Short and fast keystrokes that the power user lies within.

General

ActionKeystroke
Show Command Palette + + P | F1
Quick Open, Go to File + P
New window / instance + + N
Close window / instance + W
User Settings + ,
Keyboard Shortcuts + K + S

Basic Editing

ActionKeystroke
Cut line (empty selection) + X
Copy line (empty selection) + C
Move line down / up + + / + +
Copy line down / up + + / + +
Delete line + + K
Insert line below / above + / + +
Jump to matching bracket + + \
Indent / outdent line + ] / + [
Go to begining / end of lineHome / End
Go to begining / end of file + / +
Scroll line up / down + PgUp / + PgDn
Scroll page up / down + PgUp / + PgDn
Fold / unfold region + + [ / + + ]
Fold all subregions + K + [
Unfold all subregions + K + ]
Fold all regions + K + 0
Unfold all regions + K + J
Add line comment + K + C
Remove line comment + K + U
Toggle line comment + /
Toggle block comment + + A
Toggle word wrap + Z

Multi-cursor and selection

ActionKeystroke
Insert cursor + click
Insert cursor above + +
Insert cursor below + +
Undo last cursor operation + U
Insert cursor at end of each line selected + + I
Select current line + I
Select all occurrences of current selection + + L
Select all occurrences of current word + F2
Expand selection + + +
Shrink selection + + +
Column (box) selection + + drag mouse
Column (box) selection up + + +
Column (box) selection down + + +
Column (box) selection left + + +
Column (box) selection right + + +
Column (box) selection page up + + + PgUp
Column (box) selection page down + + + PgDn

Search and Replace

ActionKeystroke
Find + F
Replace + + F
Find next + G
Find previous + + G
Select all occurrences of Find match +
Add selection to next Find match + D
Move last selection to next Find match + K + D

Rich langauges editing

ActionKeystroke
Find + F
Replace + + F
Find next + G
Find previous + + G
Select all occurrences of Find match +
Add selection to next Find match + D
Move last selection to next Find match + K + D

Editor management

ActionKeystroke
Close editor + W
Close folder + K F
Split editor + \
Focus into 1st, 2nd, 3rd editor group + 1 / + 2 / + 3
Focus into previous editor group + K +
Focus into next editor group + K +
Move editor left + K + +
Move editor right + K + +
Move active editor group left + K
Move active editor group right + K

File management

ActionKeystroke
New File + N
Open File + O
Save + S
Save As + + S
Save All + + S
Close + W
Close All + K + W
Reopen closed editor + + T
Keep preview mode editor open + K
Open next +
Open previous + +
Copy path of active file + K P
Reveal active file in Explorer + K R
Show active file in new window / instance + K O

Display

ActionKeystroke
Toggle full screen + + F
Toggle editor layout (horizontal / vertical) + + 0
Zoom in + =
Zoom out + + -
Toggle Sidebar visibility + B
Show Explorer / Toggle focus + + E
Show Search + + F
Show Source Control + + G
Show Debug + + D
Show Extensions + + X
Replace in files + + H
Toggle Search details + + J
Show Output panel + + U
Open Markdown preview + + V
Open Markdown preview to the side + K V
Zen Mode (Esc Esc to exit) + K Z

Debug

ActionKeystroke
Toggle breakpointF9
Start / ContinueF5
Step into / outF11 | + F11
Step overF10
Stop + F5
Toggle breakpoint + F8
Show hover + K + I

Integrated terminal

ActionKeystroke
Show integrated terminal + `
Create new terminal + + `
Copy selection + C
Scroll up / down + / +
Scroll page up / page downPgUp / PgDn
Scroll to top / bottom + Home / + End