Complete Visual Studio Code Shortcuts Guide for Linux - Maximize Your Productivity

Here's a comprehensive list of Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts for Linux, organized by categories to boost your productivity and streamline your coding process:

General

• Command Palette: Ctrl + Shift + P or F1
• Quick Open: Ctrl + P
• New File: Ctrl + N
• Open File: Ctrl + O
• Save: Ctrl + S
• Save As: Ctrl + Shift + S
• Save All: Ctrl + K S
• Close Editor: Ctrl + W
• Close Folder/Window: Ctrl + K F
• Reopen Closed Editor: Ctrl + Shift + T
• Exit: Ctrl + Q

File Management

• New File: Ctrl + N
• Open File...: Ctrl + O
• Save: Ctrl + S
• Save As...: Ctrl + Shift + S
• Save All: Ctrl + K S
• Close: Ctrl + W
• Close All: Ctrl + K Ctrl + W
• Reopen Closed Editor: Ctrl + Shift + T
• Copy Path of Active File: Ctrl + K P
• Reveal Active File in Explorer: Ctrl + K R
• Focus into Side Bar: Ctrl + 0
• Focus into Editor Group: Ctrl + 1, Ctrl + 2, Ctrl + 3

Editing

• Cut Line (without selection): Ctrl + X
• Copy Line (without selection): Ctrl + C
• Move Line Up/Down: Alt + Up/Down
• Copy Line Up/Down: Shift + Alt + Up/Down
• Delete Line: Ctrl + Shift + K
• Insert Line Below: Ctrl + Enter
• Insert Line Above: Ctrl + Shift + Enter
• Jump to Matching Bracket: Ctrl + Shift + \
• Indent Line: Ctrl + ]
• Outdent Line: Ctrl + [
• Go to Beginning of Line: Home
• Go to End of Line: End
• Select All: Ctrl + A
• Undo: Ctrl + Z
• Redo: Ctrl + Shift + Z
• Find: Ctrl + F
• Replace: Ctrl + H
• Toggle Line Comment: Ctrl + /
• Toggle Block Comment: Shift + Alt + A
• Find Next: F3
• Find Previous: Shift + F3
• Select All Occurrences of Find Match: Ctrl + Shift + L
• Add Selection to Next Find Match: Ctrl + D
• Add Cursor Above/Below: Ctrl + Alt + Up/Down

Search and Replace

• Find: Ctrl + F
• Find Next: F3
• Find Previous: Shift + F3
• Replace: Ctrl + H
• Replace in Files: Ctrl + Shift + H
• Find in Files: Ctrl + Shift + F

Navigation

• Quick Open, Go to File: Ctrl + P
• Go to Symbol: Ctrl + Shift + O
• Go to Definition: F12
• Peek Definition: Alt + F12
• Open Definition to the Side: Ctrl + K F12
• Go to Implementation: Ctrl + F12
• Peek Implementation: Shift + Alt + F12
• Navigate Editor Group History: Ctrl + Shift + Tab
• Next Editor: Ctrl + Tab
• Previous Editor: Ctrl + Shift + Tab
• Next Editor in Group: Ctrl + Alt + Right
• Previous Editor in Group: Ctrl + Alt + Left
• Navigate Back: Alt + Left
• Navigate Forward: Alt + Right
• Go to Line...: Ctrl + G

Refactoring

• Rename Symbol: F2
• Refactor: Ctrl + Shift + R

Debugging

• Start Debugging: F5
• Run without Debugging: Ctrl + F5
• Stop Debugging: Shift + F5
• Restart Debugging: Ctrl + Shift + F5
• Step Over: F10
• Step Into: F11
• Step Out: Shift + F11
• Continue: F5
• Toggle Breakpoint: F9
• Show Hover: Ctrl + K Ctrl + I

Integrated Terminal

• Open Terminal: Ctrl + `
• New Terminal: Ctrl + Shift + `
• Focus Next Terminal: Ctrl + Down
• Focus Previous Terminal: Ctrl + Up
• Kill Terminal: Ctrl + C
• Clear Terminal: Ctrl + K

View

• Toggle Full Screen: F11
• Toggle Zen Mode: Ctrl + K Z
• Toggle Sidebar Visibility: Ctrl + B
• Toggle Panel: Ctrl + J
• Show Explorer / Toggle Focus: Ctrl + Shift + E
• Show Search: Ctrl + Shift + F
• Show Source Control: Ctrl + Shift + G
• Show Debug: Ctrl + Shift + D
• Show Extensions: Ctrl + Shift + X
• Show Output: Ctrl + Shift + U
• Show Problems: Ctrl + Shift + M

Split Editor

• Split Editor: Ctrl + \
• Focus into Editor Group (1, 2, 3): Ctrl + 1 / Ctrl + 2 / Ctrl + 3
• Move Editor into Next Group: Ctrl + K Ctrl + Right
• Move Editor into Previous Group: Ctrl + K Ctrl + Left
• Toggle Split Layout: Shift + Alt + 0

Folding

• Fold: Ctrl + Shift + [
• Unfold: Ctrl + Shift + ]
• Fold All: Ctrl + K Ctrl + 0
• Unfold All: Ctrl + K Ctrl + J
• Fold Level (1-9): Ctrl + K Ctrl + 1 / Ctrl + K Ctrl + 2 / ...

These shortcuts will help you navigate and edit your code more efficiently in Visual Studio Code on Linux. You can customize these shortcuts by visiting File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts.

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