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VS Code: Editor Tab Index

VS Code Editor Tab Index

VS Code introduced a new feature that shows the index of your open tabs.

This can be helpful when you have many tabs open and want to quickly navigate between them using keyboard shortcuts.

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1. Enable Editor Tab Index
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📹Prefer a video tutorial instead? I got you covered:

Enable Editor Tab Index

  1. Press CTRL + , (comma) (or CMD + , on macOS) to open the Settings
  2. Search for workbench.editor.showTabIndex and enable it

You can also directly modify your settings.json file by adding the following line:

"workbench.editor.showTabIndex": true

Now it’s easier to navigate through tabs because you no longer have to count their position in your head. You can use CTRL + 2 (any number up to 9) to jump directly to that specific tab.

Happy coding 💜

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