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GNOME keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 6/28/2018 on https://defkey.com/gnome-shortcuts

Gnome is a desktop environment that runs on Linux. It is default desktop
for many Linux distributions including Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, SUSE
Enterprise, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SteamOS.

GNOME has 78 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Navigation
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Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow Move window one workspace to the left
Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow Move window one workspace to the right
Shift + Super + Page Up Move window one workspace up
Shift + Super + Page Down Move window one workspace down
Super + Tab             Switch applications
Disabled                Switch windows
Disabled                Switch windows of an application
Ctrl + Alt + Tab        Switch system controls
Alt + Esc               Switch windows directly
Alt + F6                Switch windows of an app directly
Ctrl + Alt + Esc        Switch system controls directly
Disabled                Hide all normal windows
Disabled                Switch to workspace 1
Disabled                Switch to workspace 2
Disabled                Switch to workspace 3
Disabled                Switch to workspace 4
Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow Move to workspace left
Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow Move to workspace right
Super + Page Up         Move to workspace above
Super + Page Down       Move to workspace below


Screenshot
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PRINT                   Save a screenshot to file
Alt + Print             Save a screenshot of a window to file
Shift + Print           Save a screenshot of an area to file
Ctrl + Print            Copy a screenshot to clipboard
Ctrl + Alt + Print      Copy a screenshot of a window to clipboard
Shift + Ctrl + Print    Copy a screenshot of an area to clipboard
Shift + Ctrl + Alt + R  Record a screencast


System
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Alt + F2                Show the run command prompt
Alt + F1                Show the activities overview
Ctrl + Alt + Del        Log out
Super + L               Lock screen
Super + M               Show the message tray
Super + N               Focus the active notification
Super + A               Show all applications
Super + F10             Open the application menu


Typing
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Super + Space           Switch to next input source


Universal access
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Alt + Super + 8         Turn zoom on or off
Alt + Super + =         Zoom in
Alt + Super + -         Zoom out


Windows
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Alt + Space             Activate the window menu
Disabled                Toggle fullscreen mode
Alt + F10               Toggle maximization state
Super + Up arrow        Maximize window
Super + Down arrow      Restore window
Alt + F4                Close window
Super + H               Hide window
Alt + F7                Move window
Alt + F8                Resize window
Super + Left arrow      View split on left
Super + Right arrow     View split on right


Getting around desktop
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Alt + F1                Switch between the Activities overview and desktop. In the overview, start
typing to instantly search your applications, contacts, and documents
Super                   Switch between the Activities overview and desktop. In the overview, start
typing to instantly search your applications, contacts, and documents.
Alt + F2                Pop up command window (for quickly running commands)
Super + Tab             Quickly switch between windows. Hold down Shift for reverse order.
Super + `               Switch between windows from the same application, or from the selected
application after Super + Tab. This shortcut uses ` on US keyboards, where
the ` key is above Tab. On all other keyboards, the shortcut is Super plus
the key above Tab.
Super + "               
Alt + Esc               Switch between windows in the current workspace. Hold down Shift for
reverse order.
Ctrl + Alt + Tab        Give keyboard focus to the top bar. In the Activities overview, switch
keyboard focus between the top bar, dash, windows overview, applications
list, search field, and message tray. Use the arrow keys to navigate.
Super + A               Show the list of applications
Super + Page Up         Switch between workspaces
Super + Page Down       Switch between workspaces
Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow / Down arrow Switch between workspaces
Super + Shift + Page Up Move the current window to a different workspace
Super + Shift + Page Down Move the current window to a different workspace
Super + Shift + Left arrow Move the current window one monitor to the left
Super + Shift + Right arrow Move the current window one monitor to the right
Ctrl + Alt + Del        Power off
Super + L               Lock the screen
Super + M               Open the message tray. Press Super + M again or Esc to close


Common editing shortcuts
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Ctrl + A                Select all text or items in a list.
Ctrl + X                Cut (remove) selected text or items and place it on the clipboard.
Ctrl + C                Copy selected text or items to the clipboard.
Ctrl + V                Paste the contents of the clipboard.
Ctrl + Z                Undo the last action.


Capturing from the screen
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Print Screen            Take a screenshot
Alt + Print Screen      Take a screenshot of a window
Shift + Print Screen    Take a screenshot of an area of the screen. The pointer changes to a
crosshair. Click and drag to select an area
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R  Start and end screencast recording

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