Shortcuts for code editing and navigation features that dramatically improve programming efficiency

Ctrl+Shift+P

Show Command Palette

Shows the Command Palette with access to all commands.

💡 Hint: Palette

🎯 Provides access to all commands, allowing you to invoke any feature without mouse interaction

Ctrl+P

Quick Open, Go to File…

Opens the Quick Open dialog to quickly navigate to files.

💡 Hint: Pick file

🎯 Instantly open target files by just typing the filename

Ctrl+G

Go to Line...

Goes to a specific line number.

💡 Hint: Go to line

🎯 Instantly jump to specific code locations by specifying line numbers

Ctrl+Shift+O

Go to Symbol...

Goes to symbols in the current file.

💡 Hint: Outline

🎯 Quickly find function and variable definitions to navigate within code

Shift+Alt+↓

Copy line down

Copies the current line down.

💡 Hint: Shift + down arrow copies line down

🎯 Duplicate the current line downward to efficiently create similar code

Alt+↑

Move line up

Moves the current line up.

💡 Hint: Up arrow moves line up

🎯 Move code blocks upward to organize code structure

Alt+↓

Move line down

Moves the current line down.

💡 Hint: Down arrow moves line down

🎯 Move code blocks downward to organize code structure

Ctrl+/

Toggle line comment

Toggles line comment on/off for the current line.

💡 Hint: / = comment character

🎯 Instantly disable code temporarily or add explanations

Ctrl+Shift+K

Delete line

Deletes the current line.

💡 Hint: Kill line

🎯 Delete unnecessary code lines instantly without selection

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