Ubuntu Shortcut Keys

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• Ubuntu Sortcut Keys

Ubuntu Sortcut Keys

1. Alt + F1: Open the Application Launcher
2. Alt + F10: Maximize the current window
3. Alt + F2: Open the Run Application dialog
4. Alt + F2: Run Application dialog
5. Alt + F4: Close the current window
6. Alt + F5: Minimize the current window
7. Alt + F9: Restore the current window to its previous size
8. Alt + Left arrow: Go back in the current application
9. Alt + Print Screen: Take a screenshot of the current window
10. Alt + Right arrow: Go forward in the current application
11. Alt + Shift + Print Screen: Take a screenshot of the entire screen
12. Alt + Space: Open the window menu for the current application
13. Alt + Tab: Switch between open applications
14. Ctrl + A: Move the cursor to the beginning of the line in the Terminal
15. Ctrl + Alt + Arrow keys: Change the screen orientation
16. Ctrl + Alt + Arrow keys: Switch between workspaces
17. Ctrl + Alt + Backspace: Kill the X server and return to the login screen
18. Ctrl + Alt + Backspace: Kill X server
19. Ctrl + Alt + D: Show desktop
20. Ctrl + Alt + Del: Restart the system
21. Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Restart the computer
22. Ctrl + Alt + F1 to F6: Switch between virtual terminals
23. Ctrl + Alt + L: Lock the screen
24. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Arrow keys: Resize the current window
25. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Number keys: Switch to a specific tab in the terminal
26. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T: Open a new tab in the terminal
27. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + W: Close the current tab in the terminal
28. Ctrl + Alt + T: Open Terminal
29. Ctrl + C: Stop the current process
30. Ctrl + D: Log out of the current session or close the terminal
31. Ctrl + E: Move the cursor to the end of the line in the Terminal
32. Ctrl + K: Delete text from the cursor to the end of the line in the Terminal
33. Ctrl + L: Clear the Terminal screen
34. Ctrl + Print Screen: Take a screenshot of the entire screen
35. Ctrl + R: Search the command history in the Terminal
36. Ctrl + Shift + C: Copy selected text in the Terminal
37. Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow: Move the current line of text down in the Terminal
38. Ctrl + Shift + F: Open the browser's search bar
39. Ctrl + Shift + N: Open a new private window in the browser
40. Ctrl + Shift + Q: Log out of the current session
41. Ctrl + Shift + R: Reload the current page in the browser
42. Ctrl + Shift + S: Save the current page as a bookmark in the browser
43. Ctrl + Shift + T: Reopen the last closed tab in the browser
44. Ctrl + Shift + T: Reopen the last closed tab in the Terminal
45. Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Move backwards through tabs in the browser
46. Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow: Move the current line of text up in the Terminal
47. Ctrl + Shift + V: Paste content from the clipboard as plain text in the browser
48. Ctrl + Shift + V: Paste content from the clipboard in the Terminal
49. Ctrl + Shift + W: Close the current tab in the Terminal
50. Ctrl + U: Delete the entire line of text in the Terminal
51. Ctrl + W: Delete the word before the cursor in the Terminal
52. Ctrl + Z: Suspend the current process
53. Super + [1-9]: Launch the nth application in the launcher
54. Super + A: Open the Application Launcher
55. Super + D: Show the desktop
56. Super + Down arrow: Minimize the current window
57. Super + E: Open the file explorer
58. Super + L: Lock the screen
59. Super + Left arrow: Snap the current window to the left half of the screen
60. Super + Right arrow: Snap the current window to the right half of the screen
61. Super + Space: Change the keyboard layout
62. Super + T: Open a terminal window
63. Super + Tab: Cycle through open applications
64. Super + Tab: Switch between open applications
65. Super + Up arrow: Maximize the current window
66. Super + Up arrow: Maximize the current window
67. Super + W: Open the Windows Overview