Saturday, July 4, 2009

Ubuntu keyboard Shortcuts

i have been always been using windows so i thing i am well versed in keyboard shortcuts and a fan of keyboard shortcuts may it be for faster processing or just to show off.

but in ubuntu its a different story. because almost all the commands are different. anyways. here what i got from browsing thru the net.

from:http://ubuntu-unleashed.com/2008/02/list-of-ubuntu-keyboard-shortcuts.html

  • Alt-Ctrl-L Locks the screen.
  • Alt-F1 opens the Applications menu, then use the arrow keys to navigate the submenus.
  • Alt-F2 opens the Run Application dialog box.
  • Alt-F3 opens the Deskbar Applet (F3 opens the search bar at the bottom of the window).
  • Alt-F4 closes the current window.
  • Alt-F5 unmaximizes the current window (if it’s maximized, of course).
  • Alt-F7, followed by arrow keys or mouse movement, adjusts the current window’s position.
  • Alt-F8 resizes the current window.
  • Alt-F9 minimizes the current window.
  • Alt-F10 maximizes the current window.
  • Alt-spacebar opens the window menu.
  • Alt-Tab moves between open windows.
  • Ctrl-Alt-Tab moves between open panels on the desktop.
  • Ctrl-W closes the current window.
  • Ctrl-Q closes the current application.
  • Here are some keyboard shortcuts for working in the Terminal window:
  • 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.
  • Tab followed by entered letters lists the available commands beginning with those letters.
  • Ctrl-U deletes the current line.
  • Ctrl-K deletes from the cursor right.
  • Ctrl-W deletes the word before the cursor.
  • Ctrl-L clears the terminal output.
  • Shift-Insert pastes the contents of the clipboard.
  • Alt-F moves forward one word.
  • Alt-B moves backward one word.

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