VSCode - Shortcut to copy Current Line

Question

What is the shortcut to copy current line in VSCode?

I know we can Ctrl+L to select the line then Ctrl+C to copy. But is there any better solution. For example, in Geany, we can Ctrl+Shift+C to copy the line where the cursor is.

To be clear I am not talking about Duplicate line in Visual Studio Code

Just press the `Ctrl + C` without selection it'll copy entire line and you can past it wherever you wanted — Bhargav Tailor, Jan 23 '20 at 06:34
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@BhargavTailor or you can give the answer and I can accept it. — Ahmad Ismail, Jan 23 '20 at 07:18
@BhargavTailor After all years of vs code how did I missed that... — Lazy Ren, Apr 13 '21 at 05:41

Bhargav Tailor · Accepted Answer · 2023-08-28T04:28:57.300

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Here is your solution for your problem

Just press the Ctrl + C without selection it'll copy entire line and you can past it wherever you wanted,

Please read below solution for the query you ask in your question's comment

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edited Aug 28 '23 at 04:28

answered Jan 23 '20 at 07:25

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cmd + c on mac copies the current line thanks for this useful info – Mahesh Jamdade May 06 '20 at 17:52
If this doesn't work, you might have disabled the "Editor: Empty Selection Clipboard" option – nachocab Oct 04 '20 at 11:56
Wow, surprised I hadn't noticed this. So simple! – Matt Voda Aug 16 '21 at 14:36

score 16 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 14 '20 at 18:42

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Another alternative to the accepted answer that I often use is SHIFTALTDOWN which duplicates the current line to the line below (likewise, SHIFTALTUP duplicates to the line above). Once you get the copy of your line you can use ALTUP/ALTDOWN to move it wherever you want. This works well if you are wanting a copy of the line in the near vicinity of the current line.

answered Apr 14 '20 at 18:42

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This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! – Neeraj Oct 03 '20 at 16:46

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 18 '22 at 14:39

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Go to File ==> Preferences ==> Keyboard Shortcuts, and update the copy line shortcut entry with any combination you like.for example Ctrl + DownArrow is good for me.

edited Jan 18 '22 at 14:39

Ahmad Ismail

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answered Jan 18 '22 at 13:54

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I have edited the question to show the image. However, this is a wrong answer. The question explicitly says "To be clear I am not talking about [Duplicate line in Visual Studio Code](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38727047/duplicate-line-in-visual-studio-code)" – Ahmad Ismail Jan 18 '22 at 14:42
Thanks, i was in a hurry, it seems that i haven't read the rest of the post . – Smichi Jan 18 '22 at 19:11

VSCode - Shortcut to copy Current Line

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