The most used IDE by developers. I hate it because of its crazy memory consumption / resources footprint, but can’t deny the fact that its a great tool that has been created & maintained. It supports everything which we throw at it.

Basic Shortcuts#

CommandWhat it does ?
cmd + pFind files using fuzzy search
cmd + shift + pOpen Command Palet
cmd + shift + oSearch for Symbols
cmd + fSearch text in open file
cmd + shift + fSearch text in the CWD (grep)
cmd + 1Focus on the active editor pane
cmd + 2Open & focus on the 2nd editor pane
cmd + wClose active file/pane
cmd + bToggle the sidebar open/close
cmd + ,Open Settings
cmd + k, cmd + sOpen Keyboard Shortcuts

Code Shortcuts#

CommandWhat it does ?
cmd + j ctrl + `Toggle Terminal
ctrl + gGo to line number
cmd + .Code Actions
cmd + /Toggle Comments
cmd + klopen/close the blocks
cmd + kiHover docs for func/classes etc.
cmd + shift + .Show all methods in the file

Debugging Shortcuts#

CommandWhat its used for ?
f5Continue
shift + f5Stop Debugging
f9Toggle a breakpoint
f10Step Over
f11Step Into
shift + f11Step Out

Default Profile#

Load this Default profile in a new VSCode instance for getting all the needed tools installed directly. Default VSCode Profile.code-profile


Other Special Options#

  • Preview the Markdown files
    • Open Command Palet cmd + shift + p => Markdown Preview
  • Format/Beautify Json/Yaml
    • Open Command Pallet cmd + shift + p => Change Language Mode => json/yaml
    • Re-open => Open Command Pallet cmd + shift + p => Format Document