Predefined Visual Studio Command Aliases
Aliases provide a means for entering a command into the Find/Command box or Command window by shortening the text needed to execute the command. For example, instead of entering >File.OpenFile to display the Open File dialog box, you can use the pre-defined alias >of.
Tip
Type >alias in the Commandwindow to display a list of the current aliases and their definitions. Type >cls to clear the contents of the Command window.
The table below contains a list of the pre-defined aliases that come with Visual Studio. You can easily create new aliases. For more information, see How to: Create Custom Aliases for Visual Studio Commands.
Some command names use arguments that allow you to completely bypass the user interface for a given dialog box. In addition, some command names have more than one pre-defined alias. Click the links for the command names below to display detailed topics that explain the correct syntax, arguments, and switches for those commands.
Command Name |
Alias |
Complete Name |
|---|---|---|
? |
Debug.Print |
|
?? |
Debug.Quickwatch |
|
Add New Project |
AddProj |
File.AddNewProject |
Alias |
Tools.Alias |
|
Autos window |
Autos |
Debug.Autos |
Breakpoints window |
bl |
Debug.Breakpoints |
Toggle Breakpoint |
bp |
Debug.ToggleBreakPoint |
Call Stack window |
CallStack |
Debug.CallStack |
Clear Bookmarks |
ClearBook |
Edit.ClearBookmarks |
Close |
Close |
File.Close |
Close All Documents |
CloseAll |
Window.CloseAllDocuments |
Clear All |
cls |
Edit.ClearAll |
Command mode |
cmd |
View.CommandWindow |
View Code |
code |
View.ViewCode |
d |
Debug.ListMemory |
|
List Memory Command as ANSI |
da |
Debug.ListMemory /Ansi |
List Memory Command One Byte format |
db |
Debug.ListMemory /Format:OneByte |
List Memory Command as ANSI with Four Byte format |
dc |
Debug.ListMemory /Format:FourBytes /Ansi |
List Memory Command Four Byte format |
dd |
Debug.ListMemory /Format:FourBytes |
Delete to BOL |
DelBOL |
Edit.DeleteToBOL |
Delete to EOL |
DelEOL |
Edit.DeleteToEOL |
Delete Horizontal Whitespace |
DelHSp |
Edit.DeleteHorizontalWhitespace |
View Designer |
designer |
View.ViewDesigner |
List Memory Command Float format |
df |
Debug.ListMemory/Format:Float |
Disassembly window |
disasm |
Debug.Disassembly |
List Memory Command Eight Byte format |
dq |
Debug.ListMemory /Format:EightBytes |
List Memory Command as Unicode |
du |
Debug.ListMemory /Unicode |
eval |
Debug.EvaluateStatement |
|
Exit |
Exit |
File.Exit |
Format Selection |
format |
Edit.FormatSelection |
Full Screen |
FullScreen |
View.FullScreen |
g |
Debug.Start |
|
GotoLn |
Edit.GoTo |
|
Go to Brace |
GotoBrace |
Edit.GotoBrace |
Help |
Help.F1Help |
|
Immediate Mode |
immed |
Tools.ImmediateMode |
Insert File as Text |
InsertFile |
Edit.InsertFileAsText |
kb |
Debug.ListCallStack |
|
Make Lower Case |
Lcase |
Edit.MakeLowercase |
Cut Line |
LineCut |
Edit.LineCut |
Delete Line |
LineDel |
Edit.LineDelete |
List Members |
ListMembers |
Edit.ListMembers |
Locals window |
Locals |
Debug.Locals |
Log |
Tools.LogCommandWindowOutput |
|
Command Window Mark Mode |
mark |
Tools.CommandWindowMarkMode |
Memory window |
Memory Memory1 |
Debug.Memory1 |
Memory Window 2 |
Memory2 |
Debug.Memory2 |
Memory Window 3 |
Memory3 |
Debug.Memory3 |
Memory Window 4 |
Memory4 |
Debug.Memory4 |
n |
Debug.SetRadix |
|
nav navigate |
View.ShowWebBrowser |
|
Next Bookmark |
NextBook |
Edit.NextBookmark |
nf |
File.NewFile |
|
New Project |
np NewProj |
File.NewProject |
of Open |
File.OpenFile |
|
op |
File.OpenProject |
|
Collapse to Definitions/Stop Outlining |
OutlineDefs StopOutlining |
Edit.CollapsetoDefinitions |
Step Over |
p |
Debug.StepOver |
Parameter Information |
ParamInfo |
Edit.ParameterInfo |
Step Out |
pr |
Debug.StepOut |
Previous Bookmark |
PrevBook |
Edit.PreviousBookmark |
Print File |
File.Print |
|
Properties Window |
props |
View.PropertiesWindow |
Stop |
q |
Debug.StopDebugging |
Redo |
redo |
Edit.Redo |
Registers window |
registers |
Debug.Registers |
Run to Cursor |
rtc |
Debug.RunToCursor |
Save Selected Items |
save |
File.SaveSelectedItems |
Save All |
SaveAll |
File.SaveAll |
Save As |
SaveAs |
File.SaveSelectedItemsAs |
shell |
Tools.Shell |
|
Stop Find In Files |
StopFind |
Edit.FindInFiles /stop |
Swap Anchor |
SwapAnchor |
Edit.SwapAnchor |
Step Into |
t |
Debug.StepInto |
Tabify Selection |
tabify |
Edit.TabifySelection |
Tasklist window |
TaskList |
View.TaskList |
Threads window |
Threads |
Debug.Threads |
Tile Horizontally |
TileH |
Window.TileHorizontally |
Tile Vertically |
TileV |
Window.TileVertically |
Toggle Bookmark |
ToggleBook |
Edit.ToggleBookmark |
Toolbox window |
toolbox |
View.Toolbox |
u |
Debug.ListDisassembly |
|
Make Uppercase |
Ucase |
Edit.MakeUppercase |
Undo |
undo |
Edit.Undo |
Untabify Selection |
Untabify |
Edit.UntabifySelection |
Watch window |
Watch |
Debug.WatchN |
Toggle Word Wrap |
WordWrap |
Edit.ToggleWordWrap |
List Processes |
| |
Debug.ListProcesses |
~ ~*k ~*kb |
Debug.ListThreads Debug.ListTheads /AllThreads |