Background
I’m always forgetting GNOME & Nautilus keyboard shortcuts so this is a list of some of the more common ones that I’ve used in the past.
Solution
Here’s the lists. I’ve tried to organize the shortcuts first by whether they’re GNOME related or Nautilus. I’ve also tried to break them down into a sub groups based on similar functions, such as, file management, selecting, etc.
GNOME
Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts:
| Alt + F1 | → Open Applications Menu (Pulldown) |
| Alt + F2 | → Run Application Dialog |
| Alt + F9 | → Minimize Active Window |
| Alt + Tab | → Rotate Current Window Focus |
| Ctrl+Alt + D | → minimize all windows |
Virtual Desktop Shortcuts:
| Ctrl+Alt + L Arrow | → Move Virtual Desktop Left |
| Ctrl+Alt + R Arrow | → Move Virtual Desktop Right |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift + L Arrow | → Move Current Application Left |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift + R Arrow | → Move Current Application Right |
Logging Out and Restarting:
| Ctrl+Alt + L | → Lock Screen |
| Ctrl+Alt + Del | → Log Out/Reboot System |
| Ctrl+Alt + Backspace | → Restart Gnome/XWindows (careful) |
Nautilus
File Management:
| Alt + ENTER | → File/Folder Properties |
| Ctrl + H | → Show Hidden Files |
| Shift+Ctrl + N | → Create New Folder |
| F2 | → Rename File |
| 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) |
| Shift + Del | → Delete without moving to Trash |
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March 28th, 2012, @ 9:13 am |
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