Visual Studio Code Keyboard Shortcuts

How to install shortcuts

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Press Cmd+k then Cmd+s to open the keyboard shortcuts (or go to Code > Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts)
3. Click on the Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON) button in the upper right corner (it looks like a file icon)
4. Paste the shortcuts you want to use into the file

The Basics

Below are the 2 keyboard shortcuts that you will definitely want to use when working in Spruce. They are to quickly run spruce commands as well as yarn shell commands. They are used aggressively throughout the Training section.

...
{
    "key": "ctrl+space",
    "command": "workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
    "args": "spruce"
},
{
    "key": "ctrl+alt+space",
    "command": "workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
    "args": "shell"
},
...

All Tay’s Shortcuts

If you want to use all the shortcuts Tay uses during the training, you can copy/paste in his intire keybindings.json file.

[
    {
        "key": "cmd+r",
        "command": "workbench.action.debug.restart",
        "when": "inDebugMode"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+u",
        "command": "workbench.action.debug.start",
        "when": "debuggersAvailable && !inDebugMode"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+cmd+t",
        "command": "workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
        "args": "test.file"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+space",
        "command": "workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
        "args": "spruce"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+alt+space",
        "command": "workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
        "args": "shell"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+cmd+w",
        "command": "-workbench.action.closeWindow"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+cmd+w",
        "command": "workbench.action.closeEditorsInGroup"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+alt+cmd+enter",
        "command": "git.sync"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+alt+cmd+enter",
        "command": "git.push"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+f8",
        "command": "-editor.action.marker.next",
        "when": "editorFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k p",
        "command": "editor.action.marker.nextInFiles",
        "when": "editorFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "f8",
        "command": "-editor.action.marker.nextInFiles",
        "when": "editorFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+p p",
        "command": "editor.action.marker.prevInFiles",
        "when": "editorFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+f8",
        "command": "-editor.action.marker.prevInFiles",
        "when": "editorFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+d",
        "command": "editor.action.addSelectionToPreviousFindMatch"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k d",
        "command": "-workbench.files.action.compareWithSaved"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k d",
        "command": "editor.action.revealDefinition",
        "when": "editorHasDefinitionProvider && editorTextFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "f12",
        "command": "-editor.action.revealDefinition",
        "when": "editorHasDefinitionProvider && editorTextFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k shift+d",
        "command": "editor.action.revealDefinitionAside",
        "when": "editorHasDefinitionProvider && editorTextFocus && !isInEmbeddedEditor"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k f12",
        "command": "-editor.action.revealDefinitionAside",
        "when": "editorHasDefinitionProvider && editorTextFocus && !isInEmbeddedEditor"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k p",
        "command": "-workbench.action.files.copyPathOfActiveFile"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k shift+p",
        "command": "editor.action.marker.prev",
        "when": "editorFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+alt+f8",
        "command": "-editor.action.marker.prev",
        "when": "editorFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k g",
        "command": "git.openChange",
        "when": "editorFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k c",
        "command": "workbench.files.action.compareWithClipboard",
        "when": "editorFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "cmd+k c",
        "command": "-workbench.files.action.compareWithClipboard"
    }
]

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