Keyboard Shortcuts¶
Use a consistent set ofkeyboard shortcuts across operating systems and applications.
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Some of these may be wrong.
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Ctrl-Tab: cycle through tabs (Windows Terminal). Check others
Contents¶
See also:
Markdown¶
Custom shortcuts to use on Obsidian and Visual Studio Code.
| Command | App | Default Key | Custom Key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle bullet/checkbox | Obsidian | Shift + Alt + C | |
| Extract heading | Obsidian | Alt + E | |
| H0 (Remove Heading) | Obsidian | Alt + 0 | |
| H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6 | Obsidian | Alt + 1 (2,3,4,5,6) | |
| Source Mode | Obsidian | Alt + S | |
| Toggle bold | Code / Obsidian | Ctrl / Cmd + B | Alt + B (Obsidian) |
| Toggle checkbox | Code / Obsidian | Alt + C | Alt + C (Obsidian) |
| Insert code block | Obsidian | Alt + X | |
| Toggle code block (Markdown All in One) | Code | Option + m, Option + x | Shift +Alt + X |
| Toggle heading (downlevel) | Code | Ctrl / Cmd+ Shift + [ | |
| Toggle heading (uplevel) | Code | Ctrl / Cmd+ Shift + ] | |
| Toggle italic | Code / Obsidian | Ctrl / Cmd + I |
OS¶
| Action | Linux | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lock Screen | Super + L | Win + L | Cmd + Ctrl + Q |
| Task Manager | Ctrl + Alt + Del | Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Varies |
| Terminal/Open Console | Ctrl + Alt + T | Win + X, then C | Cmd + Space, then Terminal |
| Quit Application | Ctrl + Q | Alt + F4 | Cmd + Q |
| Show dotfiles | Ctrl + H | Cmd + Shift + + + . |
Window¶
| Action | Linux (GNOME) | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch between windows | Alt + Tab | Alt + Tab | Cmd + Tab |
| Switch between app windows | Alt + (backtick) | Super + Tab | Cmd + (backtick) | ||
| Maximize window | Super + Up | Super + Up | Control + Cmd + F |
| Minimize window | Super + H | Super + Down | Cmd + M |
| Move window left/right | Super + Left/Right | Super + Left/Right | - |
| Move window to corner | Super + Alt + Numpad | Super + Arrow keys (combination) | - |
| Move window to another monitor | Super + Shift + Left/Right | Super + Shift + Left/Right | Control + Cmd + Left/Right |
| Show desktop | Super + D | Super + D | F11 or Cmd + F3 |
| Close window | Alt + F4 | Alt + F4 | Cmd + W |
| Snap window to half screen | Super + Left/Right | Super + Left/Right | - |
| Snap window to quarter screen | Super + Alt + Numpad | Super + Arrow keys (combination) | - |
| Full screen (not maximized) | F11 | F11 | Control + Cmd + F |
| Cycle through windows | Alt + Esc | Alt + Esc | - |
| Show all windows (Exposé) | Super | Super + Tab (Task View) | Control + Up (Mission Control) |
| Show application windows | Super + W | Not built-in | Control + Down |
| Move window to workspace | Super + Shift + Page Up/Down | - | Control + Cmd + Up/Down |
| Switch workspace | Super + Page Up/Down | - | Control + Left/Right |
Application¶
Many applications follow these conventions.
| Action | Linux | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Settings | Ctrl + , or Ctrl + P | Ctrl + , | Cmd + , |
| New Tab | Ctrl + T | Ctrl + T | Cmd + T |
| Reopen Tab | Ctrl + Shift + T | Ctrl + Shift + T | Cmd + T |
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Cmd + C | |
| Paste | Ctrl + V | Cmd + V | |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Z | |
| Save | Ctrl + S | Cmd + S | |
| Find | Ctrl + F | Cmd + F | |
| Close Tab | Ctrl + W | Cmd + W | |
| Cut | Ctrl + X | Cmd + X | |
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z | Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + Z | |
| Open | Ctrl + O | Cmd + O |
Terminal (Emacs Meta key combinations)¶
macOS¶
Use alt key as Meta¶
Terminal App: Settings -> Profiles -> Keyboard -> Use Option as Meta Key
Keyboard Shortcuts¶
Delete previous word: Ctrl + W