Github Copilot

Links

• What is the GitHub Copilot extension for Visual Studio?

Shortcuts

Shortcut	Description
Tab	accept the suggestion
Alt + .	display the next suggestion
Alt + ,	display the previous suggestion
Esc	reject the suggestion

Generating code suggestions from comments

// describe something you want to do using natural language within a comment, and GitHub Copilot will suggest the code to accomplish your goal

GitHub Copilot Chat

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Command	Description
# Active document	focus on the code that's currently visible in the editor
# Selection	focus on the selected code
#	focus on a specific file

Installation in Visual Studio

GitHub Copilot is installed as a component with Visual Studio installer