Hotkeys and shortcuts for Linux Mint (Linux)

(Total 82)

Ctrl + Shift + N
File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
New folder
Ctrl + L
File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
Focus the location bar
Alt + Home
File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
Navigate to the home directory
Alt + Arrow Up
File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
Navigate up one directory
Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left
File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories
Navigate one directory forward / back
Ctrl + left click
File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select multiple items
Shift + left click
File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select a range of items
Arrow Keys
File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select an item in the indicated direction
Shift + Arrow Keys
File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select a range of items in the indicated direction
Ctrl + S
File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select items matching a pattern (opens a dialog where you type in a pattern. All items matching that pattern are selected)
Home / End
File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select the first or last item in the window
Ctrl + A
File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Select all items
Ctrl + Shift + I
File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items
Invert selection
Ctrl + O OR Alt + Arrow Down OR Enter
File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Open selected item
Ctrl + Shift + O
File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Open selected item in new tab
Alt + Enter
File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Properties of selected item
Shift + Space
File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Preview selected item
F2
File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Rename selected item
Ctrl + M
File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Create shortcut to selected item
Delete
File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item
Delete selected item
Ctrl + 1
File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Icon view
Ctrl + 2
File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
List view
Ctrl + 3
File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Compact view
Ctrl + H
File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Show hidden files
Ctrl + = / - OR Ctrl + Mousewheel
File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Increase / decrease icon size
Ctrl + 0 (zero)
File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View
Reset icon size
F3
File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Toggle Extra Pane (split view that shows two folder side by side)
F4
File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Toggle Terminal in top pane (require the Nemo Terminal plugin)
F9
File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Toggle left pane
Ctrl + B
File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Edit bookmarks (Opens a dialog where you can sort, rename, and delete the shortcuts that appear in the left pane)
Ctrl + D
File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Add bookmark (a shortcut in the left pane)
F6
File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Cycle focus between panes
F8 , then Arrow Keys
File Manager (Nemo) - Toggle Side Pane, Split View, and Terminal
Resize panes. Press F8 to cycle through the separators between panes (the selected one will be highlighted). Then use the arrow keys to resize the separator.
Ctrl + T
File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
New tab
Alt + 1 ... 9
File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
Switch to tab 1 ... 9
Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down
File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
Next / previous tab
Ctrl + Shift + Page Up / Page Down
File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
Move tab left / right
Ctrl + W
File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs
Close tab
Ctrl + F
File Manager (Nemo) - General
Find
Ctrl + N
File Manager (Nemo) - General
New window
F10
File Manager (Nemo) - General
Open file menu
Alt + P
File Manager (Nemo) - General
Open the plugin manager
Ctrl + Q
File Manager (Nemo) - General
Close all windows
Win
General
Open the Applications Menu
Win + D
General
Show desktop
Win + E
General
Open File Manager
Alt + F2
General
Open the run dialog
Ctrl + Alt + T
General
Open a terminal
Shift + F10 OR right click
General
Open the context menu of the selected item
Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y
General
Undo / redo
Ctrl + C
General
Copy selected item
Ctrl + V
General
Paste
Ctrl + X
General
Cut selected item
Alt + Tab
Manage Windows and Workspaces
Cycle through open windows on current Workspace
Alt + `
Manage Windows and Workspaces
Cycle through open windows of the same application on ANY Workspace
Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Down / Alt + Esc
Manage Windows and Workspaces
Toggle Scale view (display all windows on current Workspace)
Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Up
Manage Windows and Workspaces
Toggle Expo view (display all Workspaces)
Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Left / Arrow Right
Manage Windows and Workspaces
Move to left / right workspace
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Arrow Left / Arrow Right
Manage Windows and Workspaces
Move current window to left /right workspace
Win + Shift + Arrow Keys
Manage Windows and Workspaces
Move current window to different monitor (left/right/up/down)
Alt + F4
Current Application Window
Close window
Alt + F5
Current Application Window
Unmaximize window
Alt + F7
Current Application Window
Resize window
Alt + F8
Current Application Window
Move window
Alt + F10
Current Application Window
Toggle maximize / unaximize window
Win + Arrow Keys
Current Application Window
Snap window to left/right/top/bottom half of screen. Use in combination to snap to corners, e.g. right then up. Key back toward the middle of the screen to unsnap (e.g., for a right-snapped window, push super+arrow left)
Ctrl + Win + Arrow Keys
Current Application Window
Tile window to the left/right/top/bottom half of the screen. Other maximized windows will fill in the remaining space.
Alt + Space
Current Application Window
Open window menu
Ctrl + Alt + L
Session
Lock screen
Ctrl + Alt + Delete
Session
Log out
Ctrl + Alt + End
Session
Open the Shut Down menu (Suspend / Restart / Shut Down)
Print Screen
Screenshots and Screen Recording
Take a screenshot
Ctrl + Print Screen
Screenshots and Screen Recording
Copy a screenshot to the clipboard
Alt + Print Screen
Screenshots and Screen Recording
Take a screenshot of the current window
Ctrl + Alt + Print Screen
Screenshots and Screen Recording
Copy a screenshot of the current window to the clipboard
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R
Screenshots and Screen Recording
Toggle desktop recording (video will be saved to your Home folder)
F1
Troubleshooting
Launch Linux Mint online help
Ctrl + Alt + Esc
Troubleshooting
Restart Cinnamon, preserving all applications and windows (version 2.6+)
Win + P
Troubleshooting
Re-detect display devices
Win + L
Troubleshooting
Toggle looking glass debugging tool
Ctrl + Alt + Backspace
Troubleshooting
Restart the X server (WARNING: this will close all running applications!)
Alt + Win + = / - or Alt + Mousewheel
Accessibility
Zoom desktop in or out (Note: Zoom must be enabled in Universal Access settings)