> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://tmdarneille.gitbook.io/seirfx/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://tmdarneille.gitbook.io/seirfx/01-workflow/01-using-vscode.md). # VS Code Tips & Tricks ## How to open it Use the command line to open it within the project on which you are working: ```bash code . ``` ## Managing the windows Toggle the sidebar (with the file list) open or closed: ``` command + b ``` Toggle the built-in terminal open or closed: ``` control + ` ``` Split the editor window: ``` command + \ ``` ## File management Create a new file (mind what location you are creating it in): ``` command + n ``` Open file (shows the open file dialog box): ``` command + o ``` Save file (do this a lot): ``` command + s ``` Close current tab (or the whole editor if no files are open): ``` command + w ``` ## Basic Text Editing We all know about Cut, Copy, and Paste. We may have been using them from our Edit menus with a mouse but no longer! We are developers now and we live in the command prompt: Copy: ``` command + c ``` Cut: ``` command + x ``` Paste: ``` command + v ``` Normally, we need to highlight text to perform one of those actions but VS Code has some more advanced tweaks. Simply place your cursor on a line and try the following: Copy an entire line: ``` command + c ``` Cut an entire line: ``` command + x ``` Command + v will still paste whatever is on the clipboard. Move an entire line up or down: ``` option + up/down arrow ``` Copy an entire line up or down: ``` shift + option + up/down arrow ``` Indenting/unindenting blocks: (with a block highlighted) ``` tab/shift + tab ``` Commenting lines or blocks: (with the cursor on a line or a block selected) ``` command + / ``` ## Multi-cursor editing Want to edit multiple lines at once? Add cursors to adjacent lines upward or downward: ``` command + option + up/down arrow ``` Want to select multiple occurances of the same word? Select it once and then use: ``` command + d ``` ## Extensions * Bracket Pair Colorizer - CoenraadS: Colors matching opening and closing brackets with the same color for easy location. * indent-rainbow - oderwat: Makes each indentation level a different color for easy reference. * Material Icon Theme - Phillipp Kief: Gives attractive icons to VS Code. * open in browser - TechER: Adds an "open in browser" context menu item. Handy for launching HTML files. * Rainbow Brackets - 2gua: More bracket colorizing. ## Full VS Code Command Reference This PDF shows all the Mac OS commands for VS Code: --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://tmdarneille.gitbook.io/seirfx/01-workflow/01-using-vscode.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.