VSCode: how to undo split screen and show just current file?

Question

VSCode provides sweet shortcuts for manipulating (splitting and rearranging) screens:

1. Press Ctrl + \ to split your screen in two.
2. Press Ctrl + Number to focus on one of the screeens
3. Press Ctrl + Shift + 0 to change vertical/horizontal split

However, how do I remove all the split screens and just show the currently focused one?

Example: say, I press Ctrl + \ two times (gives me three vertical screens), then press Ctrl + 2 to select middle screen. What should I press now to make left and right screen disappear and middle screen occupy the whole space? In Emacs, that would be Ctrl + X + 1.

Answer 1

See if this keybinding does what you want:

{
  "key": "alt+q",
  "command": "workbench.action.closeEditorsInOtherGroups"
}

There is no default keybinding for the command workbench.action.closeEditorsInOtherGroups so I made up that one. I think it accomplishes what you want. It will close the other editor groups and keep you at the focused group.

Answer 2

I solved this by clicking on View > Editor Layout > Single

Hope it also works for you =)

Answer 3

Invoke Command palette (pressing Ctrl + Shift + P by default) and type/search for:

View: Close Editors in Other Groups

Answer 4

View Menu -> Editor Layout -> Single