Visual Studio - Is there a keyboard combination to select an entire line?

Question

I already know about Control-L to delete an entire line...is there one to just select an entire line (which I can then copy and paste somewhere else...)

Answer 1

Hit

• Home
• Shift + End

Answer 2

It's Home+Home, then Shift+Down for me.

Or you change that setting which makes Ctrl+C with no selection copy the line. But I hate that, so I always turn it off. (Thanks to Bala for providing the link to that setting!)

To cut a line, Ctrl+L works in my keyboard settings.

Answer 3

You can also use Ctrl-X to cut an entire line.
Similarly, you can use Ctrl-C to copy an entire line.
As long as you don't have anything selected, the command will work on the entire line.

Answer 4

I believe, if you don't have any selection and press Control-C, it would copy the line.

Answer 5

Visual Studio macros are another way to do these types of operations if you can't find an existing command. A simple way to create one is:

• Use the Record TemporaryMacro option (under Tools/Macros).
• Select the line however you prefer (e.g., home, shift, end).
• Click Stop Recording (under Tools/Macros).
• Choose Save TemporaryMacro (under Tools/Macros).
• Then choose Tools/Customize/Keyboard and assign a shortcut to the macro.