

PlatformIO

• ctrl + alt + b build project
• ctrl + alt + u upload project
• ctrl + alt + s open serial monitor
• F5 start debug

Debugger

• F5 pause/continue
• F10 step over
• F11 step into
• shift + F11 step out
• shift + F5 stop