Useful Hotkeys

General Hotkeys

Selecting by Word

• Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right Arrow
• Mac: Option + Shift + Left/Right Arrow

Deleting by Word

• Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Backspace (to delete left), Ctrl + Delete (to delete right)
• Mac: Option + Backspace (to delete left), Option + Delete (to delete right)

VSCode Hotkeys (Applies to Leetcode Too)

Commenting/Uncommenting Code (Code Agnostic / Language Independent)

• Windows/Linux: Ctrl + /
• Mac: Cmd + /

Scope Selection (Expand Selection)

• Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow
• Mac: Cmd + Alt + Right Arrow

Multi-Cursor Selection

• Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Alt + Down/Up Arrow
• Mac: Option + Cmd + Down/Up Arrow

• Alternatively, you can hold Alt (Windows/Linux) or Option (Mac) and click at multiple locations to place multiple cursors.
• Another option is to select a word and then press Ctrl + D (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + D (Mac) to select the next occurrence of that word.

Vertical Cursor (Column) Selection

• Windows/Linux: Shift + Alt and drag with mouse or use Shift + Alt + Arrow Keys
• Mac: Option + Cmd and drag with mouse or use Option + Cmd + Arrow Keys

Move Line Up/Down

• Windows/Linux: Alt + Up/Down Arrow
• Mac: Option + Up/Down Arrow

Duplicate Line

• Windows/Linux: Shift + Alt + Down Arrow
• Mac: Option + Shift + Down Arrow

Closing Folders in Explorer Custom Hotkey

• Searching up for “collapse” in the Keyboard Shortcuts settings can help you find and customize this command further.
• Additionally, you can adjust the following setting in your keybindings.json file to close all folders in the Explorer view:

{
  "key": "ctrl+k",
  "command": "workbench.files.action.collapseExplorerFolders",
  "when": "explorerViewletVisible && filesExplorerFocus"
}