Complete Code Editor Shortcuts Cheatsheet

Boost your coding productivity with these essential keyboard shortcuts

Quick Reference

These shortcuts work in VS Code, Sublime Text, Atom, and IntelliJ with platform variations.

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Table of Contents
Navigation 10 Editing 12 Selection 8 Search & Replace 6 Multi-Cursor 5 Debugging 5 Refactoring 5
Editor Compatibility
VS Code Sublime Atom IntelliJ

Windows/Linux: Ctrl | macOS: ⌘

Ctrl + P
Quick open file by name
Ctrl + G
Go to line number
Ctrl + Shift + O
Go to symbol in file
Ctrl + T
Go to class (IntelliJ)
Alt + ←/→
Navigate back/forward in history
F12
Go to definition
Ctrl + ]/[
Move to matching bracket
Ctrl + Shift + \
Jump to matching bracket
Ctrl + Tab
Switch between open files
Ctrl + K Ctrl + S
Show all keyboard shortcuts (VS Code)

2 Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + X
Cut line (empty selection)
Ctrl + C
Copy line (empty selection)
Ctrl + V
Paste line below (VS Code) / at cursor (others)
Ctrl + Shift + K
Delete line
Ctrl + Enter
Insert line below
Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Insert line above
Ctrl + Shift + \
Jump to matching bracket
Ctrl + ]/[
Indent/outdent line
Ctrl + /
Toggle line comment
Ctrl + Shift + /
Toggle block comment
Alt + ↑/↓
Move line up/down
Ctrl + D
Duplicate line (VS Code/Sublime/Atom)

3 Selection Shortcuts

Ctrl + L
Select current line
Ctrl + Shift + L
Select all occurrences of current selection
Ctrl + D
Add next occurrence to selection (VS Code/Sublime)
Alt + Shift + →/←
Expand/shrink selection
Ctrl + Shift + Space
Select scope
Ctrl + U
Undo last selection (IntelliJ)
Ctrl + Shift + A
Select all occurrences (IntelliJ)
Alt + F3
Select all occurrences (Sublime)
Ctrl + F
Find
F3/Shift + F3
Find next/previous
Ctrl + H
Replace
Ctrl + Shift + F
Find in files
Ctrl + Shift + H
Replace in files
Ctrl + Alt + F
Find in files (Sublime)

5 Multi-Cursor Editing

Alt + Click
Add cursor
Ctrl + Alt + ↑/↓
Add cursor above/below
Ctrl + Shift + L
Add cursors to all selections
Ctrl + D
Add next occurrence to selection
Ctrl + U
Undo last cursor operation (Sublime)

6 Debugging Shortcuts

F9
Toggle breakpoint
F5
Start/continue debugging
F10
Step over
F11
Step into
Shift + F11
Step out

7 Refactoring Shortcuts

F2
Rename symbol
Ctrl + .
Quick fix (VS Code)
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T
Refactor this (IntelliJ)
Ctrl + Alt + M
Extract method (IntelliJ)
Ctrl + Alt + V
Extract variable (IntelliJ)