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
QWhat 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.
QIs it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+Shift+L on Windows, Cmd+Shift+L on a Mac.
QHow many keys is that?
3 pressed together. The combination sits under Selection in VS Code.