VS Code · Select every occurrence of the selection
Selection
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+Shift+LMac
Cmd+Shift+LSelects every occurrence of the selection in the file at once; in a big file that can mean hundreds of cursors and a slow editor, so renaming is safer with F2.
- Group
- Selection
- Keys held
- 3
Learn the command palette (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P) and you can skip memorising the rest — type a feature name and its shortcut is listed beside it.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Select every occurrence of the selection in VS Code?
Selects every occurrence of the selection in the file at once; in a big file that can mean hundreds of cursors and a slow editor, so renaming is safer with F2. It is Ctrl+Shift+L on Windows and Cmd+Shift+L on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+Shift+L on Windows, Cmd+Shift+L on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
3 pressed together. The combination sits under Selection in VS Code.