Tools/Keyboard Shortcut Quiz

Developer Keyboard Shortcut Reference

The fastest developers barely touch the mouse. This reference covers the shortcuts that matter most — VS Code editing, navigation, debugging, terminal, and Git.

Interactive quiz mode coming soon — for now, use this as a study reference.

VS Code — Editing

Shortcut	Action
`⌘D`	Select next occurrence of word
`⌘ShiftK`	Delete current line
`Alt↑ / ↓`	Move line up or down
`⌘ShiftL`	Select all occurrences of selection
`⌘/`	Toggle line comment
`⌘ShiftA`	Toggle block comment
`Tab`	Indent selection
`ShiftTab`	Outdent selection

VS Code — Navigation

Shortcut	Action
`⌘P`	Quick open file by name
`⌘ShiftP`	Command palette
`⌘G`	Go to line number
`F12`	Go to definition
`AltF12`	Peek definition
`⌘ShiftO`	Go to symbol in file
`⌘B`	Toggle sidebar
``⌘`	Toggle integrated terminal

VS Code — Debugging

Shortcut	Action
`F5`	Start / continue debugging
`F9`	Toggle breakpoint
`F10`	Step over
`F11`	Step into
`ShiftF11`	Step out
`ShiftF5`	Stop debugging

Terminal (zsh / bash)

Shortcut	Action
`CtrlA`	Move cursor to start of line
`CtrlE`	Move cursor to end of line
`CtrlR`	Reverse search command history
`CtrlL`	Clear terminal screen
`CtrlC`	Cancel current command
`CtrlZ`	Suspend current process
`!!`	Repeat last command
`Tab`	Autocomplete path or command

Git Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
`git st`	Status (alias: git status)
`git co`	Checkout (alias for git checkout)
`git lg`	Pretty log graph (custom alias)
`git diff --cached`	Diff staged changes
`git commit --amend --no-edit`	Add to last commit without editing message
`git reset HEAD~1`	Undo last commit, keep changes staged

Test Your Typing Speed

Shortcuts reduce keystrokes, but the keystrokes you do type still need to be fast and accurate. Practice real code to build the muscle memory that complements your shortcut knowledge.

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