Gnome and Nautilus Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Some time ago I blogged about keyboard shortcuts for the Gnome Desktop. I figure its time to revisit some of these. If I’ve missed any that you find helpful as usual drop a comment. I am unaware of any definitive list of Gnome shortcuts. Could this be a start?
Gnome Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts
Alt-F2 : Run Application Dialog
Alt-F1 : Open Applications Menu
Alt-F9 : Minimize Active Window
Alt-Tab : Rotate Current Window Focus
Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow : Move Virtual Desktop Left
Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow : Move Virtual Desktop Right
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left Arrow : Move Current Application Left
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Arrow : Move Current Application Right
Ctrl+Alt+L : Lock Screen
Ctrl+Alt+Del : Log Out
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace : Restart Gnome (careful)
Nautilus File Management
Shift+Ctrl+N : Create New Folder
Ctrl+T : Delete (to Trash)
Alt+ENTER : File/Folder Properties
Ctrl+1 : Toggle View As Icons
Ctrl+2 : Toggle View As List
Shift+Right Arrow : Open Directory (List View)
Shift+Left Arrow : Close Directory (List View)
Ctrl+S : Select Pattern [enter pattern]
F2 : Rename File
Ctrl+A : Select All
Nautilus Navigation Shortcuts
Ctrl+W : Close Window
Ctrl+Shift+W : Close All Nautilus Windows
Ctrl+R : Reload Nautilus Window
Alt+Up Arrow : Open Parent
Alt+Left Arrow : Back
Alt+Right Arrow : Forward
Alt+Home : Home Folder
Ctrl+L : Location Bar
F9 : Toggle Sidepane
Ctrl+H : Show Hidden Files
Ctrl++ : Zoom In
Ctrl+- : Zoom Out
Ctrl+0 : Normal Size
I know this is a bit of a long list, but I find that using keyboard shortcuts allows me to get more done than reaching for a mouse to navigate around my Desktop. I know many are much more comfortable with the mouse, but learning a few of these shortcuts can’t hurt either. Please comment if I’ve missed any shortcuts.
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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KeyboardShortcuts of course
In nautilus, there is also
Shift-Del
if you want to delete the file immedately, without having to move it to the Trash
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace : Restart Gnome (careful)
It would be better if you mentioned that it restarts X. AFAIK, this works irrespective of the window manager.
You can add :
Ctrl+Alt+d : minimize all windows
useful if you have too many windows open and want to look at something cleaner
one more shortcut,
shift+delete
will delete a file permanently and bypass the trash.. Be sure you no longer want it tho.
hello,
how to disable shift+delete
thanks
ronny
ctrl + h
to show/hide hidden folders
how can i add a new keyboard shortcut in ubuntu 8.04
BUMP
@DIVZ. Go to System->Preferences->Keyboard Shortcuts. It will allow you to add/change/remove shortcuts.
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ctrl + t for a new tab
backspace to return to parent foler
shift left/right to collapse/expand folders in list view
F6 switch focus between the side pane and the view pane.
switching between tabs is harder… if anyone knows a better shortcut key, i would really appreciate it!
while in the view pane (and while using mulitple tabs) press shift tab one or twice untill you see the tab is selected, then press left or right.
to go from the selected tab to the contents of that tab, press tab once or twice
ok, i just found the shortcut keys for navigating tabs!!
it's ctrl+alt+pageup or pagedown
Thanks!
Manuel said:
“ok, i just found the shortcut keys for navigating tabs!!
it’s ctrl+alt+pageup or pagedown”
For me just ctl+PgUp/PgDwn does the trick, no need for an alt in there.
Two more mouseless tricks:
1) Select non-adjacent files:
hold ctl and navigate up or down and use space to select multiple files (toggles select/deselect).
2) Select adjacent files:
hold shift and navigate up/down (PgUp/PgDwn works by pagefulls too)
One shortcut I can’t find:
open nautilus directly from the keyboard
im looking for the same shortcut Paulo… somebody know how to do that??
@Paulo:
go to System > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts, select “Launch home directory”, you can assign +e or anything you want…
i hope it be useful
and sorry for my bad english…
How are you able to scroll through the options at the top? (Applications | Places | System | etc )
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Alt+F1 is the default shortcut to access the Application menu. Then you can use the arrows keys to move inside or between the menus.
pressing “ctrl+L” open address bar in text mode.
pressing “Esc” go back address bar to buttons mode.
I’m trying to figure out why Gnome/KDE in Ubuntu 10.04 grabs the Mod4+S (and Mod4+M) key sequence and how I could remove them from the global configuration.