VSCode (Visual Studio Code)

Free, extensible code editor from Microsoft.

macOS shortcuts: VSCode shortcuts (macOS)

Shortcuts (Windows / Linux) #

SHORTCUT	ACTION
`Ctrl+Shift+P` / `F1`	Command Palette
`Ctrl+P`	Quick open file
`Ctrl+Shift+N`	New window
`Ctrl+,`	Settings
`Ctrl+B`	Toggle sidebar
`Ctrl+``	Toggle terminal
`Ctrl+Shift+E` / `F` / `G` / `X`	Explorer / Search / Source control / Extensions
`Ctrl+Shift+F`	Search across files
`Ctrl+F` / `Ctrl+H`	Find / Replace
`Ctrl+G`	Go to line
`Ctrl+Shift+O`	Go to symbol in file
`F12` / `Alt+F12`	Go to definition / Peek definition
`Shift+F12`	Find all references
`F2`	Rename symbol
`Ctrl+.`	Quick fix
`Alt+Up` / `Alt+Down`	Move line
`Shift+Alt+Up` / `Shift+Alt+Down`	Copy line
`Ctrl+Shift+K`	Delete line
`Ctrl+/`	Toggle line comment
`Shift+Alt+A`	Toggle block comment
`Ctrl+D`	Select next occurrence
`Ctrl+Shift+L`	Select all occurrences
`Alt+Click`	Add a cursor
`Ctrl+Alt+Up` / `Down`	Add a cursor above / below
`Shift+Alt+F`	Format document
`Ctrl+K Z`	Zen mode
`Ctrl+K Ctrl+S`	Keyboard shortcuts

Command Line #

COMMAND	DESCRIPTION
`code .`	Open the current folder
`code -r <FILE>`	Reuse the existing window
`code --diff <A> <B>`	Compare two files
`code --goto <FILE>:<LINE>`	Open at a line
`code --list-extensions`	List installed extensions
`code --install-extension <PUBLISHER.NAME>`	Install an extension
`code --uninstall-extension <PUBLISHER.NAME>`	Remove an extension
`code --list-extensions \| xargs -L1 echo code --install-extension`	Generate commands to reinstall extensions elsewhere
`code --profile <NAME> .`	Open with a profile

Useful settings.json #

json
{
  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
  "editor.rulers": [80, 120],
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
  "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
  "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
  "files.autoSave": "onFocusChange",
  "terminal.integrated.scrollback": 10000,
  "workbench.startupEditor": "none"
}

Handy Extensions #

EXTENSION	USE
`ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh`	Edit on remote hosts over SSH
`ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers`	Develop inside containers
`ms-azuretools.vscode-docker`	Docker and Compose support
`redhat.vscode-yaml`	YAML schema validation
`ms-kubernetes-tools.vscode-kubernetes-tools`	Kubernetes
`hashicorp.terraform`	Terraform
`redhat.ansible`	Ansible
`timonwong.shellcheck`	Shell script linting
`eamodio.gitlens`	Git blame and history
`yzhang.markdown-all-in-one`	Markdown editing
`EditorConfig.EditorConfig`	Respect `.editorconfig`