Friday, September 4, 2009

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FOR UBUNTU

General keyboard shortcuts

  • Ctrl + A = Select all
  • Ctrl + C = Copy the highlighted content to clipboard
  • Ctrl + V = Paste the clipboard content
  • Ctrl + N = New (Create a new document, not in terminal)
  • Ctrl + O = Open a document
  • Ctrl + S = Save the current document
  • Ctrl + P = Print the current document
  • Ctrl + W = Close the close document
  • Ctrl + Q = Quit the current application

Keyboard shortcuts for GNOME desktop

  • Ctrl + Alt + F1 = Switch to the first virtual terminal
  • Ctrl + Alt + F2(F3)(F4)(F5)(F6) = Select the different virtual terminals
  • Ctrl + Alt + F7 = Restore back to the current terminal session with X
  • Ctrl + Alt + Backspace = Restart GNOME
  • Alt + Tab = Switch between open programs
  • Ctrl + Alt + L = Lock the screen.
  • Alt + F1 = opens the Applications menu
  • Alt + F2 = opens the Run Application dialog box.
  • Alt + F3 = opens the Deskbar Applet
  • Alt + F4 = closes the current window.
  • Alt + F5 = unmaximizes the current window
  • Alt + F7 = move the current window
  • Alt + F8 = resizes the current window.
  • Alt + F9 = minimizes the current window.
  • Alt + F10 = maximizes the current window
  • Alt + Space = opens the window menu.
  • Ctrl + Alt + + = Switch to next X resolution
  • Ctrl + Alt + - = Switch to previous X resolution
  • Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right = move to the next/previous workspace

Keyboard shortcuts for Terminal

  • Ctrl + A = Move cursor to beginning of line
  • Ctrl + E = Move cursor to end of line
  • Ctrl + C = kills the current process.
  • Ctrl + Z = sends the current process to the background.
  • Ctrl + D = logs you out.
  • Ctrl + R = finds the last command matching the entered letters.
Enter a letter, followed by Tab + Tab = lists the available commands beginning with those letters.
  • Ctrl + U = deletes the current line.
  • Ctrl + K = deletes the command from the cursor right.
  • Ctrl + W = deletes the word before the cursor.
  • Ctrl + L = clears the terminal output
  • Shift + Ctrl + C = copy the highlighted command to the clipboard.
  • Shift + Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) = pastes the contents of the clipboard.
  • Alt + F = moves forward one word.
  • Alt + B = moves backward one word
  • Arrow Up/Down = browse command history
  • Shift + PageUp / PageDown = Scroll terminal output

Keyboard shortcuts for Compiz

  • Alt + Tab = switch between open windows
  • Win + Tab = switch between open windows with Shift Switcher or Ring Switcher effect
  • Win + E = Expo, show all workspace
  • Ctrl + Alt + Down = Film Effect
  • Ctrl + Alt + Left mouse button = Rotate Desktop Cube
  • Alt + Shift + Up = Scale Windows
  • Ctrl + Alt + D = Show Desktop
  • Win + Left mouse button = take screenshot on selected area
  • Win + Mousewheel = Zoom In/Out
  • Alt + Mousewheel = Transparent Window
  • Alt + F8 = Resize Window
  • Alt + F7 = Move Window
  • Win + P = Add Helper
  • F9 = show widget layer
  • Shift + F9 = show water effects
  • Win + Shift + Left mouse button = Fire Effects
  • Win + Shift + C = Clear Fire Effects
  • Win + Left mouse button = Annotate: Draw
  • Win + 1 = Start annotation
  • Win + 3 = End annotation
  • Win + S = selects windows for grouping
  • Win + T = Group Windows together
  • Win + U = Ungroup Windows
  • Win + Left/Right = Flip Windows

Keyboard shortcut for Nautilus

  • Shift + Ctrl + N = Create New Folder
  • Ctrl + T = Delete selected file(s) to trash
  • Alt + ENTER = Show File/Folder Properties
  • Ctrl + 1 = Toggle View As Icons
  • Ctrl + 2 = Toggle View As List
  • Shift + Right = Open Directory (Only in List View)
  • Shift + Left = Close Directory (Only in List View)
  • Ctrl + S = Select Pattern
  • F2 = Rename File
  • Ctrl + A = Select all files and folders
  • Ctrl + W = Close Window
  • Ctrl + Shift + W = Close All Nautilus Windows
  • Ctrl + R = Reload Nautilus Window
  • Alt + Up = Open parent directory
  • Alt + Left = Back
  • Alt + Right = Forward
  • Alt + Home = go to Home folder
  • Ctrl + L = go to location bar
  • F9 = Show sidepane
  • Ctrl + H = Show Hidden Files
  • Ctrl + + = Zoom In
  • Ctrl + - = Zoom Out
  • Ctrl + 0 = Normal Size
(For those users who want to configure your own keyboard shortcuts, you can do it at System->Preferences->Keyboard Shortcuts.)

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