Unknown Xcode Shortcut

This unknown Xcode shortcut will allow you to close all the tabs, keeping the selected one open.

Francesco Leoni

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We all know very well that to use any IDE effectively, knowing its shortcuts is really important. It saves a lot of time.

So here is a really useful shortcut I discovered randomly while using Xcode.

It allows to close all the open tabs, except the one you need.

Here is the shortcut:

⌥ + ⌘ + click on the little 'x' on the file tab you want to keep open.

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