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Status Under review
Workspace IBM Developer for z/OS
Categories VSCODE
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 23, 2026

RELATED IDEAS

ISPF-style line commands

Being able to use ISPF-style Line/prefix area commands would not only make editing code easier, it would also make the switch for senior developers far more streamlined. These developers have used this functionality for decades and a tool that doesn't include this is, understandably, a non-starter for most of them.

These commands should be able to be entered in the line/prefix area in the editor to edit/modify code. Some (but not all) of these commands include;

'R' to repeat the current line

'R3' to repeat the current line 3 times

'D' to delete the current line

'M' to move the current line. Is paired with 'A' to move the line after the target line, or 'B' to move the line before the target line

'C' to copy the current line. Like 'M', is paired with 'A' or 'B' 

'CC' to copy a range of lines.  An additional 'CC' is used to terminate the copy select

 

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    May 13, 2026

    Stuff like the below is so incredibly not intuitive. The ISPF/EDIT line commands are intuitive. New developers will have no problem.

    Copy line down: alt-shift-arrow_down (up for up)

    - Move line down: alt-down (up for up)

    - Delete line ctrl-shift-k

    - ctrl-x for cutting the entire line if nothing is selected with ctrl-v for pasting it

    - selecting a range of line for copy/cut: shift-up_arrown or down


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  • Guest
    Apr 29, 2026

    Thanks for submitting this idea. I understand that this would make the transition easier and we will evaluate that. 

    On the other hand this is a new developer experience and VS Code has all these capabilities as well, just using different shortcuts tailored to this editor. All shortcuts can be customized and there are extensions available to support recording macros as well. 

    Here some out of the box examples related to your list:

    - Copy line down: alt-shift-arrow_down (up for up)
    - Move line down: alt-down (up for up)
    - Delete line ctrl-shift-k
    - ctrl-x for cutting the entire line if nothing is selected with ctrl-v for pasting it
    - selecting a range of line for copy/cut: shift-up_arrown or down

    There are many more and perhaps you will find that VS Code is more powerful. ctrl-k,ctrl-s brings up a searchable list of all shortcuts.

    https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/keybindings

    Also see this page with examples for multi-cursor editing: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editing/codebasics 

     

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