Assign Shortcut to Open a Frequently Visited File - Navigate to Exact Note.

To create a keyboard shortcut to open a specific frequently visited file without searching:

1. Open keybindings.json
2. Add the following command with the path to your file:

[
  {
    "key": "ctrl+alt+1",
    "command": "vscode.open",
    "args": "/absolute/path/to/your/frequently-visited-note.md"
  }
]

Note: Use absolute paths

Important: Relative paths have not been reliable so far. Using absolute paths has worked well. For example:

• Windows: "C:/Users/YourName/projects/myfile.js"
• Mac/Linux: "/home/username/projects/myfile.js"

Related Use Cases

• Using hot-keyed files with search commands: Combine this with Quick Search In Subtree or Quick Search, In Subtree, Visited Since by assigning a shortcut to an ancestor note in the note hierarchy. This lets you quickly search within a particular note hierarchy from anywhere in your workspace.

For Searchability

For Searchability

hot files shortcut hot key

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Backlinks

• In-Subtree Command Tips