Linux Shortcuts

Select a shortcut from the list below to see it on the keyboard. Press keys on your keyboard to search shortcuts.

General

Copy

Ctrl+C

Copy selected content to clipboard.

Paste

Ctrl+V

Paste content from clipboard.

Cut

Ctrl+X

Cut selected content to clipboard.

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Undo the last action.

Redo

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Redo the previously undone action.

Select All

Ctrl+A

Select all items or text.

Save

Ctrl+S

Save current document.

Find

Ctrl+F

Find text on page.

Switch App

Alt+Tab

Switch between open applications.

Quit

Alt+F4

Quit the current application.

Lock Screen

Super+L

Lock the computer screen.

Search / Spotlight

Super+A

Open search or launcher.

Show Desktop

Super+D

Minimize all windows to show the desktop.

Change Language

Super+Space

Switch keyboard layout.

Screenshot

PrtSc

Take a full screen screenshot.

Screenshot Area

Shift+PrtSc

Take a screenshot of a selected area.

Mission Control / Overview

Super+

Show all open windows and desktops.

Virtual Desktops

Super+

Manage virtual desktops.

Task Manager

Ctrl+Esc

Open the system task manager.

Emoji Picker

Ctrl+Shift+E

Open the emoji and symbol picker.

Browser

New Tab

Ctrl+T

Open a new browser tab.

Close Tab

Ctrl+W

Close the current browser tab.

Reopen Tab

Ctrl+Shift+T

Reopen the last closed tab.

Refresh

Ctrl+R

Refresh the current page.

Hard Refresh

Ctrl+Shift+R

Reload page ignoring cache.

History

Ctrl+H

Open browsing history.

Focus Address Bar

Ctrl+L

Focus the browser address bar.

Developer Tools

Ctrl+Shift+I

Open developer tools.

Private / Incognito

Ctrl+Shift+N

Open a private or incognito window.

Downloads

Ctrl+J

Open the downloads panel.

Bookmark Page

Ctrl+D

Save the current page as a bookmark.

Zoom In

Ctrl++

Increase the page zoom level.

Zoom Out

Ctrl+-

Decrease the page zoom level.

Reset Zoom

Ctrl+0

Reset the page zoom to 100%.

Editor (VS Code, Cursor, WebStorm)

Duplicate Line

Shift+Alt+

Duplicate the current line.

Move Line Up

Alt+

Move the current line up in the editor.

Move Line Down

Alt+

Move the current line down in the editor.

Toggle Comment

Ctrl+/

Toggle line comment.

Find & Replace

Ctrl+H

Open find and replace tool.

Command Palette

Ctrl+Shift+P

Open the command palette.

Format Code

Shift+Alt+F

Auto-format the current document.

Toggle Sidebar

Ctrl+B

Show or hide the editor sidebar.

Terminal

New Terminal Tab

Ctrl+Shift+T

Open a new tab in the terminal.

Clear Terminal

Ctrl+L

Clear the terminal screen.

Cancel Process

Ctrl+C

Cancel the current running process.

End of File (EOF)

Ctrl+D

Send EOF to terminate input.

To Line Start

Ctrl+A

Move cursor to the beginning of the line.

To Line End

Ctrl+E

Move cursor to the end of the line.

Command History

Ctrl+R

Search previous commands (reverse search).

Kill Line

Ctrl+K

Delete from cursor to the end of the line.

Copy in Terminal

Ctrl+Shift+C

Copy selected text in terminal.

Paste in Terminal

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste text in terminal.

Close Tab

Ctrl+Shift+W

Close the current terminal tab.