Problem

  • Whilst using VS Code my Cmd + N keyboard shortcut stopped creating a new file
  • I was stumped on how to figure out what was causing the issue

Solution

  • Looking around on Stack Overflow people suggested looking at the Keybindings as installed plugins can cause keyboard shortcut conflicts
  • In VS Code go to Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts
    • You can also type Cmd + p to bring up the command palette and search for Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Whilst poking around here I discovered a handy little feature of VS Code where you can type a keyboard shortcut and find out what it’s mapped to.
  • You just have to click the little keyboard icon (1) VS Code Keyboard Shortcut
  • I typed in Cmd + N and lo and behold it popped up with two entries and I found the source of the conflict and deleted the conflicting one