Linux Mint (Linux)

Troubleshooting

Restart Cinnamon, preserving all applications and windows (version 2.6+)

`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Esc`

All hotkeys for Linux Mint (Linux)

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

Similar combinations for other applications

Xfce

Start xkill

Application shortcuts

`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Esc`

KDE Plasma Desktop

Force Quit

Working with windows

`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Esc`

GNOME

Switch system controls directly

Navigation

`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Esc`

Linux Mint

Restart the Cinnamon desktop. If Cinnamon locks up, try using this shortcut and see if it solves the issue

Frequently used shortcuts

`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Esc`

Linux Mint (Linux)

Troubleshooting

Restart Cinnamon, preserving all applications and windows (version 2.6+)

Ctrl + Alt + Esc

All hotkeys for Linux Mint (Linux)

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories

New folder

Ctrl + Shift + N

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories

Focus the location bar

Ctrl + L

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories

Navigate to the home directory

Alt + Home

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories

Navigate up one directory

Alt + Arrow Up

File Manager (Nemo) - Navigating Directories

Navigate one directory forward / back

Alt + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items

Select multiple items

Ctrl + left click

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items

Select a range of items

Shift + left click

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items

Select an item in the indicated direction

Arrow Keys

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items

Select a range of items in the indicated direction

Shift + Arrow Keys

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)

Ctrl + S

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items

Select the first or last item in the window

Home / End

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items

Select all items

Ctrl + A

File Manager (Nemo) - Selecting Items

Invert selection

Ctrl + Shift + I

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item

Open selected item

Ctrl + O OR Alt + Arrow Down OR Enter

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item

Open selected item in new tab

Ctrl + Shift + O

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item

Properties of selected item

Alt + Enter

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item

Preview selected item

Shift + Space

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item

Rename selected item

F2

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item

Create shortcut to selected item

Ctrl + M

File Manager (Nemo) - Interact with the Selected Item

Delete selected item

Delete

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View

Icon view

Ctrl + 1

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View

List view

Ctrl + 2

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View

Compact view

Ctrl + 3

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View

Show hidden files

Ctrl + H

File Manager (Nemo) - Change the View

Increase / decrease icon size

Ctrl + = / - OR Ctrl + Mousewheel

`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Esc`

`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `N`

`Ctrl` + `L`

`Alt` + `Home`

`Alt` + `Arrow Up`

`Alt` + `Arrow Right` / `Arrow Left`

`Ctrl` + left click

`Shift` + left click

`Arrow Keys`

`Shift` + `Arrow Keys`

`Ctrl` + `S`

`Home` / `End`

`Ctrl` + `A`

`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `I`

`Ctrl` + `O` OR `Alt` + `Arrow Down` OR `Enter`

`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `O`

`Alt` + `Enter`

`Shift` + `Space`

`F2`

`Ctrl` + `M`

`Delete`

`Ctrl` + `1`

`Ctrl` + `2`

`Ctrl` + `3`

`Ctrl` + `H`

`Ctrl` + `=` / `-` OR `Ctrl` + `Mousewheel`

`Ctrl` + `0` (zero)

`F3`

`F4`

`F9`

`Ctrl` + `B`

`Ctrl` + `D`

`F6`

`F8` , then `Arrow Keys`

`Ctrl` + `T`

`Alt` + `1 ... 9`

`Ctrl` + `Page Up` / `Page Down`

`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Page Up` / `Page Down`

`Ctrl` + `W`

`Ctrl` + `F`

`Ctrl` + `N`

`F10`

`Alt` + `P`

`Ctrl` + `Q`

`Win`

`Win` + `D`

`Win` + `E`

`Alt` + `F2`

`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `T`