Documentation Index
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Knowing your editor shortcuts dramatically speeds up everyday coding tasks. This page covers the VS Code shortcuts most useful for FRC Java development with the 2026 Spectrum codebase.
Navigation shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Ctrl+P | Quick open — search and open any file by name |
Ctrl+Click or F12 | Go to Definition — jump to where a class/method is defined |
Alt+Shift+F12 | Find All References — see every use of a symbol |
F2 | Refactor Rename — rename a symbol everywhere in the project |
Ctrl+Shift+P | Command Palette — run any VS Code or WPILib command |
| `Ctrl+“ | Toggle the integrated terminal |
Code editing shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Ctrl+/ | Toggle line comment for selected lines |
Shift+Alt+Down | Duplicate current line or selection |
Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down | Add cursor above/below current position |
Alt+Click | Place cursor at clicked location (multi-cursor) |
Middle Click+Drag | Column selection across lines |
Ctrl+D | Select next occurrence of selected text |
Ctrl+Shift+L | Select all occurrences of selected text |
Ctrl+U | Deselect last added occurrence (undo Ctrl+D) |
Alt+Shift+Arrow | Expand/shrink selection by word → line → block |
AI assistance shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Tab | Accept a GitHub Copilot inline suggestion |
Ctrl+Right | Accept the next word of a Copilot suggestion |
Ctrl+Shift+I | Open Copilot Chat panel |
Build, simulate, and deploy
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Ctrl+Shift+P → type sim | Launch WPILib: Simulate Robot Code |
Shift+F5 | Deploy code to the robot |
F5 | Start debugging/simulation |
Terminal: ./gradlew build | Full build with Spotless formatting |
Terminal: ./gradlew deploy | Build and deploy to the RoboRIO |
Terminal: ./gradlew clean | Clear cached build artifacts |
Git and GitHub shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Ctrl+Shift+G | Open Source Control panel (stage, commit, push) |
Ctrl+Shift+P → Git: Pull | Pull latest changes from remote |
Ctrl+Shift+P → Git: Create Branch | Create a new feature branch |
Use Ctrl+Shift+P → Java: Clean Java Language Server Workspace when you see red errors that don’t match actual code issues — this rebuilds the Java language server’s index.
Markdown preview
When editing documentation files (.md):
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|
Ctrl+Shift+V | Preview Markdown rendered output |
Ctrl+K V | Open Markdown preview to the side |
