Essential Keyboard Shortcuts
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There are a lot of keyboard shortcuts in VS Code. You don't need to know them all. You do need to know a few key ones before you can get started with the workshop.
On Mac, the Command, or Cmd key is used as the primary control key. On Windows, the Control, or Ctrl key is the primary control key. I will represent these as Mac/Windows respectively; Cmd/Ctrl
Action
Keyboard Shortcut
Toggle Sidebar
Cmd/Ctrl + B
Open Command Palette
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P
Open File Switcher
Cmd/Ctrl + P
Toggle Integrated Terminal
Cmd/Ctrl + `
Open Settings
Cmd/Ctrl + ,