How to Move a Line Up or Down in Visual Studio Code for Mac

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jacefarm picture jacefarm · Oct 16, 2017 · Viewed 31.4k times · Source

I'm familiar with how to move a line up or down in other editors, like Atom and Sublime.

How is this done in Visual Studio Code for Mac?

Answer

jacefarm picture jacefarm · Oct 16, 2017

In Visual Studio Code for Mac...

To move a line UP: ⌥+↑ (alt + up arrow key)

To move a line DOWN: ⌥+↓ (alt + down arrow key)

See here for a reference on Basic Editing Key Bindings in Visual Studio Code.

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