Gnome and Nautilus Keyboard Shortcut Keys : Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid

Gnome and Nautilus Keyboard Shortcut Keys : Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Gutsy - Hardy - Intrepid: "Alt-F2 : Run Application Dialog

Alt-F1 : Open Applications Menu

Alt-F9 : Minimize Active Window

Alt-Tab : Rotate Current Window Focus

Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow : Move Virtual Desktop Left

Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow : Move Virtual Desktop Right

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Left Arrow : Move Current Application Left

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Right Arrow : Move Current Application Right

Ctrl+Alt+L : Lock Screen

Ctrl+Alt+Del : Log Out

Ctrl+Alt+Backspace : Restart Gnome (careful)

Nautilus File Management

Shift+Ctrl+N : Create New Folder

Ctrl+T : Delete (to Trash)

Alt+ENTER : File/Folder Properties

Ctrl+1 : Toggle View As Icons

Ctrl+2 : Toggle View As List

Shift+Right Arrow : Open Directory (List View)

Shift+Left Arrow : Close Directory (List View)

Ctrl+S : Select Pattern [enter pattern]

F2 : Rename File

Ctrl+A : Select All

Nautilus Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl+W : Close Window

Ctrl+Shift+W : Close All Nautilus Windows

Ctrl+R : Reload Nautilus Window

Alt+Up Arrow : Open Parent

Alt+Left Arrow : Back

Alt+Right Arrow : Forward

Alt+Home : Home Folder

Ctrl+L : Location Bar

F9 : Toggle Sidepane

Ctrl+H : Show Hidden Files

Ctrl++ : Zoom In

Ctrl+- : Zoom Out

Ctrl+0 : Normal Size

I know this is a bit of a long list, but I find that using keyboard shortcuts allows me to get more done than reaching for a mouse to navigate around my Desktop. I know many are much more comfortable with the mouse, but learning a few of these shortcuts can’t hurt either. Please comment if I’ve missed any shortcuts.

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Comments

9 Responses to “Gnome and Nautilus Keyboard Shortcut Keys”

1. Alan Pope on June 27th, 2008 11:02 am

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KeyboardShortcuts of course :)
2. journey22 on June 27th, 2008 4:45 pm

In nautilus, there is also

Shift-Del

if you want to delete the file immedately, without having to move it to the Trash
3. MAS on June 28th, 2008 6:44 am

Ctrl+Alt+Backspace : Restart Gnome (careful)

It would be better if you mentioned that it restarts X. AFAIK, this works irrespective of the window manager.

You can add :

Ctrl+Alt+d : minimize all windows

useful if you have too many windows open and want to look at something cleaner :-)
4. zaipai on June 28th, 2008 9:58 am

one more shortcut,

shift+delete

will delete a file permanently and bypass the trash.. Be sure you no longer want it tho.
5. ronny on August 28th, 2008 2:18 am

hello,

how to disable shift+delete

thanks
ronny
6. thomas on September 5th, 2008 3:10 pm

ctrl + h

to show/hide hidden folders
7. DIVZ on September 8th, 2008 1:56 pm

how can i add a new keyboard shortcut in ubuntu 8.04
8. Aaron on December 5th, 2008 1:22 pm

@DIVZ. Go to System->Preferences->Keyboard Shortcuts. It will allow you to add/change/remove shortcuts.
9. kiran on December 11th, 2008 11:50 pm

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