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 or new application, not in terminal) |
| Ctrl + O = Open a document |
| Ctrl + S = Save the current document |
| Ctrl + P = Print the current document |
| Ctrl + W = Close the current document |
| Ctrl + Q = Quit the current application |
Keyboard shortcuts for GNOME desktop |
| Ctrl + Alt + Delete = Log out |
| Super + L = Lock the screen |
| Super + A = Show all applications |
| Super + V = Show the notification list |
| Super + S = Show the overview |
| 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 + Tab = Switch between system controls |
| Ctrl + Alt + Escape = Switch system controls directly |
| Alt + F1 = Open the Activities overview |
| Alt + F2 = Open the "Run Command" dialog box. |
| Alt + F4 = Close the current window |
| Alt + F5 = Unmaximizes the current window |
| Alt + F7 = Move the current window |
| Alt + F8 = Resize the current window |
| Alt + F10 = Maximize the current window |
| Alt + Space = Opens the window menu |
| Ctrl + Super + D = Hide all windows/Show desktop |
| Super + PageUp = Move to the above workspace |
| Super + PageDown = Move to the below workspace |
| Super + End = Move to the last workspace |
| Super + Home = Move to the first workspace |
| Shift + Super + Up/Down/Left/Right = Move window one monitor up/down/left/right |
| Shift + Super + PageUp/PageDown = Move window one workspace up/down |
| Shift + Super + End = Move window to last workspace |
| Shift + Super + Home = Move window to first workspace |
Keyboard shortcuts for Terminal |
| Ctrl + A = Move cursor to beginning of line |
| Ctrl + E = Move cursor to end of line |
| Ctrl + C = Kill the current process |
| Ctrl + Z = Suspend the current process by sending the signal SIGSTOP |
| Ctrl + R = Find the last command matching the entered letters |
| Enter a letter, followed by Tab + Tab = List the available commands beginning with those letters |
| Ctrl + U = Delete the current line |
| Ctrl + K = Delete the command from the cursor right |
| Ctrl + W = Delete 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) = Paste the contents of the clipboard |
| Alt + F = Move forward one word |
| Alt + B = Move backward one word |
| Arrow Up/Down = Browse command history |
| Shift + PageUp / PageDown = Scroll terminal output |
Keyboard shortcuts for Taking Screenshots |
| Print = Save a screenshot to Pictures folder |
| Alt + Print = Save a screenshot of a window to Pictures folder |
| Shift + Print = Save a screenshot of an area to Pictures folder |
| Ctrl + Alt + Print = Copy a screenshot of a window to clipboard |
| Shift + Ctrl + Print = Copy a screenshot of an area to clipboard |
| Ctrl + Print = Copy a screenshot to clipboard |
| Shift + Ctrl + Alt + R = Start screencast recording |
Keyboard shortcut for Files/Nautilus |
| Ctrl + ?/F1 = Open the Keyboard Shortcut window |
| Shift + Ctrl + N = Create New Folder |
| Delete = Move selected files/folders to Trash |
| Shift + Delete = Delete selected files/folders permanently |
| Ctrl + T = Open a new tab |
| Ctrl + PageUp = Go to previous tab |
| Ctrl + PageDown = Go to next tab |
| Shift + Ctrl + PageUp = Move tab left |
| Shift + Ctrl + PageDown = Move tab right |
| Shift + Ctrl + T = Restore closed tab |
| Alt + 0 . . . . 8 = Go to the specified tab |
| Ctrl + ENTER = Open the selected folder in a new tab |
| Shift + ENTER = Open the selected folder in a new window |
| Alt + ENTER = Show File/Folder Properties |
| Ctrl + 1 = Toggle View As List |
| Ctrl + 2 = Toggle View As Grid |
| Ctrl + S = Select Pattern |
| F2 = Rename File |
| Ctrl + A = Select all files and folders |
| Ctrl + F = Search |
| Ctrl + D = Bookmark current location |
| Ctrl + W = Close Window |
| Ctrl + o or Enter = Open selected file/folder |
| Ctrl + R = Reload Window |
| Alt + Up = Open parent directory |
| Alt + Left = Back |
| Alt + Right = Forward |
| Alt + Home = Go to Home folder |
| Ctrl + L = Show/go to location bar |
| / = Show/go to location bar with root location |
| ~ = Show/go to location bar with Home location |
| Ctrl + H = Show Hidden Files |
| Ctrl + + = Zoom In |
| Ctrl + - = Zoom Out |
| Ctrl + 0 = Normal Size |
| Shift + Ctrl + Down = Open selected file and close window |
| Alt + Down = Open selected file with default application |
| F9 = Show/hide sidepane |
| F10 = Show/hide action menu |
For those who want to configure your own keyboard shortcuts, you can do so at “Settings -> Devices -> Keyboard.”