[Edit] What used to be 27 is now 39 - Due to all the great comments, I've amended the list to add a few more suggestions, thanks to all that contri...
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I use both VS Code and InteliJ IDEA daily to do my work, when I saw the Crtl + Y shortcut I thought that I would warn InteliJ IDEA users that it is totally different in this IDE and can be potentially "dangerous". hahaha
Here is a reference card for InteliJ IDEA to contribute to the shortcut movement. :)
Haha! Yeah I've maybe I need a disclaimer somewhere! I've fallen for that on other IDE's too. For anyone wondering, this will delete the line you are on! Quite the opposite from Redo in most ways! :D
Nice!!Thanks!
A long time ago, before Windows...
The code editors use to have this combination of keys that still work today.
CURSOR MOVEMENT:
ARROWS-> move character by characterCTRL+ARROWS-> move word by wordHOME-> Go to the first character of the lineEND-> Go to the last character of the lineCTRL+HOME-> Go to the start of the fileCTRL+END-> Go to the end of the fileSELECTION:
SHIFT+CURSOR MOVEMENT-> move selecting textCOPY & PASTE:
CTRL+INS-> Copy the selected test TO the clipboard (COPY)SHIFT+DEL-> Move the selected test TO the clipboard (CUT)SHIFT+INS-> Move the selected test FROM the clipboard (PASTE)Since those times I program with that COPY & PASTE combination. There is less movement of the hands. Once you get used to it, you will find that
CTRL + CandCTRL + Vcombinations are not so ergonomic.For example, in order to move a block of code from one place to another, I use to press:
HOME: go to the first position of the lineSHIFT+ARROW DOWN: select lines all the way down.SHIFT+DEL: cut the block.CURSOR MOVEMENTuntil the first position of the line where the code is going to be inserted.SHIFT+INS: to paste the block.You can see that in all that process, the left hand have only made the slight movement of pressing and releasing
SHIFT, and not the complicated movement of pressingCTRL+C/CTRL+V. The right hand did only use the arrows (better if it is from the numeric keypad, so thatHOMEandENDcan be reached with an slight movement of the right index finger)Thanks, I've added a selection of these to the main post. Funnily I use quite a few of these in my bash terminal! ;)
Some other handy Chrome shortcuts - good for tab hoarders (like me)
Ctrl-D - Add bookmark for current tab (will put the bookmark in the last folder location you chose automatically)
Ctrl-W - Closes a tab
If you're frequently needing to find guides or lookup mysterious exceptions...
Ctrl-T - Opens a new tab, and in Chrome it puts the cursor in the address bar - great for quickly going somewhere else (or using Chrome as a calculator, as I often times do)
Ctrl-K - moves cursor to the address bar and changes the address bar to a google search.
Some generally useful hotkeys (work in many apps, not just text editing)
ctrl+A - will select EVERYTHING
ctrl+X - Cut. Works like the Copy hotkey, but also deletes the selection. A great tool for quickly refactoring code.
If used in the File Explorer, Cut-Pasting a file doesn't delete it, but instead moves it from one place to another. If you're moving the file(s) from one place to
another on the same drive, this can be nearly instant. If you don't need to have two copies of the same thing, consider using Cut instead.
As for as general text editing shortcuts
shift+end - will select from your cursor to the end of the line.
shift+home - will do the same as above, but to the beginning of the line instead.
VSCode has some other handy shortcuts for cursor manipulation (other IDEs have similar functionality w/ different hotkeys)
Alt+Up/Down Arrow - Shifts the current line the cursor on up or down. If you have multiple lines selected - they will all move
Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down Arrow - similar to Ctrl+D, but instead of creating a new cursor at every instance of a word or selection, it just duplicates the cursor on lines above or below at the same horizontal position. Once you have these multiple cursors, you can manipulate them as if each was it's own individual cursor so the shift and ctrl + arrow hotkeys in the article work here too - but with multiple cursors. Ctrl-D does exactly the same thing in terms of the cursors it creates, just that it 'jumps' instead.
Shift+Alt+F - Auto Format. Formats the file according to VSCode defaults, or you can define overriding format rules in your user settings. You can also make use of one of the many plugins for formatting. I often use this if I refactor a section of code - but the formatting then needs to be re-done.
Also, perhaps not a hotkey per se, more shorthand than shortcut - but VSCode and a number of editors support RegEx search queries - it's on occasion been invaluable to find things that don't all exactly match. I've used it to quickly search things like log files or any large file really. (for example - you could write a query to find serial numbers or mac addresses in a file, without knowing their exact values. Saved my bacon a few times when trouble shooting bluetooth issues in a mobile app.)
Great tips, thanks for sharing. Ctrl+K in a browser is a great one!
Great list! Didn't know about
Alt+Left, gonna try it today at work. I'll be adding some that I use daily and haven't been covered in this list.More for VSCode:
CTRL+D- multi cursor select next occurrenceCTRL+SHIFT+L- multi cursor select all occurrences in fileCTRL+ALT+UPorDOWN- multi cursor next line up/downCTRL+/- comment or uncommentCTRL+P- quick search fileAnd some for VS:
CTRL+,- quick search definition and/or fileSHIFT+ALT+UPorDOWN- multi cursor next line up/downCTRL+SHIFT+U- to upper-caseCTRL+KandCTRL+D- format whole fileThanks for the list Chris.
To add one more, I believe only one keyboard shortcut is worth mentioning for browsers.
ctrl + shift + tIt opens previously closed tab, which saved me multiple times.
This one is great, thanks. I've added to the main post under Browser Shortcuts!
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Don't forget these!
SHIFT+CLICKwill open a new instance of a program.SHIFT+CTRL+PorF1will open up a list of useful commands in VS Code (like refreshing the window).MIDDLE CLICKorSCROLL CLICKto open links in new tabs or to close a tab.Windows - SHIFT + CTRL + CLick open as Administrator 👌
Generic Windows Shortcuts
1 : open and display folder contents in Windows Explorer from terminal
Navigate to the folder you want displayed in Windows Explorer by using the Change Directory command
cdthen type the following commandstart .2 : quickly change display settings
If you were to skipping between "PC screen only", "Duplicate", "Extend", "Second screen only", simply use
Windows + pshortcutI love shortcuts! I have one or two for you:
[WIN] + [SHIFT] + Left/Right - Moves the current window in its current size across multiple screens. Use that one all the time when working with multiple displays.
Ooh cool, didn't know you could use Shift there too! Thanks for the tip.
My personal favourite to delete word
Ctrl+Backspace- Delete word on right of cursor positionCtrl+DEL- Delete a word on left of the cursor postionI'd recommend Vimium for Chrome. Browsing with your keyboard is amazing
Can you give some shortcuts for developing in atom editor ?
I'll be honest, I've never used Atom before, but this cheatsheet package looks the business.
atom.io/packages/atom-shortcuts
thanks man!
You can also toggle comments (in VSCode at least) by selecting your block of code and hitting
CTRL + /.I didn't know this one, it's actually even easier! Thanks
ADJUST MOUSE TO MAXIMUM SPEED AND ACCELERATION
I wish to add a non-keyboard but related command. Maximize the speed of the mouse movement. Also if you have acceleration make it maximum. I know Windows has this but not sure about Apple. It will only take a few minute to get used to this but once you have done it there is no way you will ever go back to that slow dragging movement of the mouse. It will also help to prevent tennis elbow of the wrist if you are someone whose on the computer 24/7 such as I.
You missed the most important one:
command + D - Multi Cursor, Select next occurrence
Windows + Tab = applications history (quite recent new feature)
Thank you.
Awesome, Thanks!
Oh, great, thanks! Most of the Windows shortcuts work on my Ubuntu as well!
Oh wow this was super useful, just what I was looking for. Thank you!
Sometimes GIFs make everything better, today is one of those days! :)