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So of all the VS Code shortcuts, this is especially useful for me and for you if you do the same.Īdding a line comment to HTML and CSS is somewhat cumbersome to type out. I almost exclusively use the VS Code Integrated terminal and rarely ever the OS Terminal. You can also use it again to re-enable that line or block of code by removing the comment markup. This Visual Studio Code shortcut allows you to disable a line or block of code by commenting it out. So we use line comments to 'disable' a line or block of code or HTML or CSS right? Similar to the above, but instead of selecting the next occurrences of a selection, you can place your cursor in multiple locations, and make edits to all and one time. * There is a shortcut to select ALL occurrences, but I like to go through them one by one to be sure I want to change that one. Windows: Ctrl + D (to select next occurrence(s) after you make an initial selection). MacOS: Command + D (to select next occurrence(s) after you make an initial selection) Of all the VS Code shortcuts this is one of my favorites and will boost your productivity. In that example you would highlight just one H3 tag, and as you hit the shortcut below it goes through and selects the other instaces of that tag, providing you an active cursor with each one. You multi-select them all and change them all in one take. So you go through and select each one and change it? No. So you decide to change all of the H3 tags on your template to H4 tags. This shortcut allows you to indent or outdent a line or even an entire block of code. When you copy and paste something in Visual Studio Code, it doesn't always line up right (actually it rarely does). Indent / Outdent LineĪnother of the very helpful VS Code shortcuts and one to memorize. Again helpful with single lines like reordering Similar to the shortcut above, but this moves the line of code up or down. Windows: Shift + Alt + Up / Shift + Alt + Down 3. MacOS: Shift + Option + Up / Shift + Option + Down tags and also with whole blocks of code like a CSS block or JS function.Basically, you can take a line of code and duplicate it on the line above or below. This is a shortcut I use a lot in my workflow to boost productivity. It's the shortcut that gives you access to all of the functionality of VS Code. The command palette is one of the most foundational of all VS Code shortcuts. Or if you prefer to read the article, read on! 1.

Visual studio code keyboard shortcuts jump to source