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CheatGrid

CheatGrid

CheatGrid

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Opens a CheatGrid cheat sheet in a side panel for the language of the file you are editing.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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CheatGrid

Opens a CheatGrid cheat sheet in a side panel for the language of the file you are editing.

What it does

  • Shows the sheet matching the active file, and follows you as you switch tabs. Covered language ids include python, typescript, javascript, go, rust, java, csharp, cpp, php, ruby, kotlin, swift, scala, r, sql, shellscript, powershell, dockerfile, terraform, yaml, json, markdown, html, css and vue.
  • Searches the catalogue of topics from the command palette.
  • Filters the open sheet, and double-clicking a word in the editor filters it to that word.
  • Copies an entry's example to the clipboard, or inserts it at the cursor.

29 sheets are readable without an account. The others are part of a CheatGrid subscription; run CheatGrid: Connect account to link one.

Commands

Command Keys
CheatGrid: Search cheat sheets Ctrl+Alt+C / Cmd+Alt+C
CheatGrid: Look up the selection Ctrl+Alt+K / Cmd+Alt+K
CheatGrid: Open the sheet for this file
CheatGrid: Connect account
CheatGrid: Disconnect account
CheatGrid: Refresh the list of cheat sheets

Settings

Setting Default Description
cheatgrid.followActiveEditor true Show the sheet for the file you are editing.
cheatgrid.lookUpOnDoubleClick true Double-clicking a word filters the open sheet to it.
cheatgrid.showStatusBarItem true Show the matching sheet in the status bar.
cheatgrid.siteUrl https://www.cheatgrid.com Where sheets are read from.

Data it sends

Requests go to cheatgrid.com for the list of topics and for a sheet, identified by that sheet's public slug. File names, paths and file contents are never sent. The extension has no telemetry. Which sheet matches the open file is decided locally from the editor's language id.

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