windows_keybindings.json

// Place your key bindings in this file to override the defaults
[
  // Toggle sidebar and move focus
  {
    "key": "ctrl+b",
    "command": "workbench.action.toggleSidebarVisibility",
    "when": "!sidebarFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+b",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusSideBar",
    "when": "sidebarFocus"
  },

  // Navigate between tabs
  {
    "key": "ctrl+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.nextEditor"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.previousEditor"
  },

  // Save and quit
  {
    "key": "ctrl+s",
    "command": "workbench.action.files.save"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+q",
    "command": "workbench.action.closeActiveEditor"
  },

  // Search
  {
    "key": "ctrl+f",
    "command": "actions.find"
  },

  // Undo and Redo
  {
    "key": "ctrl+z",
    "command": "undo"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+r",
    "command": "redo"
  },

  // Copy, Cut, and Paste
  {
    "key": "ctrl+c",
    "command": "editor.action.clipboardCopyAction"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+x",
    "command": "editor.action.clipboardCutAction"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+v",
    "command": "editor.action.clipboardPasteAction"
  },

  // Scroll up and down in the sidebar
  {
    "key": "j",
    "command": "list.focusDown",
    "when": "listFocus && filesExplorerFocus && !inputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "k",
    "command": "list.focusUp",
    "when": "listFocus && filesExplorerFocus && !inputFocus"
  },

  // Focus on file explorer && explorer task
  {
    "key": "ctrl+0",
    "command": "workbench.files.action.focusFilesExplorer"
  },

  {
    "key": "m m" /** Creating a new directory */,
    "command": "workbench.files.action.createFolderFromExplorer",
    "when": "listFocus && filesExplorerFocus && !inputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "a" /** Creating a new file */,
    "command": "workbench.files.action.createFileFromExplorer",
    "when": "listFocus && filesExplorerFocus && !inputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "d" /** deleting a new file/direcotry */,
    "command": "deleteFile",
    "when": "listFocus && filesExplorerFocus && !inputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "r" /** renaming a new file/direcotry */,
    "command": "renameFile",
    "when": "listFocus && filesExplorerFocus && !inputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "y" /** copy a file/direcotry from file explorer */,
    "command": "filesExplorer.copy",
    "when": "listFocus && filesExplorerFocus && !inputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "p" /** Paste a file/direcotry from file explorer */,
    "command": "filesExplorer.paste",
    "when": "listFocus && filesExplorerFocus && !inputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "x" /** Cut a file/direcotry from file explorer */,
    "command": "filesExplorer.cut",
    "when": "listFocus && filesExplorerFocus && !inputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "u" /** Cancel copy/cut a file/direcotry from file explorer */,
    "command": "filesExplorer.cancelCut",
    "when": "listFocus && filesExplorerFocus && !inputFocus"
  },

  // focus editor to terminal & terminal to again editor
  {
    "key": "ctrl+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focus",
    "when": "!terminalFocus && editorTextFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.focusActiveEditorGroup",
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  // Terminal resizing shortcuts
  {
    "key": "ctrl+up",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.resizePaneUp",
    "when": "!editorTextFocus && terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+down",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.resizePaneDown",
    "when": "!editorTextFocus && terminalFocus"
  },
  // Create a new terminal when focusing on the terminal
  {
    "key": "ctrl+n",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.new",
    "when": "!editorTextFocus && terminalFocus"
  },
  // Split the terminal when focusing on it
  {
    "key": "ctrl+/",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.split",
    "when": "!editorTextFocus && terminalFocus"
  },
  // Rename the terminal when focusing on it
  {
    "key": "ctrl+r",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.rename",
    "when": "!editorTextFocus && terminalFocus"
  },
  // Kill the terminal when focusing on it
  {
    "key": "ctrl+backspace",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.kill",
    "when": "!editorTextFocus && terminalFocus"
  },
  // Focus on the next terminal
  {
    "key": "ctrl+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusNext",
    "when": "!editorTextFocus && terminalFocus"
  },
  // Focus on the previous terminal
  {
    "key": "ctrl+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusPrevious",
    "when": "!editorTextFocus && terminalFocus"
  },
  // focus on extension tab
  {
    "key": "ctrl+e",
    "command": "workbench.view.extensions",
    "when": "!editorTextFocus && !terminalFocus && filesExplorerFocus"
  },
  // focus on world search tab
  {
    "key": "ctrl+s",
    "command": "workbench.view.search",
    "when": "!editorTextFocus && !terminalFocus && filesExplorerFocus"
  },
  // focus on source control tab
  {
    "key": "ctrl+g",
    "command": "workbench.view.scm",
    "when": "!editorTextFocus && !terminalFocus && filesExplorerFocus"
  }
]