
Whenever you open another file, the editor that is active will display the content of that file.

Open to the Side ( ⌃Enter (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Enter)) from the Explorer context menu on a file.⌘\ (Windows, Linux Ctrl+\) to split the active editor into two.If you already have one editor open, there are multiple ways of opening another editor to the side of the existing one: You can open as many editors as you like side by side vertically and horizontally. Tip: You can move the Primary Side Bar to the right hand side ( View > Toggle Primary Side Bar Position) or toggle its visibility ( ⌘B (Windows, Linux Ctrl+B)). To learn more about tabbed headers, see the Tabs section below. Open files in each editor are displayed with tabbed headers (Tabs) at the top of the editor region.

The folder, layout, and opened files are preserved. You can show it with ⌥⌘B (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Alt+B).Įach time you start VS Code, it opens up in the same state it was in when you last closed it. Tip: A Secondary Side Bar is also available to display views opposite the Primary Side Bar. Panel can also be moved to the left or right for more vertical space. By default, it houses output, debug information, errors and warnings, and an integrated terminal.

