Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is a lightweight Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that can become super powerful with extension and plugin installed.

Terminal commands

• Open a directory.
  • code <DIRECTORY>

VSCode commands

• Move cursor by word.
  • Ctrl + Left / Right
  • sdf
• Highlight words matching the current word.
  • Ctrl + D
  • Press D multiple times to highlight multiple occurrences.
• Set cursors.
  • Alt + Left click
  • Click multiple times to set multiple cursors.
• Cut line.
  • Ctrl + X
• Move line.
• Alt + Up / Down
• Highlight lines.
  • Alt + Shift + Up / Down
• Highlight line.
  • Ctrl + L
• Toggle comment.
  • Highlight lines and then Ctrl + /
• Open terminal.
  • Ctrl + `
• Clear terminal (not working).
  • Ctrl + K

Command palette

• Open command palette.
  • Ctrl + P
• Search files.
  • Type file names on command palette.
• Search supported commands.
  • Type > on command palette.
  • Or Ctrl + Shift + P
  • Search for toggle minimap or other commands.
• Search symbol.
  • Type @ on command palette.
  • Ctrl + Shift + .
• Search global symbol.
  • Type # on command palette.
• Go to line.
  • Type : on command palette.
  • Or Ctrl + G
• Manage tasks.
• Type >task on command palette.
• Manage snippets.
• Type >snippet on command palette.
• Rename variable or function (not working).
  • Shift + Alt + F12
  • Rename every reference at once.

Git integration

• Deeply nested file
  • Use \ between directories and file to create a deeply nested file.

Installed extensions

• Code Spell Checker
• Prettier - Code formatter
• HTML Format
• HTML CSS Support
• Python
• Pylance
• Python Debugger
• Docker
• Docker DX

Recommended frequently-used extensions

• Quokka: Execute and show the output of JavaScript inline code.
• Auto rename tag: Auto rename paired HTML tag.
• Add jsdoc comments: Add jsdoc @param and @return tags for selected functions.
• Better comments: Improve code commenting by annotating with alert.
• GitLens: Supercharge the Git capabilities.
• Remote repositories: Remotely browse and edit a GitHub repository.
• Remote SSH: Open any folder on a remote machine using SSH.
• Remote containers: Open any folder inside a Docker container.
• Flutter snippet: Use snippets to reduce repetitive work.
• Paste JSON as code: Copy JSON and paste as TypeScript, Go, C++, and more.

See also