keyboard shortcuts in Linux

Top 10 shortcuts

1. ' Alt' + ' F1 ' - Opens the ' Applications Menu'.
2. ' Alt' + ' F2 ' - Displays the ' Run Application' dialog.
3. ' Print Screen ' - Takes a screenshot of the entire screen.
4. ' Alt' + ' Print Screen ' - Takes a screenshot of the current window.
5. ' Ctrl' + ' Alt' + ' right arrow ' - Switches to the workspace to the right of the current workspace.
6. ' Ctrl ' + ' Alt ' + ' left arrow' - Switches to the workspace to the left of the current workspace.
7. ' Ctrl ' + ' Alt ' + ' up arrow' - Switches to the workspace above the current workspace.
8. ' Ctrl ' + ' Alt ' + 'down arrow' - Switches to the workspace below the current workspace.
9. ' Ctrl' + ' Alt ' + ' D' - Minimizes all windows.
10. ' F1' - Starts the online help browser, and displays appropriate online Help.

Browser shortcut keys

These keys work in most versions of IE , Netscape and Mozilla.

 

General shortcuts

Command	Windows	Mac	Linux
Copy	Ctrl+C	Cmd+C	Ctrl+C
Paste	Ctrl+V	Cmd+V	Ctrl+V
Cut	Ctrl+X	Cmd+X	Ctrl+X
Close Window	Ctrl+W	Cmd+W	Ctrl+W
Find	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F	Ctrl+F
Find Again	Ctrl+G or F3	Cmd+G	Ctrl+G
Open Main Menu (switches to the first drop-down menu at the top of the window. example: "File" in Windows)	Alt or F10	(Mac OS X: Controlled through keyboard preference in Control Panel)	F10

Bookmarks Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Macintosh	Linux
Open Manage Bookmarks Window	Ctrl+B	Cmd+B	Ctrl+B
Add Page to Bookmarks	Ctrl+D	Cmd+D	Ctrl+D

 
 

Page Navigation Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Macintosh	Linux
Open History Window	Ctrl+H	Cmd+Shift+H	Ctrl+H
Reload	Ctrl+R	Cmd+R	Ctrl+R
Force Reload (not from cache)	Mozilla/NS: Ctrl+Shift+R IE: Ctrl-F5	Cmd+Shift+R	Ctrl+Shift+R
Back	Alt+Left Arrow or Backspace	Cmd+Left Arrow	Alt+Left Arrow
Forward	Alt+Right Arrow	Cmd+Right Arrow	Alt+Right Arrow
Stop	Esc	Esc	Esc
Home	Alt+Home	Cmd+Home	Alt+Home
Go to Bottom of Page	End		End
Go to Top of Page	Home	Home	Home
Select All Text in Location Bar	Alt+D	Cmd+L	Alt+D
New Window	Ctrl+N	Cmd+N	Ctrl+N
Move to Next/Previous Link or Form Element in a Web Page	Tab/Shift+Tab	Tab/Shift+Tab	Tab/Shift+Tab
Open File	Ctrl+O	Cmd+O	Ctrl+O
Close Window	Ctrl+W	Cmd+W	Ctrl+W
Save Page As	Ctrl+S	Cmd+S	Ctrl+S
Print Page	Ctrl+P	Cmd+P	Ctrl+P
Go Up One Page	Page Up/ Shift+Space	Page Up/ Shift+Space	Page Up/ Shift+Space
Go Down One Page	Page Down/Space	Page Down/Space	Page Down/Space
Go Up One Line	Up Arrow	Up Arrow	Up Arrow
Go Down One Line	Down Arrow	Down Arrow	Down Arrow
Turn on/off Caret Mode	F7	F7 (if F7 is not programmed for another command)	F7

 
 

Page Viewing Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Macintosh	Linux
Full Screen (toggle)	F11		F11 (may depend on window manager)
Zoom Text Smaller	Ctrl+- (minus sign)	Cmd+- (minus sign)	Ctrl+- (minus sign)
Zoom Text Larger	Ctrl+= (plus sign)	Cmd+= (plus sign)	Ctrl+= (plus sign)
No Zoom (back to normal/100%)	Ctrl+0	Cmd+0	Ctrl+0
View Page Information	Ctrl+I	Cmd+I	Ctrl+I
View Page Source	Ctrl+U	Cmd+U	Ctrl+U

 

Forms Shortcuts

Command	Windows	Macintosh	Linux
Move to Next/Previous Item in Form	Tab/Shift+Tab	Tab/Shift+Tab	Tab/Shift+Tab
Submit Form	Enter	Enter	Enter
Press Selected Button / Select Radio Button)	Space	Space	Space
Select an Item from a List	Up Arrow, Down Arrow, or First Letter of Item Name	Up Arrow, Down Arrow, or First Letter of Item Name	Up Arrow, Down Arrow, or First Letter of Item Name
Check/Uncheck Checkbox (toggle)	Space	Space	Space
Open a Drop-Down Menu	Alt+Down Arrow	Option+Down Arrow	Alt+Down Arrow

 

Tabbed Browsing Shortcuts

(Netscape and Mozilla only)

Command	Windows	Macintosh	Linux
New Navigator Tab	Ctrl+T	Cmd+T	Ctrl+T
Switch to Next Tab (when using Tabbed Browsing with more then one tab)	Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Page Down	Ctrl+Page Down	Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Page Down
Switch to Previous Tab (when using Tabbed Browsing with more then one tab)	Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+Page Up	Ctrl+Page Up	Ctrl+Page Up
Close Tab (Close window if one page open)	Ctrl+W	Cmd+W	Ctrl+W
Open link in new foreground tab	Insert		Insert
Open link in new background tab	Shift+Insert	Shift+Insert	Shift+Insert