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Speed Up Repetitive Edits with VS Code's Multi-Cursor Magic
May 24, 2026
Stop manually editing dozens of lines of redundant HTML or JSON. In VS Code, you can quickly place cursors on all occurrences of a selected word by pressing `Ctrl+D` (Windows/Linux) or `Cmd+D` (macOS) repeatedly. If you want to select every instance in the entire file instantly, use `Ctrl+Shift+L` or `Cmd+Shift+L`.
Once selected, you can type, delete, or navigate all lines simultaneously. It's like having a macro without any of the setup, transforming what would be a tedious ten-minute chore into a two-second keystroke.