Ubuntu Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + F1 = Switch to the first virtual terminal
Ctrl + Alt + F2(F3)(F4)(F5)(F6) = Select the different virtual terminals
Ctrl + Alt + F7 = Switch to current terminal session with X (e.g., go back to Gnome from terminal)

(from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=50794)

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.

(From Ubuntu Unleashed, http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2008/02/list-of-ubuntu-keyboard-shortcuts.html)

~ by songuke on March 28, 2009.