keyboard shortcuts #

below a collection of some keyboard shortcuts, some common and some not so common.

general #

• ctrl a select all
• ctrl x cut
• ctrl c copy
• ctrl v paste
• ctrl shift t restore tab
• ctrl t new tab
• ctrl n new tab or new window
• ctrl w close tab
• ctrl q close application (more of a linux thing, doesnt work everywhere)
• f5, ctrl r reload (web browser)
• shift f5 force reload
• ctrl f search (f3, ctrl g does the same in some browsers)
• f12, ctrl+shift+i dev tools in browser
• ctrl backspace delete word by word
• ctrl arrow keys jump word by word
• ctrl plus zoom in
• ctrl minus zoom out
• ctrl 0 sometimes resets zoom
• shift delete delete entire line
• ctrl delete delete word by word (from left to right)
• ctrl z undo (sometimes ctrl shift y)
• ctrl y redo
• alt tab switch open windows
• shift left/right arrow keys selects text

terminal #

• ctrl u erase typed, return to pos 0 (sometimes works in textboxes in other apps, e.g. html inputs in firefox)

enter behaviour #

if enter is send: shift enter newline (ex: whatsapp web)

if enter is newline: ctrl enter is send (ex: twitter)

gimp #

• ctrl shift a deselect all

browsers #

• chrome new incognito ctrl shift n
• firefox new private ctrl shift p
• chrome print ctrl shift p
• ctrl u view source

chrome:

• ctrl numbers switch to tab N
• ctrl tab switch tabs

firefox:

• ctrl shift e directly open network tab in devtools

youtube #

• j, l jump 10/15 secs backwards/forwards
• k, space play pause
• numbers jump to n/10 position in video
• arrowkeys left right jump 5 secs
• shift n next video in playlist
• , and . step through frames

nautilus #

• ctrl s select files based on regex