How do I search for files in Visual Studio Code?

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Since the 1.70.0 release in July 2022, you can find and filter in tree views such as the Find Explorer. You can press Ctrl+F inside trees to pop up the Find control.

Before the 1.70.0 release

Using Go to File… which is under the Go menu or using keyboard shortcut:

  • On Windows Ctrl+p or Ctrl+e
  • On macOS Cmd ⌘+p
  • On Linux Ctrl+p or Ctrl+e

Then type the file name.

Also be sure to checkout that you can set your own keybindings and that there are cheatsheets available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

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