VS Code Productivity Shortcuts - Master Your Workflow

// Line Operations
Ctrl+Shift+K - Delete Line
Alt+Up/Down - Move Line Up/Down
Shift+Alt+Up/Down - Copy Line Up/Down
Ctrl+Enter - Insert Line Below
Ctrl+Shift+Enter - Insert Line Above

// Word Operations
Ctrl+Left/Right - Move by Word
Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right - Select by Word
Ctrl+Backspace - Delete Word Left
Ctrl+Delete - Delete Word Right

// Basic Selection
Ctrl+D - Select Next Occurrence
Ctrl+Shift+L - Select All Occurrences
Ctrl+L - Select Current Line
Ctrl+Shift+I - Select Current Word

// Multi-cursor
Alt+Click - Add Cursor
Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down - Add Cursor Above/Below
Ctrl+U - Undo Last Cursor
Ctrl+Shift+U - Redo Last Cursor

// Method 1: Mouse
Shift+Alt+Drag - Column selection

// Method 2: Keyboard
Shift+Alt+Click - Add column cursor
Shift+Alt+Up/Down - Extend column selection

// Example: Select all variable names
const firstName = "John";
const lastName = "Doe";
const email = "john@example.com";
// Select "firstName", "lastName", "email" simultaneously

Ctrl+Shift+\ - Jump to Matching Bracket
Ctrl+Shift+[ - Fold Region
Ctrl+Shift+] - Unfold Region
Ctrl+K Ctrl+0 - Fold All Regions
Ctrl+K Ctrl+J - Unfold All Regions

// Formatting
Shift+Alt+F - Format Document
Ctrl+K Ctrl+F - Format Selection
Ctrl+Shift+I - Format Document (alternative)

// Comments
Ctrl+/ - Toggle Line Comment
Shift+Alt+A - Toggle Block Comment
Ctrl+K Ctrl+C - Add Line Comment
Ctrl+K Ctrl+U - Remove Line Comment

// Basic Search
Ctrl+F - Find
Ctrl+H - Replace
F3 - Find Next
Shift+F3 - Find Previous

// Advanced Search
Ctrl+Shift+F - Find in Files
Ctrl+Shift+H - Replace in Files
Alt+C - Toggle Case Sensitive
Alt+R - Toggle Regex
Alt+W - Toggle Whole Word

// Find all console.log statements
console\.log\(.*\)

// Find empty lines
^\s*$

// Find TODO comments
//\s*TODO.*$

// Find function declarations
function\s+\w+\s*\(

// Find unused imports (JavaScript)
^import.*from.*;\s*$

// Source Control
Ctrl+Shift+G - Source Control Panel
Ctrl+Enter - Commit Changes
Ctrl+Shift+P "Git: Push" - Push to Remote
Ctrl+Shift+P "Git: Pull" - Pull from Remote

// GitLens (if installed)
Alt+B - Toggle Blame Annotations
Alt+H - Toggle File History
Alt+L - Toggle Line History

// Terminal Control
Ctrl+` - Toggle Terminal
Ctrl+Shift+` - New Terminal
Ctrl+Shift+C - Copy Terminal Selection
Ctrl+Shift+V - Paste in Terminal
Ctrl+C - Interrupt Terminal Process

// Terminal Navigation
Ctrl+Up/Down - Scroll Terminal
Ctrl+Home/End - Terminal Start/End

// Debugging
F5 - Start Debugging
F9 - Toggle Breakpoint
F10 - Step Over
F11 - Step Into
Shift+F11 - Step Out
Shift+F5 - Stop Debugging
Ctrl+Shift+F5 - Restart Debugging

// Panel Management
Ctrl+B - Toggle Sidebar
Ctrl+Shift+E - Explorer
Ctrl+Shift+F - Search
Ctrl+Shift+G - Source Control
Ctrl+Shift+D - Debug
Ctrl+Shift+X - Extensions

// Editor Management
Ctrl+\ - Split Editor
Ctrl+1/2/3 - Focus Editor Group
Ctrl+W - Close Editor
Ctrl+K W - Close All Editors
Ctrl+Shift+T - Reopen Closed Editor

[
  {
    "key": "ctrl+alt+r",
    "command": "workbench.action.reloadWindow",
    "when": "editorTextFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+alt+f",
    "command": "editor.action.formatDocument",
    "when": "editorHasDocumentFormattingProvider && editorTextFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+alt+l",
    "command": "editor.action.selectHighlights",
    "when": "editorFocus"
  }
]

// macOS uses Cmd instead of Ctrl
Cmd+P - Quick Open (instead of Ctrl+P)
Cmd+Shift+P - Command Palette
Cmd+D - Select Next Occurrence
Cmd+Shift+L - Select All Occurrences

// Linux/Windows
Ctrl+P - Quick Open
Ctrl+Shift+P - Command Palette
Ctrl+D - Select Next Occurrence
Ctrl+Shift+L - Select All Occurrences