Github copilot usage and integration with VS Code

Github copilot is an AI pair programming tools, which can be integrated with your IDEs. This will give you AI based autocomplete suggestions, code fixes, unit tests etc.

You can visit https://docs.github.com/en/copilot to get the details about copilot

Currently copilot will only be available on these platforms/IDEs/tools. Azure Data Studio, Jetbrains, VIM/NeoVIm, Visual Studio and in Visual studio code.

Here I am using VS code. let’s learn.

First you have to install or download VS code in your machine. After installing

1. Search for copilot extension in Extension tab.
2. Install copilot and copilot chat
3. If you are using an enterprise authentication, you may need Win CA or Mac CA extensions as well.

After installing above, restart the VS code and Authenticate your copilot with your github credentials.

Once it’s successfully installed, you should be able to see an icon on right side bottom side of VS code, which will show ready status of copilot in your VS code.

Here are some shortcut keys that you can use with VS code.

For windows

Action	Shortcut	Command name
Accept an inline suggestion	Tab	editor.action.inlineSuggest.commit
Dismiss an inline suggestion	Esc	editor.action.inlineSuggest.hide
Show next inline suggestion	Alt+]	editor.action.inlineSuggest.showNext
Show previous inline suggestion	Alt+[	editor.action.inlineSuggest.showPrevious
Trigger inline suggestion	Alt+\	editor.action.inlineSuggest.trigger
Open GitHub Copilot (additional suggestions in separate pane)	Ctrl+Enter	github.copilot.generate
Toggle GitHub Copilot on/off	No default shortcut	github.copilot.toggleCopilot

For Mac

Action	Shortcut	Command name
Accept an inline suggestion	Tab	editor.action.inlineSuggest.commit
Dismiss an inline suggestion	Esc	editor.action.inlineSuggest.hide
Show next inline suggestion	Option (⌥)+]	editor.action.inlineSuggest.showNext
Show previous inline suggestion	Option (⌥)+[	editor.action.inlineSuggest.showPrevious
Trigger inline suggestion	Option (⌥)+\	editor.action.inlineSuggest.trigger
Open GitHub Copilot (additional suggestions in separate pane)	Ctrl+Return	github.copilot.generate
Toggle GitHub Copilot on/off	No default shortcut	github.copilot.toggleCopilot

For Linux

Action	Shortcut	Command name
Accept an inline suggestion	Tab	editor.action.inlineSuggest.commit
Dismiss an inline suggestion	Esc	editor.action.inlineSuggest.hide
Show next inline suggestion	Alt+]	editor.action.inlineSuggest.showNext
Show previous inline suggestion	Alt+[	editor.action.inlineSuggest.showPrevious
Trigger inline suggestion	Alt+\	editor.action.inlineSuggest.trigger
Open GitHub Copilot (additional suggestions in separate pane)	Ctrl+Enter	github.copilot.generate
Toggle GitHub Copilot on/off	No default shortcut	github.copilot.toggleCopilot