Essential Shortcuts
Command Palette (access all commands)
Ctrl
Shift
P
Quick File Open
Ctrl
P
Save File
Ctrl
S
Save All Files
Ctrl
K
S
Undo
Ctrl
Z
Redo
Ctrl
Y
Editing
Copy Line (no selection needed)
Ctrl
C
Cut Line (no selection needed)
Ctrl
X
Copy Line Up/Down
Shift
Alt
↑↓
Move Line Up/Down
Alt
↑↓
Delete Line
Ctrl
Shift
K
Insert Line Below
Ctrl
Enter
Insert Line Above
Ctrl
Shift
Enter
Toggle Line Comment
Ctrl
/
Toggle Block Comment
Shift
Alt
A
Search & Replace
Find
Ctrl
F
Find & Replace
Ctrl
H
Find in Files
Ctrl
Shift
F
Replace in Files
Ctrl
Shift
H
Find Next
F3
Find Previous
Shift
F3
File Management
New File
Ctrl
N
Open File
Ctrl
O
Close File
Ctrl
W
Close All Files
Ctrl
K
W
Reopen Closed File
Ctrl
Shift
T
Show Explorer / Toggle focus
Ctrl
Shift
E
Navigation
Go to Line
Ctrl
G
Go to Definition
F12
Peek Definition
Alt
F12
Go Back
Alt
←
Go Forward
Alt
→
Switch Between Editor Tabs
Ctrl
Tab
Multi-Cursor Magic
Add Cursor Above
Ctrl
Alt
↑
Add Cursor Below
Ctrl
Alt
↓
Select All Occurrences
Ctrl
Shift
L
Select Next Occurrence
Ctrl
D
Skip Next Occurrence
Ctrl
K
Ctrl
D
Selection
Select All
Ctrl
A
Expand Selection
Shift
Alt
→
Shrink Selection
Shift
Alt
←
Select Line
Ctrl
L
Select Word
Ctrl
D
Debug & Terminal
Toggle Integrated Terminal
Ctrl
`
New Terminal
Ctrl
Shift
`
Start Debugging
F5
Toggle Breakpoint
F9
Step Over
F10
Step Into
F11
Display & Layout
Toggle Sidebar
Ctrl
B
Zen Mode
Ctrl
K
Z
Split Editor Right
Ctrl
\
Focus Next Editor Group
Ctrl
K
Ctrl
→
Zoom In
Ctrl
=
Zoom Out
Ctrl
-
Pro Tips for Agricultural Developers
Start with the Essential shortcuts marked with ⭐ - these will give you the biggest productivity boost when developing agricultural software solutions.
Practice one category at a time rather than trying to memorize everything at once. Focus on editing shortcuts when working with data processing scripts.
Use Ctrl+Shift+P (Command Palette) when you forget a shortcut - it shows the key combination next to each command and helps you learn.
Multi-cursor editing is a game-changer for agricultural data processing - master Ctrl+D to select multiple instances of variable names.
Remember that Ctrl+C and Ctrl+X work on entire lines when nothing is selected - perfect for quickly reorganizing your agricultural analysis code.
Customize shortcuts in File > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts if the defaults don't work for your agricultural development workflow.