Delete a line in Visual Studio without copying it?

Question

There is the shortcut Shift+Del to delete a line, but I want to delete the line without modifying what is in the clipboard.

Is there some way to configure it or another shortcut?

heavyd · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-01T17:32:54.843

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By default, if you are using the C# default profile, you can delete a line using Ctrl + Shift + L.

You can customize this using Tools->Customize. Select "Keyboard". Look for the command Edit.LineDelete to assign it to whichever keyboard shortcut you like.

edited Mar 01 '21 at 17:32

answered Sep 29 '10 at 12:42

heavyd

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score 105 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 15 '19 at 19:04

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If you got here looking for an answer for Visual Studio Code the default shortcut is:

ctrl + shift + K for Windows

⌘ + shift + K for MacOS

However, you can change on File > Preferences > Keyboard shortcuts

{
    "key": "ctrl+shift+delete",
    "command": "editor.action.deleteLines",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
}

For Visual Studio answer see @heavyd's answer

edited Nov 15 '19 at 19:04

roydukkey

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answered Dec 28 '16 at 18:19

BrunoLM

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score 16 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 29 '18 at 09:45

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Ctrl + Shift + K

will work fine for both Windows and Linux.

answered Sep 29 '18 at 09:45

Arun Kumar N

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score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 02 '13 at 03:38

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Go to tools -> options. Tab Environment -> subtab Keyboard.

Select Edit.LineDelete. Assign a shortcut. Thats it. I use Alt + D.

answered Jul 02 '13 at 03:38

Vinay

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 21 '17 at 06:54

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Default Shortcut Key in VS Code is : Ctrl + Shift + K.

answered Dec 21 '17 at 06:54

HamidReza Heydari

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 29 '10 at 12:49

You can install the Productivity Power Tools, which are made by Microsoft, as an extension.

The feature that you might get some use out of is Triple Click, which highlights an entire line when you triple click it. Then you can simply use the Delete key.

score 1 · Answer 7 · edited Sep 09 '13 at 12:10

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The Shortcuts WinForms Control supports the modifier keys, multiple keys shortcuts, and shortcuts without modifier keys to build a keyboard trigger action, such as Ctrl, Alt and Shift with any other keys to trigger a specific action for their Windows applications.

edited Sep 09 '13 at 12:10

Jawa

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answered Sep 09 '13 at 10:10

Noah

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Sep 16 '16 at 14:28

If you often find yourself copying blank lines to the clipboard and erasing the previous clipboard contents, try navigating to Tools->Options->Text Editor->[All Languages or your favorite language]->General and unchecking “Apply Cut or Copy commands to blank lines when there is no selection.”

score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Aug 15 '14 at 12:57

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This combination will only delete the line: Ctrl + Shift + L

Source: Cut or Delete the Current Line

edited Aug 15 '14 at 12:57

Linger

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answered Nov 03 '13 at 11:12

nosferat

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Apr 29 '15 at 12:18

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I know I am quite late in the party, but, here is a list of Shortcut keys for Visual Studio: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/piyush/archive/2007/03/16/useful-visual-studio-shortcut-keys.aspx

answered Apr 29 '15 at 12:18

Ravish

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score -1 · Answer 11 · answered Sep 29 '10 at 12:52

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Or, the old fashioned way (for me it is a habit and I even had to think what was the combination :) ):

Go to the line you want to delete
Press 'Home'
Then 'Shift' + 'End'
Then 'Del'
and again 'Del'

Works in most text editors :)

answered Sep 29 '10 at 12:52

m_pGladiator

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score -1 · Answer 12 · answered Sep 29 '10 at 13:01

It seems I'm risking a downvote for not providing a single-keystroke solution, but I want to share my solution anyway:

HOME, SHIFT + ARROW-DOWN (repeat for multiple lines), DEL

It's quick and has the added advantage that works in other editors as well.

Delete a line in Visual Studio without copying it?

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