Essential Gnome Keyboard Shortcuts for Ubuntu

Keyboard Shortcuts are great for work done faster. Like Alt +F2 will give you a run application window in gnome. Just type the application name it will come working dont want to go to menu or clicks. Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v are most common. Some Keyboard Shrotcuts for Gnome is listed here. Remember some Get your work done faster on Ubuntu or Fedora.

• ALT+ F1 : launch applications menu, probably the most used keyword combination in my laptop.

• ALT + Home : Jump to home folder.

• ALT + Enter : Show file/folder properties.

• ALT + F2 : Launch “run application” dialog box.

• ALT + F4 : Close Window.

• ALT + Left/Right : Go back/forward while navigation directories in nautilus.

• ALT + Up/Down :  Go up/down while navigating directories in nautilus.

• ALT + Tab : Browse through windows.

• Shift + Del : Permanently delete files, no backing up in trash folder.

• F2 : Rename File/Folder.

• F3 : Enable split view in nautilus.

• F8 : Show/hide nautilus menubar

• F9 : Toggle nautilus side-pane.

• Super + Tab : “Shift switcher”, need to enable it in CCSM.

• Super + M : Inverts all the colors.

• Super + A or W : Arrange windows in a nice panel like appearance(Need Compiz).

• CTRL + L : View/Edit full location path.

• CTRL + A : Select all.

• CTRL + N : New window.

• CTRL + Shift + N : New folder.

• CTRL + H : Show/hide hidden files.

• CTRL + ALT + L : Lock Screen.

You can Created Your own Keyboard Shortcuts in Gnome. To assign your custom keyboard shortcut goto System – Preferences – Keyboard Shortcuts.Then Add Then put name and command.