If we want to work faster we need to know keyboard shortcuts. Always using mouse sometime boring. Even though, I don’t know all keyboard shortcuts. I am going to keep the common used keyboard shortcut!
Shortcut in Debian Linux
These shortcut works on Debina based Linux and Gnome
Navigation
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| Super+Shift+Left/Right |
Move window to left/right monitor |
| Ctrl+Alt+Tab |
Switch System Controls |
| Super+Tab |
Switch Applications |
| Alt+Esc |
Switch Window Directly |
System
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| Super+L |
Lock Screen |
| Super+A |
Show All Notifications |
| Alt+F2 |
Run Command Prompt |
| Supper or Super+s |
Overview |
| Logout |
Ctrl+Alt+Delete |
Window
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| Alt+F7 |
Move Window |
| Alt+F8 |
Resize Window |
| Alt+Up/Down |
Restore Window |
| Super+Left/Right |
Split on Left/Right |
| Alt+F4 |
Close Window |
| Super+h |
Hide Window |
Application Shortcut
If the applications are gnome based, same shortcut should work on different distros
Vmware Workstation
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| Ctrl+Alt+Enter |
Enter Full Screen |
| Alt then Alt+Enter |
Exit Full Screen |
| Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right |
Switch To next vm in Full Screen Mode |
Gnome Terminal
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| Shift+Ctrl+T |
New Tab |
| Shift+Ctrl+W |
Close Tab |
| Shift+Ctrl+C |
Copy |
| Shift+Ctrl+V |
Paste |
| F11 |
Full Screen |
| Ctrl+ +/- |
Zoom in/out |
| Shift+Ctrl+F/G/H |
Find and Find next/previous |
| Ctrl+Left/Right/1..2 |
Switch Tabs |
| Shift+Ctrl+Up/Down |
Scroll up down |
| Shift+Home/End |
Scroll to Top/End |
| Ctrl+U/K |
Delete a Line while cursor at the end/start |
| Ctrl+Y |
Paste from clipboard |
| Ctrl+R/P |
Reverse Incremental/Non-Incremental Search |
Nautilus
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| Ctrl+h |
Show/Hide Hidden Files |
| Ctrl+R |
Refresh |
| F9 |
Toggle Side Pane |
| Alt+Left |
Go Back |
| Alt+Right |
Forward |
| Alt+Home |
Go Home |
| Ctrl++/- |
Zome in/Zoom Out |
| Ctrl+0 |
Reset Zoom |
| Ctrl+L |
Go to location bar |
| Ctrl+Shift+N |
Create New Folder |
| F2 |
Rename File |
| Alt+Enter |
File Properties |
| Shift+Ctrl+Mouse drag |
Create symbolic link |
Google Chrome
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| Ctrl+N |
Open new window |
| Ctrl+Shift+N |
New Incognito Window |
| Ctrl+T |
Open New Tab |
| Ctrl+Tab/Right/Left |
Navigate to tabs |
| Ctrl+1..8 |
Navigate tabs by tab numbers |
| Ctrl+9 |
Go to last tab |
| Ctrl+F4 |
Close Current Tab |
| Alt+F4 |
Close Current Window |
| Alt+F |
Chrome Menu |
| F12 |
Developer Tools |
| Ctrl+Shift+O |
Bookmarks Manager |
| Ctrl+L or F6 |
Focus on Location Bar |
| Ctrl+S |
Save Current Page |
| Ctrl+Shift+R |
Reload without cache |
| Tab |
Navigate to clickable Items |
| Shift+Tab |
Navigate from the End to Clickable items |
| Ctrl+U |
View Source Code |
| Ctrl+D |
Bookmark |
| Ctrl+ +/-/0 |
Zoom in, Zoom out and default size |
| Ctrl+Backspace |
Delete Last word |
Gedit
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| Ctrl+O |
Open File |
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| Ctrl+N |
New File |
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| Ctrl+S |
Save File |
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| Ctrl+L |
Go to Line Number |
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| Ctrl+Alt+Right/Left |
Next Tab |
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| Ctrl+W |
Close current Tab |
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| Ctrl+F |
Find |
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| Ctrl+H |
Find and Replace |
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| Ctrl+Q |
Quit Gedit |
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Nano
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| Ctrl+S |
Save File |
| Ctrl+O |
Save as |
| Ctrl+K |
Delete Current Line |
| Ctrl+X |
Exit from nano (Yes/No for save) |
| Alt+6 |
Copy Current Line |
| Ctrl+U |
Paste Copied Line |
| Ctrl+Q |
Backward Search |
| Ctrl+W |
Forward Search |
| Alt+Q |
Find next occurrence Backward |
| Alt+W |
Find next occurrence Forward |
| Ctrl+T |
Run command and paste output |
Hope this keyboard shortcut is helpful for someone, at least for me :)!
Jobyer Ahmed is the founder and cybersecurity professional at Bytium LLC. He works across offensive and defensive security, including penetration testing, red-team operations, and vulnerability management, with a focus on practical and audit-ready security improvements.
