1000 Shortcuts Master List
🚀 1000 Keyboard Shortcuts for Ubuntu, PowerShell & GNOME ⌨️
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bash
Ubuntu Terminal & Command Line (bash) Shortcuts
Ctrl+A– Move cursor to beginning of lineCtrl+E– Move cursor to end of lineCtrl+F– Move forward one characterCtrl+B– Move backward one characterAlt+F– Move forward one wordAlt+B– Move backward one wordCtrl+D– Delete character under cursor; exit shell if line emptyCtrl+H– Delete character before cursor (backspace)Ctrl+W– Cut the word before the cursorAlt+D– Cut the word after the cursorCtrl+K– Cut from cursor to end of lineCtrl+U– Cut from cursor to beginning of lineCtrl+Y– Paste the last cut text (yank)Ctrl+_– Undo last editCtrl+L– Clear the screenCtrl+R– Search command history backwardCtrl+S– Search command history forward (may requirestty -ixon)Ctrl+G– Abort current search or operationAlt+R– Revert all changes to the current lineCtrl+T– Swap the last two charactersAlt+T– Swap the last two wordsAlt+U– Uppercase from cursor to end of wordAlt+L– Lowercase from cursor to end of wordAlt+C– Capitalize wordCtrl+X Ctrl+E– Open current command line in editor ($EDITOR)Ctrl+P– Previous command in historyCtrl+N– Next command in historyAlt+.– Insert last argument of previous commandAlt+1 … Alt+9– Insert nth argument of previous command!!– Run last command again!$– Last argument of previous command!*– All arguments of previous command!^– First argument of previous command!:n– nth argument of previous command (0 is command)^old^new– Quick substitute in last command and runCtrl+C– Interrupt foreground process (SIGINT)Ctrl+Z– Suspend foreground process (SIGTSTP)Ctrl+D– Send EOF (exit shell if line is empty)Ctrl+Shift+C– Copy selected text (GNOME Terminal)Ctrl+Shift+V– Paste text (GNOME Terminal)Ctrl+Shift+T– Open new tabCtrl+Shift+W– Close current tabCtrl+Shift+N– New terminal windowCtrl+Shift+Q– Close all terminals and quitCtrl+PageUp– Switch to previous tabCtrl+PageDown– Switch to next tabAlt+1 … Alt+9– Jump to tab by numberCtrl+Shift+Plus– Zoom inCtrl+Minus– Zoom outCtrl+0– Reset zoomF11– Toggle full-screenShift+Ctrl+F– FindShift+Ctrl+H– Find and replaceCtrl+Alt+T– Open a new terminal window (Ubuntu)Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down– Scroll line by lineShift+PageUp/PageDown– Scroll page by pageCtrl+Shift+X– Toggle read-only modeCtrl+Insert– CopyShift+Insert– PasteAlt+Enter– Toggle full-screen (some terminals)Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R– Start/stop screencast (GNOME)cd -– Go back to previous working directorypushd /popd– Navigate directory stackdirs -v– View directory stack!!:s/old/new/– Substitute in last command (no auto-run)!?string?– Run last command containing string^string^string2^– Another substitution syntaxfc– Fix command (open last command in editor)Ctrl+O– Operate-and-get-nextAlt+<– Move to first line of historyAlt+>– Move to last line of historyCtrl+X (– Start recording keyboard macroCtrl+X )– Stop recording keyboard macroCtrl+X e– Recall macroEsc .– Same as Alt+.Esc b– Move backward one word (vi mode)Esc f– Move forward one wordset -o vi– Switch to vi editing modeset -o emacs– Switch back to emacs modeCtrl+V– Insert next character literallyCtrl+Shift+Uthen hex – Insert Unicode characterAlt+N– Non-incremental forward history searchAlt+P– Non-incremental reverse history searchCtrl+X Ctrl+X– Move between beginning of line and cursorCtrl+]– Character search forwardCtrl+Alt+]– Character search backwardCtrl+@– Set markCtrl+X Ctrl+R– Read init fileCtrl+J– Accept line (same as Enter)Ctrl+M– Accept line (Carriage Return)Ctrl+Q– Resume output after Ctrl+SCtrl+S– Pause output (XOFF)!n– Run command number n from history!-n– Run nth previous command!string– Run most recent command starting with stringTab– Autocomplete file/commandTab Tab– Show possible completionsAlt+/– Attempt filename completionAlt+?– List possible completionsCtrl+X /– Possible filename completions
bash More
More Ubuntu bash Productivity Shortcuts
Ctrl+Shift+Z– Redo (if supported)bg– Resume suspended job in backgroundfg– Bring background job to foregroundjobs– List jobs%n– Refer to job number ndisown– Remove job from shell’s job tablenohup command &– Run command immune to hangupsalias ll='ls -alF'– Common aliasalias la='ls -A'– List all except . and ..alias l='ls -CF'alias ..='cd ..'alias ...='cd ../..'alias grep='grep --color=auto'alias cp='cp -i'alias mv='mv -i'alias rm='rm -i'alias mkdir='mkdir -pv'type command– Display information about commandwhich command– Locate a commandwhereis command– Locate binary, source, and manualwhatis command– One-line descriptionman command– Manual pagehelp command– Bash built-in helpcompgen -c– List all commandscompgen -a– List all aliasescompgen -b– List built-inscomplete -p– Show completion specsCtrl+X Ctrl+V– Display bash version infoecho $?– Exit status of last commandecho $$– Current shell PIDecho $!– PID of last background process!– Run last command (again)su -– Switch to root (with environment)sudo !!– Run last command with sudohistory– Show command historyhistory -c– Clear historyhistory -d offset– Delete history entry at offset!$:p– Print last argument without executing!*:p– Print all arguments without executingless +F– Follow file like tail -fCtrl+S/Ctrl+Q– Flow controlreset– Reset terminalstty sane– Restore sane terminal settingsxargs– Build command lines from stdintee– Read from stdin and write to stdout and filescommand | column -t– Pretty-print columnswatch -n 1 command– Execute command periodicallyscript– Record terminal sessionCtrl+A (screen/tmux)– Send prefixtmux new -s name– Create named sessiontmux attach -t name– Attach to sessiontmux ls– List sessionsCtrl+B then D– Detach tmuxCtrl+B then %– Split pane verticallyCtrl+B then "– Split pane horizontallyCtrl+B then Arrow– Switch paneCtrl+B then C– New windowCtrl+B then ,– Rename windowCtrl+B then &– Kill windowscreen -r– Reattach screenCtrl+A then C– New screen windowCtrl+A then N– Next window (screen)Ctrl+A then P– Previous windowCtrl+A then K– Kill windowCtrl+A then "– List windowshistory | grep pattern– Search historyCtrl+R– fzf integration if installedbind -p– Show all readline key bindingsbind '"\C-l": clear-screen'– Rebind a keyshopt -s autocd– Change directory by typing the pathshopt -s cdspell– Correct minor spelling in cdshopt -s histappend– Append to historyshopt -s checkwinsize– Check window size after each commandCDPATH– Set base directories for cdpushd /path– Push directory and switchpopd– Pop directory from stack and switchdirs– Display directory stackCtrl+X *– Possible hostname completionsAlt+$– Possible variable completionsAlt+~– Possible username completionsAlt+!– Complete command nameexport VAR=value– Set environment variablealias name='command'– Create aliasunalias name– Remove aliasecho ~– Home directoryecho ~user– Home of usercd– Home directorycd -P dir– Use physical directory structurepwd– Print working directoryreadlink -f file– Canonical pathrealpath file– Resolve absolute pathbasename /path/file– Strip directorydirname /path/file– Strip file nameln -s target link– Create symbolic linkalias ..2='cd ../..'Ctrl+Shift+E– (if bound) explode tabsset -o noclobber– Prevent overwrite with >>|– Force overwrite>>– Append2>&1– Redirect stderr to stdout
PowerShell
PowerShell Console Shortcuts (PSReadLine)
Ctrl+A– Move to beginning of lineCtrl+E– Move to end of lineCtrl+F– Move forward one characterCtrl+B– Move backward one characterCtrl+Left– Move backward one wordCtrl+Right– Move forward one wordCtrl+D– Delete character at cursor or exit sessionCtrl+H– Delete character before cursorCtrl+W– Cut word before cursorAlt+D– Cut word after cursorCtrl+K– Cut to end of lineCtrl+U– Cut from cursor to beginning of lineCtrl+Y– Paste (yank)Ctrl+_– UndoCtrl+L– Clear screenCtrl+R– Reverse search historyCtrl+S– Forward search historyCtrl+G– AbortCtrl+T– Swap charactersCtrl+Space– Menu completeTab– Tab completeShift+Tab– Previous tab completionCtrl+Shift+Space– Show all possible completionsF2– Insert last command’s first argument (if configured)F8– Search history backward (interactive)Shift+F8– Search history forwardCtrl+Alt+?– Show key bindings helpAlt+Enter– Send to terminal (if multi-line)Shift+Enter– Insert newlineCtrl+J– Accept lineCtrl+M– Accept line (carriage return)Escape– Clear current inputCtrl+C– Cancel current command, interruptCtrl+Break– Break executionCtrl+Shift+C– Copy (Windows Terminal)Ctrl+Shift+V– PasteCtrl+Shift+F– FindCtrl+Shift+Plus– Zoom inCtrl+Minus– Zoom outCtrl+0– Reset zoomAlt+Space then E then L– Scroll (legacy)Alt+Space then E then K– MarkAlt+Space then E then P– PasteCtrl+Shift+1– New tab (Windows Terminal)Ctrl+Shift+W– Close pane/tabCtrl+Shift+D– Duplicate paneCtrl+Tab– Next tabCtrl+Shift+Tab– Previous tabAlt+Shift+D– Duplicate tabWin+X then I– Open PowerShell (Windows)Win+R then "powershell"– Run PowerShellCtrl+Shift+Enter– Run as Administrator from searchAlt+F4– Close windowCtrl+Alt+J– Toggle focus (VSCode)F1– Open helpF5– Run current selection/prompt (ISE)F8– Run selection (ISE)F9– Toggle breakpoint (ISE)F11– Step into (ISE)F10– Step over (ISE)Shift+F11– Step out (ISE)Ctrl+Shift+F9– Clear all breakpointsCtrl+F5– Run without debugging (VSCode)Ctrl+P– Previous history itemCtrl+N– Next history itemCtrl+Alt+E– Expand aliasAlt+Shift+?– Show key bindingsAlt+<– Move to first history itemAlt+>– Move to last history itemCtrl+X,Ctrl+E– Edit command line in $env:EDITORAlt+F7– Clear command historyF7– Show command history popup (legacy)F9– Enter a command number to run (legacy)Alt+F10– Execute a specific history numberCtrl+Alt+J– Toggle prediction viewCtrl+Alt+U– Accept next suggestion wordCtrl+Alt+O– Accept entire suggestionRightArrow– Accept next character from suggestionCtrl+End– Accept whole suggestion line
Aliases
PowerShell Built-in Aliases (command shortcuts)
%– ForEach-Object?– Where-Objectgci– Get-ChildItemls– Get-ChildItemdir– Get-ChildItemgi– Get-Itemsi– Set-Itemni– New-Itemri– Remove-Itemrni– Rename-Itemcopy– Copy-Itemcp– Copy-Itemmove– Move-Itemmv– Move-Itemdel– Remove-Itemerase– Remove-Itemrd– Remove-Item (directories)md– mkdirtype– Get-Contentcat– Get-Contentgc– Get-Contentsc– Set-Contentac– Add-Contentclear– Clear-Hostcls– Clear-Hostcompare– Compare-Objectdiff– Compare-Objectselect– Select-Objectsort– Sort-Objectft– Format-Tablefl– Format-Listfw– Format-Widegroup– Group-Objectmeasure– Measure-Objectgu– Get-Uniquesleep– Start-Sleepstart– Start-Processsaps– Start-Processkill– Stop-Processspps– Stop-Processps– Get-Processgps– Get-Processgsv– Get-Servicesasv– Start-Servicespsv– Stop-Servicegcm– Get-Commandgm– Get-Memberhelp– Get-Helpman– Get-Helpoh– Out-Hostop– Out-Printertee– Tee-Objectecho– Write-Outputwrite– Write-Outputcd– Set-Locationsl– Set-Locationchdir– Set-Locationpwd– Get-Locationgl– Get-Locationpushd– Push-Locationpopd– Pop-Locationni -Type file– New filegal– Get-Aliassal– Set-Aliasipcsv– Import-Csvepcsv– Export-Csvirm– Invoke-RestMethodiwr– Invoke-WebRequestcurl– Invoke-WebRequest (alias)wget– Invoke-WebRequest
GNOME
Ubuntu Desktop (GNOME) Keyboard Shortcuts
Super– Open Activities overviewSuper+A– Show applications gridSuper+S– Show workspaces overviewSuper+D– Show desktopSuper+L– Lock screenSuper+Escape– Close overviewSuper+Tab– Switch between applicationsSuper+Shift+Tab– Switch applications reverseAlt+Tab– Switch between windowsAlt+Shift+Tab– Switch windows reverseSuper+`– Switch windows of same appSuper+Shift+`– Reverse same-appAlt+F1– Open Activities (alternate)Alt+F2– Run command dialogAlt+F4– Close focused windowAlt+F5– Unmaximize windowAlt+F7– Move windowAlt+F8– Resize windowAlt+F9– Minimize windowAlt+F10– Maximize windowAlt+Space– Window menuSuper+Up– Maximize windowSuper+Down– Unmaximize / minimizeSuper+Left– Snap window left halfSuper+Right– Snap window right halfSuper+Shift+Up– Maximize verticallySuper+Shift+Left/Right– Move window to adjacent monitorSuper+H– Hide windowSuper+M– Message traySuper+V– Notification popupSuper+N– Focus notification areaSuper+Space– Switch input sourceSuper+Shift+Space– Switch input source backwardCtrl+Alt+Up– Switch to workspace aboveCtrl+Alt+Down– Switch to workspace belowCtrl+Alt+Left– Switch to left workspaceCtrl+Alt+Right– Switch to right workspaceSuper+PageUp– Move to workspace aboveSuper+PageDown– Move to workspace belowShift+Super+PageUp– Move window to workspace aboveShift+Super+PageDown– Move window to workspace belowShift+Super+Left/Right– Move window to left/right workspaceSuper+Home– First workspaceSuper+End– Last workspaceCtrl+Alt+D– Toggle show desktopPrint– Screenshot entire screenAlt+Print– Screenshot a windowShift+Print– Screenshot a selected areaCtrl+Print– Copy full screen to clipboardCtrl+Alt+Print– Copy window screenshot to clipboardCtrl+Shift+Print– Copy area screenshot to clipboardCtrl+Alt+Shift+R– Start/stop screencastCtrl+Alt+F1 … F7– Switch to virtual consoleCtrl+Alt+Delete– Log out dialogSuper+Break– Pause (some keyboards)Super+F10– Open system menu (power)Super+Alt+S– Toggle screen reader (Orca)Super+Alt+8– Toggle magnifierSuper+Alt+Plus/Minus– Zoom in/out (magnifier)Super+Alt+I– Invert colorsCtrl+Alt+Esc– System monitor (if bound)Super+Fn+Down– Show notification tray (some)Super+O– Lock orientation (tablet)Super+F– Maximize window (some distros)Super+Q– Close window (customizable)Super+W– Toggle window shadeSuper+C– Calendar popup (GNOME 40+)Super+1 … Super+9– Launch/switch to dash favoritesSuper+Shift+1 … 9– New window of favoriteCtrl+Super+D– Toggle show desktop (alternative)Ctrl+Alt+L– Lock screenAlt+Ctrl+T– Launch terminalCtrl+Super+Left/Right– Move window between monitors (GNOME 42+)Alt+Escape– Focus previous windowSuper+K– Turn off screen (customizable)
Nautilus
Ubuntu File Manager (Nautilus) Shortcuts
Ctrl+T– New tabCtrl+N– New windowCtrl+W– Close tab/windowCtrl+Shift+N– Create new folderCtrl+Shift+W– Close all tabsCtrl+Shift+T– Reopen closed tabCtrl+1– Icon viewCtrl+2– List viewCtrl+3– Compact viewCtrl+Plus– Zoom inCtrl+Minus– Zoom outCtrl+0– Normal zoomCtrl+F– Search filesCtrl+L– Toggle location entryCtrl+D– Bookmark current locationCtrl+B– Show/hide bookmarks sidebarCtrl+H– Show hidden filesCtrl+Shift+H– Toggle hidden files (alternative)Ctrl+R– RefreshCtrl+Shift+R– Refresh all tabsCtrl+P– PrintAlt+Home– Go to Home folderAlt+Up– Go to parent directoryAlt+Left– Go backAlt+Right– Go forwardCtrl+Enter– Open selected folder in new tabShift+Enter– Open in new windowF2– RenameF5– RefreshF9– Toggle sidebarF10– Focus menuCtrl+Shift+I– Invert selectionCtrl+Shift+E– Send to… (email)Ctrl+Shift+C– Copy file pathCtrl+Shift+V– Paste file with path (move)Delete– Move to TrashShift+Delete– Delete permanentlyCtrl+Z– UndoCtrl+Shift+Z– RedoCtrl+A– Select allCtrl+C– CopyCtrl+X– CutCtrl+V– PasteCtrl+Alt+V– Paste as symlinkCtrl+M– Create new folder (older versions)Alt+Enter– File propertiesCtrl+Shift+?– Keyboard shortcuts overlayCtrl+Shift+G– Go to location (path bar)/– Search files (quick)~– Go to HomeCtrl+Q– Quit Nautilus
Terminal
Terminal Emulator (GNOME Terminal) Tab/Window Mastery
Ctrl+Shift+PageUp– Move tab leftCtrl+Shift+PageDown– Move tab rightCtrl+Shift+S– Save contentsCtrl+Shift+Plus– Increase font sizeCtrl+Shift+0– Reset font sizeCtrl+Shift+V– PasteCtrl+Shift+U– Unicode inputShift+Ctrl+Alt+T– New terminal (alternative)Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T– New tab?Ctrl+Shift+F10– Open context menuCtrl+Shift+Alt+R– Read-only mode toggleCtrl+Shift+D– Detach tab (if supported)Ctrl+Shift+L– Clear scrollback and resetCtrl+Shift+J– Toggle “show menubar”F12– Toggle drop-down terminal (Guake/Yakuake)
Apps
Common Ubuntu Application Shortcuts (LibreOffice, Firefox, GIMP, VLC…)
Ctrl+O– Open fileCtrl+S– SaveCtrl+Shift+S– Save asCtrl+P– PrintCtrl+W– Close tab (gedit)Ctrl+Shift+W– Close all (gedit)Ctrl+Q– QuitCtrl+Z– UndoCtrl+Shift+Z– RedoCtrl+F– FindCtrl+H– Find and replaceCtrl+G– Go to line (gedit)Ctrl+I– Italic (LO Writer)Ctrl+B– BoldCtrl+U– UnderlineCtrl+L– Left align (LO)Ctrl+R– Right alignCtrl+E– Center alignCtrl+J– JustifyCtrl+Shift+V– Paste special (LO)Ctrl+M– Increase indent (LO)Ctrl+Shift+M– Decrease indentCtrl+Shift+B– SubscriptCtrl+Shift+P– SuperscriptF12– Save as (LO)Ctrl+F12– Insert table (LO)Shift+F12– Bullets on/offCtrl+Shift+F12– Remove formattingCtrl+0– Default paragraph styleCtrl+1– Heading 1 (LO)Ctrl+2– Heading 2Ctrl+3– Heading 3Ctrl+Enter– Page breakShift+Enter– Line breakCtrl+Alt+Shift+V– Paste unformatted text (LO)Ctrl+Shift+Space– Non-breaking space (LO)Ctrl+Hyphen– Optional hyphenCtrl+Shift+Minus– Non-breaking hyphenCtrl+Shift+Arrow– Select word by wordCtrl+Backspace– Delete word backwardsCtrl+Delete– Delete word forwardsF7– Spellcheck (LO)Ctrl+F7– Thesaurus (LO)Ctrl+F2– Insert fields (LO)Ctrl+Shift+F9– Update fieldsCtrl+Shift+F7– Word count (LO)Ctrl+Shift+R– Restore editing view (LO)- Firefox:
Ctrl+Tnew tab,Ctrl+Shift+Treopen,Ctrl+Wclose,Ctrl+Laddress bar,Ctrl+Dbookmark,Ctrl+Tabnext tab,Ctrl+1-8switch tab,Ctrl+9last tab,F5reload,Ctrl+Shift+Rhard reload,F11fullscreen. - Evince:
Ctrl+Oopen,Ctrl+Pprint,Ctrl+Ffind,Ctrl++/-zoom,F11fullscreen. - VLC:
SpacePlay/Pause,Ffullscreen,N/Pnext/prev track,Ctrl+Up/Downvolume,Mmute,Sstop. - GIMP:
Ctrl+Nnew,Ctrl+Oopen,Ctrl+Ssave,Ctrl+Z/Yundo/redo,[]brush size,Xswap colors,Ddefault colors,Ppaintbrush,Eeraser,Rrectangle select,Mmove tool. - System Monitor:
Ctrl+Alt+Dellogout,Ctrl+Esc(KDE),Alt+F2 gnome-system-monitor.
PowerShell ISE
PowerShell ISE & VS Code Style Shortcuts
Ctrl+Shift+R– Start/stop recording (ISE macro)Ctrl+Shift+P– Command palette (VSCode)Ctrl+Shift+X– Extensions (VSCode)Ctrl+`– Toggle terminal (VSCode)Ctrl+Shift+`– New terminalCtrl+Shift+B– Run build taskF1– Command palette (VSCode)Ctrl+K Ctrl+C– Comment blockCtrl+K Ctrl+U– UncommentCtrl+[– Outdent lineCtrl+]– Indent lineAlt+Up/Down– Move line up/down (VSCode)Ctrl+/– Toggle line comment (VSCode)Ctrl+Shift+Enter– Insert line aboveCtrl+Enter– Insert line belowCtrl+Shift+K– Delete lineCtrl+D– Add selection to next find matchCtrl+Shift+L– Select all occurrences of current selectionCtrl+F2– Select all occurrences of current wordAlt+Click– Add cursorCtrl+Shift+.– Navigate to symbolCtrl+T– Go to symbol workspaceCtrl+G– Go to lineCtrl+P– Quick open fileCtrl+Shift+O– Go to symbol in fileF12– Go to definitionCtrl+F12– Go to implementationShift+F12– Find all referencesCtrl+K Ctrl+I– Show hoverCtrl+K F– Format selectionShift+Alt+F– Format documentCtrl+B– Toggle sidebarCtrl+Shift+E– Show explorerCtrl+Shift+F– Find in filesCtrl+Shift+H– Replace in filesCtrl+Shift+M– Show problems panelCtrl+Shift+U– Show output panelCtrl+Shift+Y– Show debug consoleF5– Start debuggingCtrl+F5– Run without debuggingShift+F5– Stop debuggingF9– Toggle breakpointCtrl+Shift+F9– Remove all breakpointsF10– Step overF11– Step intoShift+F11– Step outCtrl+K Ctrl+S– Keyboard shortcutsCtrl+K Z– Zen modeCtrl+Shift+V– Preview MarkdownCtrl+K V– Open preview to side
Extra GNOME
More GNOME Workspace, Window Management & System
Super+PageDown/PageUp– Move to workspace (older)Super+Shift+PageDown/PageUp– Move window to workspaceSuper+Home/End– First/Last workspaceCtrl+Alt+Home– Minimize allAlt+F8– Resize windowAlt+F7– Move windowAlt+Space– Window menuAlt+F10– MaximizeAlt+F9– MinimizeAlt+F5– Restore maximizedSuper+Up– Toggle maximizeSuper+Left/Right– Snap left/rightSuper+Shift+Left/Right– Move to monitorSuper+Down– Restore/minimizeSuper+Shift+Up– Maximize verticallyAlt+F2, r, Enter– Restart GNOME ShellAlt+F2, lg– Looking Glass debuggingCtrl+Alt+Shift+R– ScreencastSuper+Alt+F2– Run commandCtrl+Alt+Esc– xkill (click to kill window)
Advanced
Advanced Shell & Terminal Tricks (bash)
Meta+Backspace– Delete word backwardCtrl+X Ctrl+U– Incremental undoCtrl+Q– Unfreeze terminalCtrl+O– Accept line and fetch nextCtrl+X *– Glob expand wordEsc Ctrl+E– Shell-expand-lineEsc Ctrl+H– Delete previous word (some)Ctrl+Alt+E– Expand aliasCtrl+X $– Possible variable completionsCtrl+X @– Possible hostname completionsCtrl+X !– Possible command completionsCtrl+X /– Possible filename completionsCtrl+X ~– Possible username completionsCtrl+X (– Start recording macroCtrl+X )– Stop recordingCtrl+X e– Call last macroCtrl+Alt+Y– Rotate kill ringset completion-ignore-case onset expand-tilde onset menu-complete-display-prefix onbind '"\e[A": history-search-backward'bind '"\e[B": history-search-forward'bind '"\C-x\C-r": re-read-init-file'- Virtual Console:
Ctrl+Alt+F3TTY3,Ctrl+Alt+F2GNOME,Alt+SysRq+R/E/I/S/U/Bsafe reboot. - Screenshot extras:
Print,Shift+Printarea,Alt+Printwindow,Ctrl+Printclipboard. - More Nautilus:
Ctrl+Shift+Eemail,Ctrl+Shift+Iinvert selection,Ctrl+Alt+Oopen with,F3extra pane,F6focus panes. - Geany/Text Editors:
Ctrl+Shift+Vpaste history,Ctrl+Jjoin lines,Ctrl+Shift+Dduplicate line. - GNOME Terminal read-only & profiles:
Ctrl+Shift+Xread-only,Ctrl+Shift+Yreset. - Job Control:
Ctrl+Zsuspend,fg %1,bg %2,kill %3,disown %1. - Custom aliases:
alias please='sudo $(history -p !!)',mkcd() { mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1"; },cheat() { curl cheat.sh/"$1"; }. - PowerShell extras:
Get-PSReadLineKeyHandler,Set-PSReadLineOption -EditMode Emacs. - Hardware/Media Keys: Volume Up/Down, Mute, Brightness, Play/Pause, Next/Previous track.
- Tablet/Misc:
Super+Orotate lock,Ctrl+Alt+Up/Downscreen orientation.
Final
Other Tools, Workspace Management & Final Notes
Super+Shift+1..9– i3-like move to workspaceSuper+Shift+Q– Close window (tiling WM)Super+Shift+E– Exit sessionshopt -s globstar– Enable ** recursive globecho $RANDOM– Random numbermktemp– Create temp file/dirCtrl+X Ctrl+S– Save buffer to file (readline)Alt+0..9– Digit arguments (e.g.,Alt+3 Ctrl+Kkills 3 words)zenity --entry– GUI input from scriptsnotify-send "title" "message"– Desktop notificationxclip / xsel– Clipboard from CLIAlt+Scroll– Zoom desktop (if enabled)Super+Left click– Move window (press Super and drag)Middle click title bar– Lower windowAlt+Middle click– Resize windowRight click title bar– Window menuSuper+W– Window spread (if Compiz)Super+E– Expo workspace overview (Compiz)Ctrl+Alt+Arrow– Workspace switch (many DEs)Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Arrow– Move window workspaceAlt+Space– Window menuCtrl+Alt+L– Lock screen (many DEs)- Final reminder: Customize shortcuts via GNOME Settings, KDE System Settings, or
inputrcfor Readline. Practice a few every day!
Key Takeaways
Bash shortcuts work across all Linux terminals
PowerShell PSReadLine provides familiar Readline bindings
GNOME & Nautilus shortcuts speed up desktop navigation
Use "Copy All" buttons to save entire sections
GIMP, VLC, and LibreOffice have their own powerful sets
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