keyboard shortcuts is a small set of keys that activates a programs or action.
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How to switch X windows from the command-line?
How can I create a script that automatically switches windows? I'm trying to do the same thing Alt+Tab does.
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How do I find out what action or command or script is assigned to a hardware button?
I'm trying to assign a correct rotation on my tablet. http://superuser.com/questions/340516/assigning-a-rotation-script-to-a-hardware-button
One way to do this is using gnome keyboard shortcuts. ...
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Gnome stop grabbing my emacs keys
I am using Gnome in Ubuntu 11.04. I work a lot in Emacs, and I find that the Gnome window manager grabs some of the Emacs keys. To some extent, I can stop this by laboriously going through each of ...
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How can I reset all the bind keys in my Bash?
I bound some keys by mistake, and they don't work any more, such as HOME, END, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT.
Is there a way to reset all the bound keys to their original state?
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Home key not working in terminal
I am using GNOME Terminal 2.7.3 and zsh 4.3.9 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
Home and End are not working. Nothing happens and nothing gets displayed when I press them. but they work when I press shift + ...
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Weird control-d behavior
I can use cat as a very simple text editor by doing cat > foo.txt.
If I then type:
bar
baz
and then press ctrl+D, it now looks like this:
$ cat > foo.txt
bar
baz^D
with the cursor at the ...
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Ctrl+C does not work in gnome-terminal
On my Linux host, Ctrl+C does not seem to work and I do not know how to proceed to make it work. I am using Ubuntu 10.04 with bash 4.1.5(1), and working in Gnome-terminal.
When I pressed Ctrl+C while ...
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How I can get keycode and make multimedia keys usable?
I've an Asus N73S which have non-functional multimedia keys.
I have "direct access" keys but also "indirect access" keys (via Fn + ...).
The "Windows" key doesn't work either.
These keys don't ...
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Disable action keys
I'm running openSUSE on HP Pavilion dm4.
I have a bunch of action keys (volume up/down, brightness, wifi etc.) on my function keys. For using standard Fx keys I have to hold Fn key.
The problem is ...
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Select code block in vim
Given a code like this:
588 while ($linecounter > 0) {
589 $token = " ";
590 while ($token != PHP_EOL) {
591 if (fseek($handle, $pos, SEEK_END) == ...
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Bash: keybinding/trap issue
My .bashrc has the following:
# Alt+L lists current directory
bind -x "\"\el\":ls -ltrF --color=auto;"
# trap commands and echo them to xterm titlebar.
trap 'echo -ne "\033]0;$BASH_COMMAND - ...
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In emacs, how can I pass an argument to a function in a keybinding defintion
I want to create a keybinding for funcion end-of-line+ and pass a value of -1 to i. The function is declared as:
(end-of-line+ &optional n)
The first of the following snippets below, works ...
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How can I prevent Control+Alt+D from logging me out (of Gnome 2.22 on Debian 5)?
I was using Emacs, and typed Control+Alt+D in order to run Emacs' "down-list" command. I was dismayed to see, however, that I was instantly logged out; I assume this is some Gnome keyboard shortcut.
...
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1answer
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how to close all panes but the current pane in tmux
I have a key bound to setup panes to my liking, but sometimes things get messed up or out of hand and I want to close all the panes and rerun the script. Is there a simple tmux command to close all ...
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How to map ALT key in .vimrc?
In order to be able add blank lines without going into insertion mode, I'm trying to map ALT-o and ALT-O to o<ESC> and o<ESC>
I've tried the following in my .vimrc
map <M-o> ...
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Tutorial about key maping in KSH in EMACS mode
Are there any good tutorial to learn about Key Maping in Korn Shell (AIX) in EMACS mode ?
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Is there a vim shortcut for <name of current file>?
In vim, if I'm working on a Python script, I will commonly type:
:! python this_script.py
to execute the script. Is there a shortcut for the name of the current file? If not, can I easily make one? ...
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1answer
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Can I set a gnome keyboard shortcut to be a prefix key, like in emacs, tmux or screen?
I would like to setup some Gnome keyboard shortcuts to be a prefix-key, so that I can add several shortcuts with the same prefix. Eg. I'd like to be able to have Super+x be a prefix key, with the ...
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In GNOME 3, how does one assign keyboard shortcuts for applications besides the default applications?
In GNOME 3, there's a facility to assign keyboard shortcuts for applications like your default browser, default email client, default terminal etc. How do I do this for other applications?
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Terminator: Shortcuts for Prev and Next?
In terminator, the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+F opens up a small bar at the bottom of the window to let the user search a text string within the terminal scrollback.
Are there any keyboard ...
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How to execute shortcut keys from command line?
I am running Gnome. I would like to execute a shortcut key combination from the command line. For example, type a command that generates the key codes for Ctrl+Alt+Left.
Does anyone know of a way to ...
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Yanking URLs in w3m
I have been using w3m for a couple of weeks and am convinced that it is my preferred text browser - with one exception.
Is there any way to yank URLs to the clipboard without using the mouse?
I have ...
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Working with screen and emacs
I'm working with emacs (on the terminal) and I use screen to switch between terminals. The key combination Ctrl+A is grabbed by screen. Is there a way to change screen key binding?
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erratic keyboard shortcut behavior - gnome debian testing
Sometimes my keyboard shortcuts in gnome do not work (ctrl-alt-right for next desktop, ctrl-alt-m for menu, ctrl-alt-b for browser, et cetera)
Sometimes after rebooting they do work.
I wish I ...
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Pasting X selection (not clipboard contents) with keyboard
I'd like to be able to paste the X selection using the keyboard. Currently I have to use the middle mouse button to do this.
I gather that faking a middle mouse button press is fairly easy to do, ...
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Why does US International Keyboard break Alt_R
All adding the U.S. English International (with dead keys) keyboard layout breaks my Alt_R key. Any ideas why?
I'm working on RHEL 5.5 using GNOME. The problem disappears if I remove the additional ...
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How to disable “Resize Window” shortcut (Alt-F8)?
I disabled this shortcut it via System->Preferences->Keyboard Shortcuts, but it still persists. Furthermore, it takes precedence over Alt-F8 in other apps.
How do I really disable this shortcut? Do I ...
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1answer
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Reverse control-code look up for terminals
My understanding is that terminals often use ANSI control-codes to represent non-alphanumeric character sequences. For example, when editing .inputrc for Bash in Linux, it's easy to find code ...
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Mapping key combination with xmodmap
I'm trying to achieve the following mapping
keycode 135 = <Ctrl-C>
Is it possible to achieve this in some way?
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1answer
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How to change previous/next word shortcut in bash?
How do I configure Ctrl-Left and Ctrl-Right as previous/next word shortcuts for bash (currently alt-b and alt-f)?
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Can I change a shortcut key to Windows key?
I'm trying to change the shortcut key for "Run Application" ( Alt+F2 ) to the Windows key.
When I click "Show the panel's Run application dialog box" in Keyboard Shorcuts, it says "New Shortcut", ...
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Adding Ctrl-L as “clear” hotkey in OpenBSD's ksh
I've been looking for a way to use Ctrl-L to clear the monitor instead of typing clear in each time. I found nothing except a patch which didn't work for me. How do I add hotkeys/shortcuts to my ...
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Enable kill X.org with an own key combination
I've just read Enable kill X.org with ctrl+alt+backspace and am really happy, that control-alt-backspace no longer kills my X-Server. However, I'd like to have a way to kill it; it just should be ...
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Jump to start of the line in Bash's Vi mode
I'm using Bash Vi mode (aka set -o vi). Still I miss the Ctrl-A shortcut from Emacs mode, which is very handy. Many times I'm retrieving the last command and append an echo to the beginning of the ...
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In Gnu Emacs how do I set up a global key to toggle the menu-bar?
Using Gnu Emacs 23.1.1 on Ubuntu 10.04...
I'm currently a total newb with emacs, and I've decided to go cold turkey with the Gnome menu bar. (but I do want it to be "available" for the teething ...
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Can less invoke vim instead of the default vi when I hit the 'v' key?
I want to launch vim instead of the default vi editor when I hit v in less.
Are there any settings I can modify to allow me to do this?
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Fluxbox shortcut to open an xterm, or switch to an existing one
Is it possible using fluxbox to setup up a shortkey to say winkey+r that opens up a terminal (say xterm or whatever) with these properties:
If there is already a terminal that the working directory ...
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Emacs command to cut OR copy to system clipboard?
As a very new Emacs user, I've been using Ctrl+w and Ctrl+y to cut/copy and paste between buffers in Emacs. Is there a way to do the same thing so that not just Emacs, but the entire system, can have ...
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Task manager keyboard short cut in Linux?
Is there any keyboard shortcut for the "task manager" (like Alt+Ctrl+Del in windows) when my machine goes into a crashed state?
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Shift+Ctrl+[Left|Right] to highlight text, then type, ignores the first two characters typed
I'm using openSuse. It was installed for me by the IT group here at work this week. I routinely use Shift+Ctrl+ some arrow key to highlight text, and I'm in the habit of simply typing in order to ...
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2answers
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How can I assign a keyboard shortcut to a specific application in Openbox?
I use the web browser Uzbl and the window manager Openbox, and I wondered if I could configure openbox to add a keyboard shortcut to minimize / maximize Uzbl's window ...
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1answer
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VI mode in freetalk
I somehow managed to get my freetalk into vi-mode. I'm just unsure how I did it (if I restart freetalk I get an emacs-mode).
Anyone an idea?
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How to stop Mod4-P from switching the display? [closed]
I use Ctrl-P very frequently to scroll backward in the command history, but I often mistype it as Mod4-P, which is bound to the switch display function.
I've searched around Keyboard shortcuts and ...
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How do I jump to the next or previous word with CTRL + arrow keys in a console?
In terminal emulation applications, pressing CTRL + Left / Right arrows jumps from one word to the previous or next one. Is it possible to have the same functionality in a Linux console, whether it is ...
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Amarok2 “Search Collection” shortcut?
Is there a way to make a shortcut for amarok2 that would put focus on the search collection box?
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Emacs and windows manager keyboard shortcuts without “Super” key
I found a classic M-series keyboard and I want to use it. However, it does not have the "Windows" key (a.k.a "Super"), only the Shift, Control and Alt modifiers. My keyboard shortcuts are cluttered ...
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How do I quit from Vi?
I started Vi on my Ubuntu machine. However I don't know Vi, and now I can not quit. I see the editor and I can write text, at the bottom line there is a label "recording".
How do I quit from Vi?
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Is there a back-“button” in w3m?
Does w3m offer a keyboard shortcut to go back one page? I couldn't find anything in the man pages.
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Toggle between dvorak and qwerty
I've recently started to learn the dvorak keyboard layout, but I still need to use qwerty sometimes.
I'm looking for a script to toggle between the two keyboard layouts.
Also, I'd like to invoke ...
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vote
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