Keyboard Shortcuts Guide

This guide provides keyboard shortcuts for fast programming. The main environment covered is VSCode, but we also include Visual Studio and Ubuntu system shortcuts.

VSCode

General Editing

• Copy: Ctrl + C

• Cut: Ctrl + X

• Paste: Ctrl + V

• Undo: Ctrl + Z

• Redo: Ctrl + Y

• Move Line Up/Down: Alt + Up/Down

• Delete Line: Ctrl + Shift + K

Autocomplete

• Autocomplete menu: Ctrl + Space

• Accept Autocomplete: Tab

• Close Autocomplete: Esc

Navigation & Cursor Movement

• Move to Start of Line: Home

• Move to End of Line: End

• Move Word by Word: Ctrl + Left/Right

• Move to Start of File: RePag

• Move to End of File: AvPag

Selection

• Select Word: Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right

• Select Line: Shift + Home/End

• Select repetitions from word selected: Ctrl + D

• Select All: Ctrl + A

• Select in Square (Column Mode): Shift + Alt + Drag (mouse)

Multi-Cursor Editing

• Multiple Selections: Shift + Movement

• Add Another Cursor: Ctrl + Alt + Up/Down

• Select All Matching Words: Ctrl + Shift + L

Find & Replace

• Find: Ctrl + F

• Find Next: F3

• Find & Replace: Ctrl + H

Code Formatting & Refactoring

• Format Code: Shift + Alt + F

• Rename Symbol: F2

• Quick Fix (Refactor Suggestions): Ctrl + .

• Comment Line: Ctrl + /

File & Window Management

• Open File: Ctrl + P

• Open new File: Ctrl + N

• Switch Tabs: Ctrl + Tab

• Close Tab: Ctrl + W

• Toggle Sidebar: Ctrl + B

• Open Terminal: Ctrl + j

• Toggle Full Screen: F11

• Increase Windows Size: Ctrl + +

• Decrease Windows Size: Ctrl + -

System Shortcuts

Window & Tab Management

• Switch Windows: Alt + Tab

• Close Window: Alt + F4

• Switch Tabs: Ctrl + Tab

• Maximize Window: Super + Up

• Minimize Window: Super + Down

Monitors (Ubuntu)

• Change Monitor: Ctrl + Alt + Right/Left | Up/Down

• Move Window to Next Monitor: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right/Left | Up/Down

Terminal Shortcuts

• Open Terminal: Ctrl + Alt + T

For a complete list of shortcuts, check the official documentation for each environment.