UBUNTU keyboard shortcuts




UBUNTU is one of the popular operating system based on LINUX. It has a good number of users after fedora. I have already posted keyboard shortcuts for different web browsers and operating system. Today i am posting keyboard shortcuts for UBUNTU which will help you to work faster


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 applicationKeyboard shortcuts for GNOME desktopCtrl + 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 workspaceKeyboard shortcuts for TerminalCtrl + 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 outputKeyboard shortcuts for CompizAlt + 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 WindowsKeyboard shortcut for NautilusShift + 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


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