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<revision version="0.1" date="2013-02-17" status="candidate"/>
<link type="guide" xref="index#advanced"/>
<link type="guide" xref="pref#global"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="pref-keyboard-access" />
<credit type="author copyright">
<name>Sindhu S</name>
<email>sindhus@live.in</email>
<years>2013</years>
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<credit type="author copyright editor">
<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
<email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
<years>2013</years>
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<name>Michael Hill</name>
<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
<years>2013</years>
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<desc>View and edit keyboard shortcuts.</desc>
</info>
<title>Keyboard shortcuts</title>
<p>Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of keys that allow you to perform
actions, such as opening the settings dialog or accessing a feature inside
<app>Terminal</app> quickly. These shortcuts can be modified to suit your
preferences.</p>
<p>To change a keyboard shortcut:</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
<gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>
<gui style="tab">Shortcuts</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Make sure <gui style="checkbox">Enable shortcuts</gui> is selected.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Make sure <gui style="checkbox">Enable shortcuts</gui> is selected.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select the shortcut that you wish to edit by clicking on it.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Once the shortcut is selected, click on the shortcut key combination
to edit it.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Press your desired shortcut key combination as you would enter it to
use it. The keys that you can use include <key>Alt</key>,
<key>Alt Gr</key>, <key>Ctrl</key>, <key>Shift</key>, <key>Super</key>,
number and letter keys.</p>
<note>
<p>Mnemonic key combinations, such as <keyseq><key>Alt</key>
<key>F</key></keyseq> will not work.</p>
</note>
</item>
<item>
<p>Once you have entered your new shortcut, it will automatically be
saved and you should see it in the list next to the corresponding
action.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<note style="tip">
<p>To disable a shortcut, edit it and press the <key>Backspace</key>
instead of the new shortcut.</p>
</note>
<section id="file-shortcuts">
<title><gui style="menu">File</gui> shortcuts</title>
<p>The default shortcuts for options under <gui style="menu">File</gui>
menu are:</p>
<table rules="rows" frame="top bottom" ui:expanded="true">
<thead>
<tr>
<td><p>Action</p></td>
<td><p>Keyboard Shortcut</p></td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p>New Tab</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>T</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>New Window</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>N</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Close Tab</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>W</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Close Window</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>Q</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="edit-shortcuts">
<title><gui style="menu">Edit</gui> shortcuts</title>
<p>The default shortcuts for options under <gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
menu are:</p>
<table rules="rows" frame="top bottom" ui:expanded="false">
<thead>
<tr>
<td><p>Action</p></td>
<td><p>Keyboard Shortcut</p></td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p>Copy</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>C</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Paste</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>V</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="view-shortcuts">
<title><gui style="menu">View</gui> shortcuts</title>
<p>The default shortcuts for options in the <gui style="menu">View</gui>
menu are:</p>
<table rules="rows" frame="top bottom" ui:expanded="false">
<thead>
<tr>
<td><p>Action</p></td>
<td><p>Keyboard Shortcut</p></td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p>Full Screen</p></td>
<td><p><key>F11</key></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Zoom In</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>+</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Zoom Out</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>-</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Normal Size</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>0</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="find-shortcuts">
<title><gui style="menu">Find</gui> shortcuts</title>
<p>The default shortcuts for options under <gui style="menu">Find</gui>
menu are:</p>
<table rules="rows" frame="top bottom" ui:expanded="false">
<thead>
<tr>
<td><p>Action</p></td>
<td><p>Keyboard Shortcut</p></td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p>Find</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>F</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Find Next</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>G</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Find Previous</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Clear Highlight</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>J</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="tab-shortcuts">
<title>Tab shortcuts</title>
<p>The default shortcuts for working with tabs are:</p>
<table rules="rows" frame="top bottom" ui:expanded="false">
<thead>
<tr>
<td><p>Action</p></td>
<td><p>Keyboard Shortcut</p></td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p>Switch to Previous Tab</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Page Up</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Switch to Next Tab</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Page Down</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Move Tab to the Left</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>Page Up</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Move Tab to the Right</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>Page Down</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Switch to Tab 1</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>1</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Switch to Tab 2</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>2</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Switch to Tab 3</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>3</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Switch to Tab 4</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>4</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Switch to Tab 5</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>5</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Switch to Tab 6</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>6</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Switch to Tab 7</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>7</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Switch to Tab 8</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>8</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Switch to Tab 9</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>9</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Switch to Tab 10</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>0</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="other-shortcuts">
<title>Other</title>
<p>There are also some shortcuts that cannot be edited:</p>
<table rules="rows" frame="top bottom" ui:expanded="false">
<thead>
<tr>
<td><p>Action</p></td>
<td><p>Keyboard Shortcut</p></td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p>Scroll up by one line</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>Up</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Scroll down by one line</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>Down</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Scroll up by one page</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Page Up</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Scroll down by one page</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Page Down</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Scroll to the top</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Home</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Scroll to the bottom</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>End</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="bash-shortcuts">
<title>Bash shortcuts</title>
<p>These are <app>Bash</app> shortcuts. <app>Bash</app> is usually the
default shell.</p>
<comment>
<cite href="mailto:kittykat3756@gmail.com">Kat</cite>
<p>TODO: move this section to a new page or link to info:readline
instead.</p>
</comment>
<p><app>Bash</app> shell specific keyboard shortcuts are:</p>
<table rules="rows" frame="top bottom" ui:expanded="false">
<thead>
<tr>
<td><p>Action</p></td>
<td><p>Keyboard shortcut</p></td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><p>Erase a word</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>W</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Erase a line</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>U</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Move to the start of the line</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>A</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Move to the end of the line</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>E</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Move back one character</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>B</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Move back one word</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>B</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Move forward one character</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>F</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Move forward one word</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Delete from the cursor to the beginning of the line</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>u</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Delete from the cursor to the end of the line</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>K</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Delete from the cursor to the start of the word</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>W</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Delete previous word</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>Backspace</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Paste text from the clipboard</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Y</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Clear the screen leaving the current line at the top of the
screen</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>L</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Reverse incremental search of history</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>R</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Reverse non-incremental search of history</p></td>
<td><p><keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>P</key></keyseq></p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
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