Visual Studio Code - multiple keyboard shortcuts?

Question

Is there any way to set two keyboard shortcuts for one action in VS code? For example, I want to move the cursor to the left by pressing left arrow key or Alt+A.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45383882/visual-studio-code-multiple-keyboard-shortcuts

Answer 1

Edit: Starting from 1.52 it's possible from keybindings GUI:

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What stops you from editing keybindings.json?

{
    "key": "left",
    "command": "cursorLeft",
    "when": "textInputFocus"
},
{
    "key": "alt+a",
    "command": "cursorLeft"
}

It can be opened from Command Palette Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON)

Or by clicking the file icon from keybindings GUI page: