How to Fix: How can I change keyboard shortcut bindings in Visual Studio Code?

In Visual Studio Code, you can change keyboard shortcut bindings by using the Keyboard Shortcuts settings in the User Settings. The process is similar for both built-in commands and extension commands.

Remapping Built-in Commands

• Open the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P or by navigating to View > Command Palette in the menu.

Remapping Extension Commands

• Open the Extensions view by clicking on the Extensions icon in the left sidebar or pressing Ctrl+Shift+X.

In both cases, you can find the Keyboard Shortcuts settings by searching for "Keyboard Shortcuts" in the Command Palette. You can then use the JSON file format to remap keyboard shortcuts.

Remapping Keyboard Shortcuts using JSON

1. Step 1: Open the User Settings file by navigating to File > Preferences > Settings, or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P and searching for "Open Settings (JSON)".

1. Step 2: In the User Settings file, add a new JSON object with the following format: {"key": "value"}, where "key" is the keyboard shortcut you want to remap and "value" is the new shortcut.

For example, to remap the Open File command from Ctrl+O to Ctrl+Shift+O, you would add the following JSON object: {"editor.keybindings": [{"$json": {"keymap": "vscode.json", "commands": ["editor.action.openFile"], "args": ['{"command": "workbench.action.openActiveEditor", "args": []}']}}]}

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can remap keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio Code to suit your preferences.