Setup
- install extensions:
- Remote-Containers
- on Ubuntu: only Dev-Containers
- C/C++
- Doxygen Documentation Generator
- CMake
- CMake Tools
- Python (for debugging)
- Pylance
- Jupyter
- Jupyter Keymap
- Jupyter Notebook Renderers
- TabNine Autocompletion
- vim
- Markdown PDF
- set “Toggle Vim Mode” command keybinding “ctrl + alt + v” in menu “Manage” (unten links) -> keyboard shortcuts -> search “togglevim”
Reset
- if something does not work, e.g.
- context menu is popping up automatically on vscode startup
- stackoverflow instructions
- settings:
- Press F1
- Type user settings
- Press enter
- Click the “sheet” icon to open the settings.json file
- delete the file’s contents and save
- extensions:
- delete
~/.vscode/extensions
Navigation
| command |
description |
| ctrl + k ctrl + s |
all shortcuts |
| ctrl + alt + v |
toggle vim mode (this custom shortcut must have been configured previously) |
| ctrl + w |
close current tab |
| ctrl + o |
open file |
| ctrl + e |
search and open file |
| ctrl + n |
new file |
Focus
| ctrl + 0 |
focus file explorer |
| ctrl + 1 |
focus editor group 1 |
| ctrl + 2 |
focus editor group 2, usw. |
| ctrl + w |
close current editor group (after all tabs in this group have been closed) |
| alt + 1 |
focus first tab in current editor group |
| alt + 2 |
focus second tab in current editor group, usw. |
| ctrl + j |
show panel (problems, output, terminal, debug console) |
| ctrl + ö |
view: toggle terminal |
| ctrl + shift + y |
view: toggle debug console |
| ctrl + b |
show side bar (file explorer) |
Fold
| command |
description |
| ctrl-k ctrl-t |
change theme |
| ctrl-k ctrl-0 |
collapse all |
| ctrl-k ctrl-1 |
collapse level 1 |
| ctrl-k ctrl-j |
unfold all |
Jump
| command |
description |
| ctrl + e |
search and open file |
| ctrl + shift + . |
focus breadcrumbs (jump between methods/functions) |
| ctrl + alt + - |
go back (i.e. jump to previous location) (Windows: alt + left) |
| ctrl + shift + - |
go forward (i.e. jump to next location) (Windows: alt + right) |
| ctrl + k ctrl + d |
“move last selection to next find match” (like * in Vim) |
| ctrl + d |
“add selection to next find match” (for quickly modifying multiple occurrences of the selected code simultaneously) |
Write
| command |
description |
| ctrl + shift + up/down |
place cursor on multiple lines |
| ctrl + h |
replace (in the replace window press ctrl + alt + enter to replace all) |
| ctrl + c |
copy line |
| ctrl + x |
cut line |
| ctrl + shift + up/down, ctrl + x |
select and cut multiple lines |
| ctrl + shift + k |
delete line |
| ctrl + k ctrl + c |
add line comment |
| ctrl + k ctrl + u |
remove line comment |
| shift + alt + DownArrow |
copy line down |
- automatic code format (in command palette: “format document”): ctrl + shift + I
Git
Symbols next to the filename in each vscode tab:
| symbol |
meaning |
| A |
Added (This is a new file that has been added to the repository) |
| M |
Modified (An existing file has been changed) |
| D |
Deleted (a file has been deleted) |
| U |
Untracked (The file is new or has been changed but has not been added to the repository yet) |
| C |
Conflict (There is a conflict in the file) |
| R |
Renamed (The file has been renamed) |
| S |
Submodule (In repository exists another subrepository) |
Python
Debugging
- most important shortcuts:
- Basics: see “Menu” → “Run” (Alt + R)
- Toggle Debug Console: ctrl + shift + Y
To get out of for loops:
- “Command Palette” → “Debug: Run to Cursor”
venv
- to work in a
venv:
- Use the “Python: Select Interpreter” command from the Command Palette (ctrl + shift + p)