Keyboard shortcuts

[Lunde]

USEFUL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

There are probably a lot of places on the net where these are published, but why not one more time... If you guys have some more, lets collect em here.


General keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl+A = Select all (In Documents, Firefox, Nautilus, etc, not Terminal)
Ctrl+C = Copy (In Documents, Firefox, Nautilus, etc, not Terminal)
Ctrl+V = Paste (In Documents, Firefox, Nautilus, etc, not Terminal)

Ctrl+N = New (Create a new document, not in terminal)
Ctrl+O = Open (Open a document, not in terminal)
Ctrl+S = Save (Save the current document, not in terminal)
Ctrl+P = Print (Print the current document, not in terminal)

Ctrl+E = Send To... (Send the current document to an email recipient or remote location, not in terminal)
Ctrl+W = Close (Close the current document, not in terminal)
Ctrl+Q = Quit (Quit the application, not in terminal)

Ctrl + Alt + F1 = Switch to the first virtual terminal
Ctrl + Alt + F2(F3)(F4)(F5)(F6) = Select the different virtual terminals
Ctrl + Alt + F7 = Switch to current terminal session with X

Ctrl+Alt++ = Switch to next X resolution (Depends of your X configuration)
Ctrl+Alt+- = Switch to previous X resolution (Depends of your X configuration)

Ctrl + Alt + Backspace = Kill X server

Alt+Tab = Switch between open programs
Printscrn = Print sreen


Command line / Terminal shortcuts

Ctrl+C = Kill process (Kill the current process in terminal, also used to copy elsewhere)
Ctrl+Z = Send process to background
Ctrl+D = Log out from the current terminal. In X, this may log you out after a shuting down the emulator.

Ctrl+A = Home (Move cursor to beginning of line)
Ctrl+E = End (Move cursor to end of line)
Tab = List available commands from typed letters (Ex: type iw and click tab, output = iwconfig iwevent iwgetid iwlist iwpriv iwspy)

Ctrl+U = Delete current line
Ctrl+K = Delete current line from cursor
Ctrl+W = Delete word before cursor in terminal (Terminal only, also used to close the current document elsewhere)

Arrows up and down = Browse command history
Ctrl+R = History search (Finds the last command matching the letters you type)

Shift+PageUp / PageDown = Scroll terminal output
Ctrl+L = Clears terminal output
Shift+insert = Paste


Misc

Mousewheel click or 3rd mouse button = Paste selected text (Select any text in any window and paste where you want. Terminal / Firefox / Gnome apps)

Make gimp shortcut keys like photoshop:
http://epierce.freeshell.org/gimp/gimp_ps.php

HOWTO: Multimedia Keys by piedamaro
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=27039

HOWTO : create a custom shortcut (With keybinding) by frodon
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=42404

[dabear]

Ctrl+Alt++ = Switch to next X resolution
Ctrl+Alt+- = Switch to previous X resolution

Ehm, what does these actually do? Nothing happened when I tried them..

[Lunde]

Ehm, what does these actually do? Nothing happened when I tried them..
They let you change the screen resolution, but I guess those depends of your X config. I'll correct it with a note.

Thanx

[frodon]

Maybe this howto (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=42404) could be added in the misc section ?

[bored2k]

Very pretty guide. Kudos Lunde >:-]

[Lunde]

Maybe this howto (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=42404) could be added in the misc section ?
Definitly... Done!

[chill]

how can I set the keyboard shortcuts back to default?

[strabes]

WOW thank you for the link to how to change my keyboard shortcuts to the ones like photoshop. I was a pretty experienced photoshop user on windows and when I switched to linux I had to re-learn all the commands, which I haven't even scratched the surface of. This will make my life a lot easier.

[ign]

removed

[delanthear]

how can I set the keyboard shortcuts back to default?

Did you ever work this out? I just nuked the short cut for F1 accidently and I'm not sure what it was before. ](*,)

[olieviya]

Does anybody know the keyboard shortcuts: cut, paste etc in terminals?
:confused: :confused:

[olejorgen]

Does anybody know the keyboard shortcuts: cut, paste etc in terminals?
:confused: :confused:
ctrl + shift + c
ctrl + shift + v

[mjaga]

When I open the "keyboard shortcuts" dialog from the "System" menu in Ubuntu Dapper, i get a list of preconfigured shortcuts, many of which give hex-codes rather than key-combinations. E.g. "launch help browser" is associated with code 0xf5. Where do I find which keys I need to press to generate these codes? That info would be a useful addition to this howto.

[fubar_too]

I'm using Edgy and Beryl 0.1.1

There's a shortcut <Shift>+<backspace> that logs me out that I keep inadvertently hitting. It's driving me insane and i can't seem to change it in the normal keyboard shortcuts program ([System] > [prefs] > [kayboard shortcuts]).

Is there another way I can change this?

[akudewan]

I'm using Edgy and Beryl 0.1.1

There's a shortcut <Shift>+<backspace> that logs me out that I keep inadvertently hitting. It's driving me insane and i can't seem to change it in the normal keyboard shortcuts program ([System] > [prefs] > [kayboard shortcuts]).

Is there another way I can change this?

I'm having the exact same problem. Does anyone know how to fix this ?

[userundefine]

Nice thread.

May I submit another to include in the Misc section ? International characters. (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=329656)

[akudewan]

I'm having the exact same problem. Does anyone know how to fix this ?

I found a solution to this on this page: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=34&threadid=1989479&enterthread=y

[sabrewolf2006]

I know this thread probably isn't looked at anymore but here's another, in GNOME with the desktop focused press Ctrl + L to open a specific path in nautilus.. This also works in web browsers such as Epiphany or Firefox to jump to address entry.

[BenLi]

is there a shortcut to switch workspaces

[frodon]

You can set one with the GUI available to set the standard keyboard shortcuts.

[edwardTheGreat]

is there a shortcut to switch workspaces

ctrl+alt+"right arrow" moves you a workspace to the right
ctrl+alt+"left arrow" moves you a workspace to the left

the other arrows just bring up the workspace chooser.

[Unions]

Hi, I have Ubuntu Server Edition 7.04, I am trying to setup a CS:S server. Is there anyway to make a new tab of terminal? For those of you who don't know terminal is hte only thing that shows in the server edition, and I have a program updating which on average takes 24 hours even if you are on a T1 line, and I want to do other things while it is updating.

[olejorgen]

You have more than one terminal availabe. Switch with ALT +Fx. You can also start a process in the background with <name> &

You might want to look into screen too

[euchrid]

I'm putting this here, hoping it's useful for someone else, somewhere.

These work in Gnome, at least (on a Gutsy machine):

Alt+F7 = moves the current window (can be moved with mouse OR KEYBOARD)
Alt+F8 = resizes current window (again, with mouse OR KEYBOARD)
Alt+F9 = minimises current window
Alt+F10 = maximises current window
Alt+Space = brings up that funny window menu with with 'Always on Top' and 'Minimise' and 'Maximise' and all that jazz
Alt+F5 = returns window to 'normal' or previous size
Alt+F4 = closes window (usually)

These might not work for everyone, but for some they could really make a difference...

These work in Firefox (for me, anyway):
Alt Gr+Space = scrolls current tab/window down
Alt Gr+Backspace = scrolls current tab/window up

If you don't have Alt Gr, it might be labelled something else. It's usually to the right of the space bar. Sometimes, I think, they're labelled Alt 2 or even just Alt - hopefully one of them will work for you, otherwise it's off to find out about key mapping...

Anyone with accessibility issues, disabilities, or anyone who is plain sick of using the mouse/tablet/trackball for simple, occasional tasks (like scrolling) will REJOICE if the above works for them! Spread it about! I couldn't find a ******* thing about it through Google...

[TheMann00]

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys will move you to different workspaces!

[glennric]

Another useful terminal shortcut is CTRL+y
If you have used CTRL-U, CTRL-K, or CTRL-W to delete text this will bring it back. These are really emacs shortcuts.

[mistakenkindness]

I am a newbie to using Linux, On my windows box I had a program called hot keys that basically let me set customer keyboard shortcuts. The one I would really like to have is a paste feature. So I would hit ctl alt a and it would paste a signature line for emails. Is this possible in Ubuntu?

[arsadogi]

in terminal Ctrl-Z doesn't send the job to the backround.It is suspend it.If you want to resume it (in the backround) you have to bg %(jobs id).

[EMCGFX]

Have anyone tried > WinKey (windows key) + E
It gives you visual choice of Alt+Tab, but different.

[geethalakshmi]

Hi,
Here i mentioned some keyboard shortcuts for Fedora Linux.
http://hiox.org/bypass/index.php?id=232

With Regards,
Geethalakshmi
http://www.hiox.org/
http://www.mnbvcxz.org/

[witwolf]

What does Oxa mean on the Keyboard shortcuts?

[Elcid247]

When I open the "keyboard shortcuts" dialog from the "System" menu in Ubuntu Dapper, i get a list of preconfigured shortcuts, many of which give hex-codes rather than key-combinations. E.g. "launch help browser" is associated with code 0xf5. Where do I find which keys I need to press to generate these codes? That info would be a useful addition to this howto.
and
What does Oxa mean on the Keyboard shortcuts?


the hex is the representation of the multimedia keys.

[PMDirac]

This question was asked above, but the answer was a link which is now dead:

How do I change my X shortcuts?

Specifically, I need to eliminate the 'alt+ctrl+backspace' = kill X command. It is evil because emacs users may accidentally press it and kill all of their work. Whoever made this shortcut is clearly an agent of evil.

Thanks.

[ottoshmidt]

just sharing experience:

I had Shift+Alt shortcut chosen in Keyboard Layout to change input language and found out that it was conflicting with some shortcuts in Keyboard shortcuts (gnome-keybinding-properties), so beware:popcorn:

[moinseo]

Thanks for given this information..

[Nareto]

here (http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2008/02/list-of-ubuntu-keyboard-shortcuts.html) there are some more that aren't in this list... would be nice to add them. for example:
Alt-Ctrl-L Locks the screen.
Alt-F1 opens the Applications menu, then use the arrow keys to navigate the submenus.
Alt-F2 opens the Run Application dialog box.
Alt-F3 opens the Deskbar Applet (F3 opens the search bar at the bottom of the window).
Alt-F4 closes the current window.
Alt-F5 unmaximizes the current window (if it's maximized, of course).
Alt-F7, followed by arrow keys or mouse movement, adjusts the current window's position.
Alt-F8 resizes the current window.
Alt-F9 minimizes the current window.
Alt-F10 maximizes the current window.
Alt-spacebar opens the window menu.
Alt-Tab moves between open windows.

[vincix]

just sharing experience:

I had Shift+Alt shortcut chosen in Keyboard Layout to change input language and found out that it was conflicting with some shortcuts in Keyboard shortcuts (gnome-keybinding-properties), so beware:popcorn:

How do you actually assign a key for changing the keyboard layout? I searched for it in system - preferences - keyboard shortcuts, but all I could find was 'toggle on-screen keyboard', which doesn't seem to do anything.

Any suggestions?

Later edit: I've now realised that the on-screen keyboard is for handicapped ppl (or sth similar) :D So I now know that's not the answer!

[vincix]

How do you actually assign a key for changing the keyboard layout? I searched for it in system - preferences - keyboard shortcuts, but all I could find was 'toggle on-screen keyboard', which doesn't seem to do anything.

Any suggestions?

Later edit: I've now realised that the on-screen keyboard is for handicapped ppl (or sth similar) :D So I now know that's not the answer!

I found it on my own searching on google and bumped into another ubuntu forum post. So you have to go to system - preferences - keyboard -layouts tab - options and you can edit there key(s) to change layout :)