VS Code

CLI

Print command line help
Code.exe --help
Print version
Code.exe --version
Wait for the files to be closed before returning
Code.exe --wait file1 file2
Open file at given position
Code.exe --wait file1:line
Code.exe --wait file1:line:column
Specify the directory that user data is kept in
--user-data-dir H:\Documents\tools\VSCode\myDataDir
Specify the directory where the extensions are installed
--extensions-dir H:\Documents\tools\VSCode\extensions

Common Quick Open / Command Palette prefixes:

	CtrlP `workbench.action.quickOpen`	Quick Open: search and open files in the workspace.
`>`	CtrlShiftP F1 `workbench.action.showCommands`	Show and run commands from VS Code and extensions.
`@`	CtrlShiftO `workbench.action.gotoSymbol`	Go to symbol in the current file (functions, classes, etc.).
`@:`	CtrlShiftO,: `workbench.action.gotoSymbol`	Go to symbol in current file, grouped by category.
`#`	CtrlT `workbench.action.showAllSymbols`	Go to symbol in the entire workspace.
`:`	CtrlG `workbench.action.gotoLine`	Go to line (and column) in the current file, e.g. `:42:5`. `::17` goes to the 17-th character. `::-17` goes to the 17-th character from the end.
`?`		Show help for the available prefix commands in the Quick Open box.

Display and toggle panels

CtrlShiftP `Show All Commands`	Show command palette
CtrlShiftM `View: Toggle Problems`	Show/hide errors and warnings
CtrlB `View: Toggle Side Bar Visibility`	Show/hide left panel
CtrlAltB `View: Toggle Secondary Side Bar Visibility`	Show/hide left panel
CtrlJ `View: Toggle Panel`	Show/hide bottom panel
CtrlShiftU `View: Toggle Output`	Show/hide output panel
Ctrlù `View: Toggle Terminal`	Show/hide terminal
CtrlShiftù `Terminal: Create New Terminal`	Create a new terminal
CtrlM `Toggle Tab Key Moves Focus`	Set/unset mode for changing focus with tab key
CtrlK, CtrlS	Display keyboard shortcuts Type the string definition of a shortcut (e.g. `ctrl + n`), to find where it is used.
`Code: Show Release Notes`	Display the last release notes
`Help: About`	Display versions of VS Code and its components

File

CtrlN double left click on tab menubar `New Untitled File`	Open new empty editor
CtrlShiftE `View: Show Explorer`	Show the file explorer
`Collapse Folders in Explorer`	Collapse the folders in the file explorer
CtrlO `File: Open File…`	Open a file
CtrlR `File: Open Recent…`	Open a recent file
AltShiftR `File: Reveal in File Explorer`	Open an OS file explorer with the file being selected
CtrlTab `View: Quick Open Least Recently Used Editor in Group`	Navigate backward history of opened tabs
CtrlShiftTab `View: Quick Open Previous Recently Used Editor in Group`	Navigate forward history of opened tabs
CtrlE CtrlP `Go to file…`	Go to file
CtrlK, CtrlO `File: Open Folder…`	Open folder
CtrlS	Save
Setting `"editor.formatOnSave": false`	Do not format on save
CtrlK, S	Save all
CtrlK, Enter `View: Keep Editor`	Keep the editor open
CtrlK, ShiftEnter `View: Pin Editor` `View: Unpin Editor`	Pin/unpin the editor
CtrlK, M `Change Language Mode`	Set the editor language
CtrlF4 CtrlW `View: Close Editor`	Close an editor
CtrlShiftT `View: Reopen Closed Editor`	Reopen the last closed editor
CtrlK, W `View: Close All Editors in Group`	Close all editors in editor group
CtrlK, U `View: Close Saved Editors in Group`	Close saved editors in editor group
CtrlK, CtrlW `View: Close All Editors`	Close all editors
CtrlK, F `Workspaces: Close Workspace`	Close workspace Close folder
`Change File Encoding`	Reload the file with another encoding
AltShiftC `File: Copy Path of Active File`	Copy the full path of the file in the clipboard
CtrlK, P `workbench.action.files.copyPathOfActiveFile`	Copy path of file in active editor
CtrlShiftC `Open new terminal`	Open a command window of the operating system

Display

AltZ `Toggle Word Wrap`	Toggle word wrap
`View: Toggle Render Whitespace`	Display/undisplay space characters
`View: Toggle Editor Sticky Scroll` Preference: `editor.stickyScroll.enabled`	Toggle sticky scroll (the command `View: Toggle Editor Sticky Scroll` does not seem to work anymore)
F11	Toggle full screen
CtrlK, Z	Toggle the zen mode
CtrlNum + `View: Zoom In`	Zoom in
CtrlNum - `View: Zoom Out`	Zoom out
CtrlNum 0 `View: Reset Zoom`	Reset zoom

`editor.inlayHints.enabled`	Display/undisplay the inline parameter hints
`editor.guides.indentation`	Display/undisplay the indentation guides (vertical lines)

Folding

CtrlShift) `Fold`	Fold
CtrlShift^ `Unfold`	Unfold
CtrlK, Ctrlà `Fold All`	Fold all
CtrlK, CtrlJ `Unfold All`	Unfold all
CtrlK, Ctrl& `Fold Level 1`	Fold level 1
CtrlK, Ctrlé `Fold Level 2`	Fold level 2
CtrlK, Ctrl" `Fold Level 3`	Fold level 3
CtrlK, Ctrl' `Fold Level 4`	Fold level 4
CtrlK, Ctrl( `Fold Level 5`	Fold level 5
CtrlK, Ctrl- `Fold Level 6`	Fold level 6
CtrlK, Ctrlè `Fold Level 7`	Fold level 7
CtrlK, Ctrl_ `Fold All Regions`	Fold all regions A region is between a comment containing `#region Region Name` and a comment containing `#endregion`

Selection

CtrlL `Expand Line Selection`	Add the next line to the selection
AltShift→ `Expand Selection`	Expand Selection (e.g. select the containing node in XML)
AltShift← `Shrink Selection`	Shrink Selection

Multi-selection

CtrlAlt↑ `Add Cursor Above`	Add cursor on previous line
CtrlAlt↓ `Add Cursor Below`	Add cursor on next line
Altleft click	Add cursor
CtrlF2 `Change All Occurrences`	Select all the instances of the current selection
CtrlShiftL `Select All Occurrences of Find Match`	Select all the instances of the current selection
CtrlD `Add Selection to Next Find Match`	Add the next found match to the current selection
CtrlK, CtrlD `Move Selection to Next Find Match`	Unselect the last selection and add the next found match the current selection
CtrlU `Cursor Undo`	Undo the last cursor state change Useful to undo the last CtrlD or the last CtrlAlt↓.
`Cursor Redo`	Redo the previously undone cursor state change

Edition

CtrlZ `Undo`	Undo
CtrlShiftZ CtrlY `Redo`	Redo
CtrlShiftK `Delete line`	Delete line
`Sort Lines Ascending`	Sort lines in increasing order
`Sort Lines Descending`	Sort lines in decreasing order
`Delete Duplicate Lines`	Delete duplicate lines
CtrlShiftEnter	Insert Line Above
CtrlEnter	Insert Line Below
Alt↑	Move line up
Alt↓	Move line down
AltShift↑	Copy line up
AltShift↓	Copy line down
AltSpace	Display autocompletion
F2 `Rename Symbol`	Rename
Ctrl;	Quick fix…
Ctrl^ `Indent line`	Indent line
Ctrl) `Outdent line`	Outdent line
CtrlK, CtrlC `Add Line Comment`	Comment the selected lines
CtrlK, CtrlU `Remove Line Comment`	Uncomment the selected lines
Ctrl: `Toggle Line Comment`	Toggle the line comment on the selected lines
CtrlShiftA `Toggle Block Comment`	Toggle the block comment on the selected lines
AltShiftF `Format Document`	Reformat the whole document
CtrlI `Trigger Suggest`	Display the suggestion popup

Navigation in editor

Alt←	Go to previous edit location
Alt→	Go to next edit location
CtrlShiftO `Go to symbol in Editor…`	Go to a symbol
AltF8 `Go to Next Problem (Error, Warning, Info)`	Go to next problem
F8 `Go to Next Problem in File (Error, Warning, Info)`	Go to next problem
AltShiftF8 `Go to Previous Problem (Error, Warning, Info)`	Go to previous problem
ShiftF8 `Go to Previous Problem in File (Error, Warning, Info)`	Go to previous problem

Navigation between editors

Ctrl⇞	Next editor
Ctrl⇟	Previous editor
CtrlK, O	Open active file in new window
CtrlShiftN `New Window`	New window
AltF4 CtrlShiftW `Close Window`	Close the window
Ctrl* `View: Split Editor`	Split editor vertically
CtrlK, Ctrl*	Split editor horizontally
CtrlAlt→ `View: Move Editor into Next Group`	Move editor into next group
CtrlAlt← `View: Move Editor into Previous Group`	Move editor into previous group
Ctrl&	Set focus on the first tab group
Ctrlé	Set focus on the second tab group
Ctrl"	Set focus on the third tab group
Ctrl'	Set focus on the fourth tab group

Search/replace

Ctrl↓ `ScrollLineDown`	Scroll down by one line
Ctrl↑ `ScrollLineUp`	Scroll up by one line
`View: Toggle Locked Scrolling Across Editors`	Lock the scrolling of editors
CtrlG	Display go to line dialog
F12	Go to the definition of the symbol under the cursor
CtrlF `Find`	Search Use the regexp `\xa0` to find non breaking spaces
F3	Find next
CtrlH	Replace Groups are defined by `(` and `)`. Use `$0` to insert the full string, `$1` the first group… `$$` to insert `$`. To uppercase a group, use `\U$1`. `\u` and `\l` upper/lowercase a single character, `\U` and `\L` upper/lowercase the rest of the matching group. The modifiers can also be stacked: `\u\u\u$1` uppercase the first three characters of the group, `\l\U$1` lowercase the first character and uppercase the rest.
CtrlShiftF `Search: Find in Files`	Search in files
F4 `Search: Focus Next Search Result`	Select next search match
ShiftF4 `Search: Focus Previous Search Result`	Select previous search match
CtrlShiftH `Search: Replace in Files`	Replace in files
CtrlShiftO `Go to symbol in Editor…`	Go to a symbol definition in the current editor
CtrlT `Go to symbol in Workspace…`	Go to a symbol definition in the workspace

Comparison of two files

Using the UI
1. Right click on the first file and select Select for Compare
2. Right click on the second file and select Select for Compare with Selected
Using the CLI
Code.exe --diff file1 file2
Using commands
File: Compare Active File With…
File: Compare New Untitled Text Files: create a comparison between two empty editable editors

Comparison

`Compare: Toggle Inline View`	Toggle inline view
AltF5 `Go to Next Change`	Go to next change
AltShiftF5 `Go to Previous Change`	Go to previous change
AltF3 `Show Next Change`	Show next change
AltShiftF3 `Go to Previous Change`	Show previous change

Casing

`Transform to Lowercase`	Convert selection to lowercase
`Transform to Uppercase`	Convert selection to uppercase
`Transform to Title Case`	Convert selection to titlecase
`Convert Indentation to Spaces`	Reindent with spaces
`Convert Indentation to Tabs`	Reindent with tabs

Code navigation

AltF12	Peek definition
AltShiftF12	Find all references
ShiftF12	Peek all references

Source code management

CtrlShiftG `View: Show Changes`	Show/hide source code management GitLens changes it to CtrlShiftG, G
`Git: Toggle Git Blame Editor Decoration`	Show/hide Git blame decorations

Terminal

Terminal: Toggle Sticky Scroll Toggle sticky scroll in terminal

Debug

CtrlShiftD	Show launch and debug
CtrlShiftB `Tasks: Run Build Task`	Display the selector to run a build task
CtrlF5 `Run: Start Without Debugging`	Launch the program
F5 `Debug: Start Debugging`	Launch the program in debug mode
F5 `Debug: Continue`	Continue the program in debug mode
ShiftF5 `Debug: Stop`	Stop the program in debug mode
CtrlShiftF5 `Debug: Restart`	Relaunch the program in debug mode
F9 `Debug: Toggle Breakpoint`	Toggle line breakpoint
ShiftF9 `Debug: Inline Breakpoint`	Toggle inline breakpoint
F10 `Debug: Step Over`	Step over
F11 `Debug: Step Into`	Step into
ShiftF11 `Debug: Step Out`	Step out
CtrlF11 `Debug: Step Into Target`	Step into callee
F6 `Debug: Pause`	Step on the first next line to be executed

Customisation

CtrlShiftX	Show manage extensions
Ctrl, `Preferences: Open Settings (UI)`	Display settings
`Preferences: Open Workspace Settings (JSON)`	Open `<workspace>/.vscode/settings.json`
`Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)`	If there is a profile: open `<user-data-dir>/User/profiles/<profile-id>/settings.json` otherwise: open `<user-data-dir>/User/settings.json`
`Preferences: Open Application Settings (JSON)`	If there is a profile: open `<user-data-dir>/User/settings.json` otherwise: the command is unavailable
`Preferences: Open Default Settings (JSON)`	Open `defaultSettings.json` (where is this file?)
CtrlK, CtrlT File ► Preferences ► Color Theme	Display the theme picker (navigate with ↑/↓, the theme is interactively applied)

Emmet

`Emmet: Balance (outward)`	Select the outer node scope
`Emmet: Balance (inward)`	Select the inner node scope

Markdown

CtrlShiftV `Markdown: Open Preview`	Show Markdown preview
CtrlK, V `Markdown: Open Preview to the Side`	Show Markdown preview in an editor on the side
`Markdown: Show Source`	Open an editor with the source of the Markdown preview currently displayed
`Markdown: Find File References`	Find the references to the Markdown file currently displayed

To set Git bash as the default shell, define in settings.json:

"terminal.integrated.profiles.windows": {

      "PowerShell": {

          "source": "PowerShell",

          "icon": "terminal-powershell"

      },

      "Git": {

          "path": "G:/Documents/tools/Git/2.52.0/bin/bash.exe",

          "icon": "terminal-bash"

      }

  },

  "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "Git",

  "editor.stickyScroll.enabled": false

Used extensions

WSL
Markdown Table Formatter
Markdown Preview Mermaid Support
XML
Code Spell Checker
- to define the used languages, set the property "cSpell.language": "en,fr" in settings.json.
Pylance
Python
- to set the virtual environment to use, run Python: Select Interpreter.
- to define the default virtual environment to use, add "python.envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv" in settings.json.
- to enable type checking, set python.analysis.typeCheckingMode to basic or strict.
Docker
Docker Containers: Attach Shell Open a shell in a running container
Shades of Purple

Extensions not used anymore

GitLab Workflow
gitlab.aiAssistedCodeSuggestions.enabled Toggle code completion
Extension Pack for Java
Java: Create Java Project… Launch a wizard to create a Java project

Codeium

`Codeium: Provide Authentication Token`	Declare the authentication token
CtrlI CtrlShiftI `Codeium: Command`	Open command
AltC	Cancel command
AltA	Accept diff
AltR	Reject diff
AltF	Follow-up diff
`Codeium: Toggle Autocomplete for Current Language`	Toggle autocomplete for current language
Alt\	Trigger line suggestion
Alt[	Show next completion
Alt]	Show previous completion
CtrlAltA CtrlShiftA `Codeium: Open Chat`	Display the chat
`Codeium: Focus on Chat View`	Display and focus on the chat
`codeium.enableCodeLens`	Toggle the display of inline action buttons

GitLens (doc)

CtrlShiftG, B `GitLens: Toggle File Blame`	Toggle the display (on the left) of the blaming for each code line
`GitLens: Toggle Line Blame`	Toggle the display (at the right of the file line) of the blaming for the current line
CtrlShiftG, ShiftB `GitLens: Toggle Code Lens`	Toggle the display of inlined code blaming
`GitLens: Toggle File Heatmap`	Toggle the display of the heatmap

Other extensions
- Debugger for Chrome
- Java Platform Support

Code snippet to insert current date:

"XML Date": {

      "scope": "xml",

      "prefix": "xdate",

      "body": [

          "<DATE><YEAR>$CURRENT_YEAR</YEAR><MONTH>${CURRENT_MONTH/^0//}</MONTH><DAY>${CURRENT_DATE/^0//}</DAY></DATE>"

      ],

      "description": "Inserts the current date in XML format"

  }