Keyboard short-cut for hide/show file tree?

[guettli]

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Is there a keyboard short-cut to hide/show the file tree?

I like to view the side-by-side diff, and thus I need more space two show the old and the new versions of the code side-by-side.

A short-cut would be handy.

[Anmol-Baranwal]

Yes, in most code editors or integrated development environments (IDEs), you can usually hide/show the file tree using a keyboard shortcut.

In Visual Studio Code (VS Code), a popular code editor, you can use the "Ctrl + B" shortcut to toggle the visibility of the file tree.

If you are using a different code editor, you can usually find the keyboard shortcut for hiding/showing the file tree in the editor's documentation or settings.

GitHub also provides a keyboard shortcut to hide/show the file tree on the code view page. You can use the "t" key to toggle the visibility of the file tree on and off.

So, while viewing a file on GitHub, just press the "t" key to quickly hide/show the file tree.

[Anmol-Baranwal]

@guettli
I wanted to follow up and ask if you have any additional questions or concerns about my previous response on GitHub. If you have no further inquiries, would you kindly consider marking my answer as accepted?

It would be greatly appreciated and it will also help other users who might be looking for a solution to a similar issue.

[guettli]

GitHub also provides a keyboard shortcut to hide/show the file tree on the code view page. You can use the "t" key to toggle the visibility of the file tree on and off.

So, while viewing a file on GitHub, just press the "t" key to quickly hide/show the file tree.

I tried t on this view: https://github.com/syself/cluster-api-provider-hetzner/pull/716/files

But it did not toggle the tree-view.

BTW: why do you talk about vscode at the top of your answer?

[steven-pribilinskiy]

t focuses the input field but do not toggle the panel

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