Ubuntu shortcut keys every user needs to know to be more productive

Ubuntu is an open-source Linux operating system which powers millions of desktops and laptops across world. Users can work on Ubuntu OS using a keyboard and mouse. However, working with keyboard shortcut keys can certainly save you a lot of time while looking more professional. Today, we bring some of most essential shortcuts you should know to become productive.

se keyboard shortcut keys will work on latest Ubuntu 18.04 GNOME edition. However, most of se combinations will also work on previous versions.

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Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts

GNOME desktop environment allows users to work with numerous keyboard shortcut combinations for exploring and navigating through desktop. Here's a look.

• Alt + F2 – Opens a command dialog box which can be used for launching an application, running commands and scripts
• Super + D – Minimises windows and comes back to desktop
• Super + Tab or Alt + Tab – Switches between multiple applications
• Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow – Takes you to previous workspace
• Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow – Takes you to next workspace
• Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow – Moves an open application to previous workspace
• Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow – Moves an open application to next workspace
• Super + Left Arrow – Takes a snap of  current application so that it takes up left portion of screen
• Super + Right Arrow – Takes a snap of current application so that it takes up right portion of screen
• Super + Up Arrow – Maximises open application
• Super + Down Arrow – Restores down open application
• Ctrl + Alt + L – Locks screen and asks you to log back in when you wish to use it again
• Ctrl + Alt + Del – Logs you out of current session

Opening and Closing Terminal Windows

• Ctrl + Alt + T  or Shift + Ctrl + N – Opens a new terminal window
• Shift + Ctrl + Q – Closes current terminal window

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Terminal Window Tabs

• Shift + Ctrl + T – Opens a new tab
• Shift + Ctrl + W – Closes current tab
• Ctrl + Page Up – Moves to previous tab
• Ctrl + Page Down – Moves to next tab
• Shift + Ctrl + Page Up key – Moves on to left tab
• Shift + Ctrl + Page Down key – Moves on to right tab
• Alt + 1 – Moves to Tab 1
• Alt + 2 – Moves to Tab 2
• Alt + 3 – Moves to Tab 3, and so on (It can be used up to Alt + 9 to move to Tab 9)
• Alt + 0 – Moves to Tab 10

Command Line Editing

• Shift + Ctrl + C – Copies highlighted text. You will need to highlight text with a mouse
• Shift + Ctrl + V – Pastes text copied in a terminal window. When pasting data into an app like a text editor, you can use Ctrl + V
• Ctrl + A or Home key – Takes you to beginning of a command line
• Ctrl + E or End key – Takes you to end of a command line
• Alt + B or Ctrl + Left Arrow – Moves cursor backward by one word
• Ctrl + B or Left Arrow – Moves cursor backward by one character
• Alt + F or Ctrl + Right Arrow – Moves cursor forward by one word
• Ctrl + F or Right Arrow – Moves  cursor forward by one character
• Ctrl + XX – Helps move between current position of cursor and beginning of line. You can hold Ctrl key and tap X twice
• Ctrl + D or Delete – Deletes character that is under cursor
• Ctrl + U – Deletes all characters that come before  cursor
• Alt + D – Deletes all characters that come after  cursor
• Ctrl + H or Backspace key – Deletes character that comes before cursor

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Controlling Terminal Display

• Ctrl + L – Clears terminal window
• Ctrl + S – Stops scrolling output; however, program still runs in background
• Ctrl + Q – Restarts scrolling output if earlier stopped using Ctrl + S

Searching in a Terminal Window

• Shift + Ctrl + F – Finds a search term
• Shift + Ctrl + G – Finds next occurrence of search term
• Shift + Ctrl + H – Finds previous occurrence of search term
• Shift + Ctrl + J – Clears highlighted text

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