Here’s a list of keyboard shortcuts & commands that I use in my day to day activities. I find it makes life a bit easier
File System Search
For a grep like search using the window command line:
findstr /s /i “crmserviceclient” *.cs > results.txt
findstr /s /c:”\example string to search\>” *
File Compare
To compare files using the windows command line:
fc file1.txt file2.txt
Google Chrome
Ctrl + F5 to clear the cache and refresh
Split screen
Select the relevant window. Press the ‘windows’ button and then an arrow button. For example, to place the windows on the left, press the left button….
Keyboard Shortcuts – Visual Studio
Ctrl + X – Delete (cut) a line
Ctrl + Delete – Delete the end of the word
Ctrl + Backspace – Delete the beginning of the word
Ctrl + Shift + U – Make uppercase
Ctrl + U – Make lowercase
Alt + Up Arrow – Move up one line
Alt + Down Arrow – Move down one line
Ctrl + Alt + Click – Multi-caret multiple insertion points
Ctrl + M – Toggle section
Ctrl + M +A – Collapse all lines
Ctrl + M + L – Expand all lines
Ctrl + K + \ – Delete Horizontal White Space
Ctrl + K + C – Comment selected section
Ctrl + K + U – Uncomment selected section
Ctrl + K + D – Format Document
Ctrl + R + R – Rename
Ctrl + E + W – Word Wrap
Ctrl + Shift + F – Find in files
Tab – Move selection to the right
Shift + Tab – Move selection to left
Ctrl + G – Go to line
Alt + W + V – New vertical tab group (i.e. split screen)
Keyboard Shortcuts – Visual Studio Code
Ctrl + Shift + P – Display the command palette search window