The problem you might have is that Command and Alt/Option keys are swapped between Mac and PC keyboards. On a Mac, Command is next to space bar and on PC this is usually Alt key. I followed the answer given by Nimeshka and added two steps: Replace alt with super (Linux name for Windows/Command key) Replace cmd with alt; Feel free to use my.

Customised (and effective) Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts for Mac and Windows (Part 2) 27th May 2020. I talked about the key bindings I used to switch between tabs and panels last week. This week, I want to share some wicked shortcuts I use for the Integrated Terminal. They’re really sweet.
Customised (and effective) Visual Studio Code keyboard shortcuts for Mac and Windows (Part 2) 27th May 2020. I talked about the key bindings I used to switch between tabs and panels last week. This week, I want to share some wicked shortcuts I use for the Integrated Terminal. They’re really sweet.

Use Mac Keybindings on any OS

Keybindings provided by https://github.com/h-jennings - Thank you!

This extension does not remove any existing bindings. On the same os as that ofthe keybindings that means everything will be bound twice. On other OS' thatmeans that the keybindings will be in addition to the default (note that theytake precedence over the default bindings)

Take a look at https://code.visualstudio.com/api/get-started/your-first-extensionto get started.

Issues/ Conflicts

There are some known issues and conflicts with other keybinding extensions.Currently, this is best fixed manually - see

Here is a list of those that I have suffered from. Follow the links and copy thecontents of the file into your keybindings json file. Note that I'll add theseto the extension at some point:

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27th May 2020

I talked about the key bindings I used to switch between tabs and panels last week. This week, I want to share some wicked shortcuts I use for the Integrated Terminal.

They’re really sweet. 😘.

I didn’t like the Integrated Terminal previously

I have to be honest.

I didn’t like the Integrated Terminal in Visual Studio Code for a long time. I felt it was too small; there wasn’t enough space for code and the terminal to coexist. I know this sounds funny considering I use a 15' Mac. It sounds even funnier I say I use a 27' display…

But space wasn’t the real problem.

The real problem was because Mac’s shortcut for accessing the Integrated Terminal (Control + `) wasn’t accessible enough. Once I changed this shortcut, BOOM; I rarely use the integrated terminal anymore.

Let’s start by toggling the integrated terminal.

Toggling the integrated terminal

This keyboard shortcut opens and closes the Integrated Terminal. It’s really important!

The default shortcut is:

Mac: Control + `
Windows: Ctrl + `

I changed it to:

Mac: Command + Option + `
Windows: Ctrl + Alt + `

How to change:

Search for “Integrated Terminal” in the keyboard shortcuts panel. You should see an option to toggle the integrated terminal.

On Mac, you can’t set Command + Option + ` through this panel. (Mac Visual Studio Code won’t register ` with Command or Option keys). You must set it through the JSON file, so open up keybindings.json and insert the following entry.

For Windows, set Ctrl + Alt + ` via the keyboard shortcut panel.

Why this change?

I fell in love with the Integrated Terminal when I was forced to use Visual Studio Code on Windows.

The shortcut for opening and closing the Integrated Terminal on Windows (Ctrl + `) was extremely accessible to me. This is because I switched the positions of Ctrl and Alt. My left thumb is on the spacebar most of the time. Ctrl is next right next to it.

(Here’s how I switched Ctrl and Alt)

I love it so much, I wanted to toggle the Integrated Terminal on Mac with Command + `. But I can’t do this because Mac uses Command + ` to switch windows of the same application.

So I settled with using Command + Option + `. It’s still easy to use because I can press Command and Option together with my thumb.

On Windows, my Alt key is next to the Ctrl key. I changed the shortcut to Ctrl + Alt to keep it consistent with the Mac version.

Splitting the terminal

We can split the terminal into two with the Split Terminal action.

The default shortcuts are:

Mac:
- Command +
- Control + Shift + 5
Windows:
- Ctrl + Shift + S

I changed them to:

Mac: Command + Option + Control + `
Windows: Ctrl + Alt + Win + `

How to change:

Search for Split Terminal in Visual Studio Code’s keyboard shortcuts panel.

Why this change?

I already toggle the terminal with Command + Option + `. I wanted this shortcut to be a slight variant of the toggle terminal shortcut.

The easiest way, I thought, would be to add another modifier. Here, I used the Control modifier for Mac (or Win for Windows).

I added another shortcut: Command + D because iTerm2 uses that shortcut. I’m used to it.

Creating terminals

We can create a new terminal with the New Integrated Terminal action.

When you create a new terminal, a new window replaces the old one. You can switch between terminals by clicking on the “Switch terminal” box at the top-right corner.

The default shortcuts are:

Mac: Control + Shift + `
Windows: Ctrl + Shift + `

I changed them to:

Mac: Command + Alt + Control + Shift + `
Windows: Ctrl + Alt + Win + Shift + `

How to change:

Search for New Integrated Terminal in Visual Studio Code’s keyboard shortcuts panel.

Why this change?

I already used these combinations so far:

New Integrated Terminal: Command + Alt + `
Split Terminal: Command + Alt + Control + `

It’s easy for me to add Shift to the mix. So I did it.

Both Split terminal and New Integrated Terminal are easy to remember. I simply have to press 3 or 4 modifiers on the left side :)

I prefer to split t

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