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5	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + P then F1	Show Command Palette
8	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + N	New window/instance
7	Ctrl + K then Ctrl + S	Keyboard Shortcuts

7	Ctrl + C	Copy line (empty selection)
5	Alt + ↑ ↓	Move line up/down
5	↑ Shift + Alt + ↑ ↓	Copy line up/down
6	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + K	Delete line
6	Ctrl + ⤶ Enter	Insert line below
4	Ctrl + K then Ctrl + 0	Fold (collapse) all regions
6	Ctrl + K then Ctrl + U	Remove line comment
4	Ctrl + /	Toggle line comment
8	↑ Shift + Alt + A	Toggle block comment
8	Alt + Z	Toggle word wrap

Ctrl + H

Replace

6	↑ Shift + Alt + I	Insert cursor at end of each line selected
6	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + L	Select all occurrences of current selection

↑ Shift + Alt + F

Format document

Ctrl + \

Split editor

3	Ctrl + =	Zoom in
4	Ctrl + -	Zoom out

Note: If this shortcut doesn't work, it may be because the shortcut conflicts with Nvidia GeForce Now or some other program. In this case, you can change Ctrl + Alt + M (Toggle microphone on/off) in Nvidia Now to another shortcut.

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Program name: Visual Studio Code (Windows) Visual Studio Code (Windows) (Developer tools)

Visual Studio Code is a source code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux and macOS. It has features such as debugging, Git control, syntax highlighting, smart code completion, snippets and refactoring. It's free and open-source, however official download is under a proprietary license.

Web page: code.visualstudio.com

Last update: 3/8/2021 4:12 PM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 70%

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Updated: Added some shortcuts. (6 updates.) 12/25/2019 11:13:07 AM Added some shortcuts.
12/25/2019 11:14:27 AM Updated program information.
1/16/2021 9:44:28 AM Added some shortcuts.
1/16/2021 9:45:36 AM Added some shortcuts.
3/8/2021 5:08:47 PM Added some shortcuts.

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? hmsolomon OP says :

MS Visual Studio Code needs a keyboard shortcut for erasing the terminal window output area. Now we have click on the trash can, "Kill Terminal", to get a clean slate.

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