In what file are the keyboard shortcuts saved in Linux Mint Cinnamon 18 ?
I want to backup the shortcuts so if I know the file where the shortcuts are saved, I can simply create a symlink to the shortcut file after reinstalling the OS.
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Why the downvotes? Since the answer is obviously useful the question can not be that useless. Anyway, it helped me. – Lucien Chardon Feb 6 '18 at 10:43
You can utilize the following to export your keyboard shortcuts to a file:
$ dconf dump /org/cinnamon/desktop/keybindings/ > dconf-settings.conf
This requires the dconf-cli package to be installed. Then, to import the file after making any desired keybinding changes:
$ dconf load /org/cinnamon/desktop/keybindings/ < dconf-settings.conf
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Thanks, but thats does not answer my question unfortunately . The reason why i ask is, that i want to backup the shortcuts so i can simply create a symlink to the shortcut file after reinstalling the OS. – Lucien Chardon Feb 5 '18 at 20:20
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Apologies, I've updated my answer to include details for exporting the file. I've only been able to test this on Cinnamon 17, so let me know if you encounter any errors. – aliceinpalth Feb 5 '18 at 20:22
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On Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon, this does not dump any key assignments. ;( – Keith Bennett Sep 3 at 17:52
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To clarify: On Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon, this outputs any overrides, but does not list the default assignments. I was hoping to have a list of all key assignments so I could search it. The GUI does not support searching. – Keith Bennett Sep 3 at 18:37
There are several binary files. Check the dconf-overview.xml, in the docs directory, inside this zipped file.
