Mouse is holding you back, to be the best you really need to know your way around on the keyboard. This page is off to rescue. If you know some useful keyboard shortcuts please add them here by logging in with your school user account and clicking edit on the top.
Notational differences
SUPER is a vendor-neutral way to refer to WINDOWS KEY or ⌘ on MacM-R means ALT+R, because M refers to Meta key which is also known as ALT keyMeta-R means ALT+R^X means CTRL+X
Directional key ALTernative
If the directional ↑,↓,→,← buttons do not work for whatever reason. Then you can, as an alternative, use the directional buttons on the Numpad section of your keyboard. To change between numerical and directional mode you have to press the ⇭ (Numlock) button.
Key on
Numeric Keypad
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Num Lock On
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Num Lock Off
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1
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1
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END
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2
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2
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↓
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3
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3
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PAGE DOWN
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4
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4
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←
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5
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5
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CLEAR
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6
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6
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→
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7
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7
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HOME
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8
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8
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↑
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9
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9
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PAGE UP
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0
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0
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INSERT
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.
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DELETE
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Windows/Ubuntu
| Shortcut
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Action
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ALT+TAB
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Quickly switch between windows. Hold down SHIFT for reverse order
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ALT+SPACE
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Opens window's menu, to move, resize, minimize, maximize the window
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ALT+F4
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For dialog windows also Escape - Close window
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ALT+Underlined character
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Open the main menu of current window
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Mac OS X
| Shortcut
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Action
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⌘+TAB
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Switch between windows
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⌘+C
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Copy
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⌘+V
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Paste
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File browser
| Shortcut
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Action
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F2
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Rename file
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CTRL+↑,↓,→,← and SPACE
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Select individual files
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Shift+↑,↓,→,←
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Select bunch of files
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CTRL+A
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Select all files
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CTRL+C
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Copy file
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CTRL+V
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Paste file
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CTRL+X
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Cut file
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ALT+↑ or BACKSPACE
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Go up in directory tree
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ALT+←, ALT+→
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Navigate back and forth
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ALT+ENTER
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Open file properties
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ENTER
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Enter directory, open file
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Windows
| Shortcut
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Action
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SUPER+PRINT SCREEN
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Take a screenshot of the desktop and place it under Pictures/Screenshots
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CTRL+ALT+↑,↓,→,←
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Rotate screen
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SUPER+←,→
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Rezise window to left-/rightmost half of screen
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SUPER+↑
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Maximize window
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SUPER+R
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Run command
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SUPER+D
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Show desktop
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SUPER+L
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Lock screen
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Ubuntu
| Shortcut
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Action
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CTRL+SUPER+←,→
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Resize window to left-/rightmost half of screen
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CTRL+SUPER+↑,↓
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Maximize/Minimize window
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CTRL+ALT+T
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Open terminal
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CTRL+ALT+L
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Lock screen
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ALT+F2
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Run command
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CTRL+ALT+F1
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To open up text-only console. Follow this with CTRL+ALT+DELETE for graceful reboot
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CTRL+ALT+F7
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Return to graphical user interface from text-only console
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Firefox/Chrome
| Shortcut
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Action
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CTRL+U
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View page source
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CTRL+F
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Find in page
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ALT+←,→
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Navigate back/forth in history
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CTRL+R
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Refresh
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CTRL+N
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Open new window
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CTRL+SHIFT+N
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Open new incognito window
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CTRL+T
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Open tab
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CTRL+W
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Close tab
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CTRL+L
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Open address bar
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CTRL+K
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Search
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CTRL+H
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History
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CTRL+TAB
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Switch between tabs
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TAB
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Focus next clickable element in the web page
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SHIFT+TAB
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Focus previous clickable element in the web page
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ENTER
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Click on a link, SUBMIT A FORM
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SPACE
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Tick/untick a checkbox
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CTRL+J
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Open downloads
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CTRL+SHIFT+J
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Open developer console
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CTRL+SHIFT+T
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Reopen closed tabs
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CTRL+D
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Bookmark
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CTRL++
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Zoom in
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CTRL+-
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Zoom out
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CTRL+0
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Reset zoom
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CTRL+Number
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Activate according tab in Chrome
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ALT+Number
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Activate according tab in Firefox
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Text editors/IDE-s
| Shortcut
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Action
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CTRL+A
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Select all text
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CTRL+S
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Save
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CTRL+O
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Open file
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CTRL+F
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Find in file
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CTRL+H
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Search & replace
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CTRL+↑,↓,→,←
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Move one line up/down, move one word left/right
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SHIFT+↑,↓,→,←
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Select text
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TAB
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Indent
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SHIFT+TAB
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Unindent
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PAGE UP,PAGE DOWN
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Scroll up and down by page
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HOME,END
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Go to beggining/end of line
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ALT+Number
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Select according tab
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CTRL+PAGE UP,PAGE DOWN
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Switch between tabs
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Terminal
| Shortcut
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Action
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↑,↓
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Navigate through command history
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SHIFT+ALT+↑,↓
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Scroll up/down in terminal output
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CTRL+R
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Search through command history
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CTRL+C
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Kill currently running command
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CTRL+SHIFT+C
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Copy text from terminal
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CTRL+SHIFT+V
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Paste text to terminal
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CTRL+Z
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Background and suspend a command, if accidentally pressed run fg command to resume
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CTRL+D
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End of input, on blank command line equivalent with exit command
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CTRL+L
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Clear screen, equivalent with clear command
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CTRL++
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Zoom in
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CTRL+-
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Zoom out
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CTRL+0
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Reset zoom
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Midnight Commander
Command line Norton Commander style file browser, run mc in terminal or to install on a personal machine apt install mc.
| Shortcut
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Action
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TAB
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Switch between panels
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F4
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Edit file --> here select mcedit, it's a neat text editor
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F5
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Copy file
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F6
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Move/rename file
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F7
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Create directory
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F8
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Delete file/folder
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F9
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Open main menu
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F10
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Exit
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ALT+S
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Search for files, unfortunately Ubuntu dashboard eats this keyboard shortcut
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Links
Command line web browser, open with links wiki.itcollege.ee or to install on a personal machine apt install links.
| Shortcut
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Action
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↑,↓,→,←
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Navigate between links
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ENTER
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To click
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F10
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Open main menu
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Q
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Quit browser
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G
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Go to another URL
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