Installation
Windows
- Go to https://code.visualstudio.com and download the installer (
.exe).
- Run the installer and follow the setup wizard.
- Check “Add to PATH” during installation to use
code from the terminal.
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
sudo apt update
sudo apt install wget gpg
wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > packages.microsoft.gpg
sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 packages.microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list'
sudo apt update
sudo apt install code
Keyboard Shortcuts
Multi-Cursor & Selection
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
ALT + Click | Add a cursor at each clicked position — lets you edit multiple lines simultaneously at arbitrary points. |
CTRL + ALT + ↑ / ↓ | Add cursors on the lines above or below the current one — useful for editing consecutive lines. |
CTRL + ← / → | Move all active cursors one word/block at a time (no selection). |
CTRL + SHIFT + ← / → | Move all active cursors one word/block at a time, extending the selection (highlighted in blue). |
SHIFT + ← / → | Move all active cursors one character at a time, extending the selection — behaves like standard single-cursor selection. |
CTRL + SHIFT + L | Select all occurrences of the current word or highlighted text in the file and place a cursor on each one — ideal for bulk renaming. |
Line Management
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|
ALT + ↑ / ↓ | Move the current line (or selected lines) up or down, swapping position with the adjacent line. |
ALT + Z | Toggle word wrap — when a line extends beyond the visible screen width, it wraps onto the next visual line instead of requiring horizontal scrolling. |
Regular Expressions (Regex)
To learn how to use Regex in VSCode, check out the dedicated page!
