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Keyboard shortcuts

Most developers don't like touching the mouse if they can avoid it

(CMD means CMD on Mac and CTRL on Windows)

Please, please, please make it a point to learn all these commands as you go

The commands in this file will make you look and feel smart, fast, and cool.

Opening programs

OS Command description
Mac CMD + SPACEBAR Search for program
Windows WINDOWS + R Search for program

Switching programs

OS Command Reverse Command description
Mac CMD + TAB + SHIFT switch program
Windows ALT + TAB + SHIFT switch program

Quitting

OS Command
Mac CMD + Q
Windows CTRL + Q

Editing Text

Command Meaning
CMD/CTRL + C Copy selected text
CMD/CTRL + X Cut selected text
CMD/CTRL + V Paste cut or copied text
CMD/CTRL + Z Undo
SHIFT + CMD/CTRL + Z Redo

Selecting things

OSX

Command Meaning
CMD + A Select All
SHIFT + arrow key extend/retract selection
OPTION/ALT + arrow key move by one word
CMD + RIGHT/LEFT move to beginning/end of line
CMD + UP/DOWN move to beginning/end of file
SHIFT + any above extend/retract selection

Windows

Command Meaning
CTRL + A Select All
SHIFT + arrow key extend/retract selection
CTRL + arrow key move by one word
SHIFT + any above extend/retract selection

Working with tabs in Chrome or VSCode

Command Meaning
CMD/CTRL + T New tab on current Window
CMD/CTRL + W Close current Tab
CMD/CTRL + SHIFT + T Reopen last closed tab
CMD/CTRL + SHIFT + [ Switch Tab
CMD/CTRL + SHIFT + ] Reverse Switch Tab

Debugging in Chrome

Command Meaning
OPTION/ALT + CMD/CTRL + J Open javascript console tab in dev tools
OPTION/ALT + CMD/CTRL + I Open inspect tab in dev tools

VSCode

Most common VSCode commands

Command Meaning
CMD/CTRL + D Multi-cursor! Find multiple copies of the same text
CMD/CTRL + SHIFT + F Search all files
OPTION/ALT + up/down arrow move line
CMD/CTRL + P search for a file

Less common commands in VSCode

Command Meaning
SHIFT + OPTION/ALT + up/down arrow copy lines
CMD/CTRL + SHIFT + K delete line
OPTION/ALT + SHIFT + DOWN/UP duplicate line
CMD/CTRL + SHIFT + P open ADD SHELL, among other
CMD/CTRL + B hide/reveal file tree
CMD/CTRL + , open user settings