Is there a Visual Studio keyboard shortcut to rename a file in Solution Explorer?

Question

As the question title says: Is there a Visual Studio keyboard shortcut (or series of shortcuts) to rename file in Solution Explorer?

I am using VS2008 and manually doing this by right-clicking on a file in the Solution Explorer and selecting 'Rename', but this is a pain in the behind.

Warlike

In general, you can customize the keyboard shortvuts to whatever you like. However, also check out this answer #3375944 – Marabou

@InSane. Thanks for the link. Yet another example of how suckful the SO onsite searching is. That link didn't come up in the Ask Question related answer prompt. – Warlike

Answer 1

Depends on your settings profile:

In the C# profile, F2 does this.

you can assign a shortcut to any key:

• Tools -> Options, Expand Environment and select Keyboard
• Enter File.Rename into the text box
• Put the Focus on the "Press Shortcut keys" box and hit 'the key you want to assign'
• Click Assign

Crystie

Nice, that sorted it. Thanks Mitch. – Warlike

just btw F2 is also the default keyboard shortcut for rename in windows explorer – Topgallant

Answer 2

No use option Refractor.Rename and Assign key to that say F2

Boschvark

Answer 3

Use: File Utils Extension

command T or control T >File Utils: Rename, that's it.

Motivation