Table of keyboard shortcuts

ActionWindowsmacOSHighlighted shortcuts are from the list of "sacred" keybindings.KDE / GNOMEEmacsVimChrome OSFile menu, or  then , then Requires full keyboard access active: System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Full Keyboard Access > All Controls Alternatively use  to toggle this setting., then  (gvim)
or  (vim + NERDTree)Edit menu, then , then  (gvim)View menu, then Undo the last operation, or, then  or
 or
 orRedo the last operation, or , or Same as undo, when undo is exhausted, it redoes. Move the cursor after one or more undos, and further undos will be redos.Cut the selection and store it in the clipboard, or or  to cut in register "a"
or  to cut in system clipboardCopy the selection into the clipboard, or , or or 
or Paste contents of clipboard at cursor,or , or or  to paste the content of the "a" register
or  to paste the content of the system clipboardPaste specialSelect all in focused control or window, then , unlikely ever needed as most commands take an optional range parameter.   means "all in focused windows" here so e.g. to copy all the text, use Cycle through installed keyboard languages / input methods, or 
The latter displays a menu with the currently selected input method highlighted, and debuted in Windows 8. (not MBR)
Configure desired keypress in Keyboard and Mouse Preferences, Keyboard Shortcuts, Select the next source in Input menu.."Mac 101: Set your preferences". Article: HT2490. Apple Inc. Retrieved 2010-11-03 via KDE Keyboard
 in GNOMEPrint

ActionWindowsmacOSKDE/GNOMEChrome OSNew browser window with same page as current  (for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Chromium, Mozilla Firefox)New folderApplications menu or, then e.g. for FileLock desktopSingh, Swapnil (2012-02-08). "10 Cool Windows Shortcuts You Need to Know" . Tricktactoe.com Retrieved 2012-09-20Tate, Jody (2017-09-27). "High Sierra 10.13 : Keychain Access Menubar Item Missing?". StackExchange.com Retrieved 2018-01-22 (macOS High Sierra and newer)or  or MBR 
(If "Require password after sleep or screen saver" is enabled in "System Preferences — Security & Privacy") (Hold for 3 seconds)Show desktopMinimize all windows, then use  to bring back all windowsLog out user (Twice)Switch active userTakes you to the "Switch User" screen when Fast User Switching has been enabled (enabled by default in XP).Task manager,Shows task manager in Windows XP if the welcome screen is enabled. Otherwise displays an NT-style menu, with the option of launching the task manager; likewise for Vista.Rename objectOn Mac OS, OS X, and macOS, the key commonly called  is properly called , while  is a separate key normally located on the numeric keypad or invoked as  (mainly on keyboards without a numeric keypad). or Open file or program or  or Switch window (next/previous) / / /Hold , then quickly press Switch window without dialog (next/previous) /Only works within single Applications
 / /Run application, enter executable name or
, enter executable name, enter executable name or , enter executable nameSearch, enter executable name or or Show Hidden Files, while in Finder, will toggle setting

ActionWindowsmacOSKDE / GNOMEChrome OSPlace computer into sleep/standby modeWindows 10:  >  > 

Windows 7: 

 (available on some keyboards) (available on some keyboards, configurable in Control Panel ➢ Power Options ➢ Advanced tab dialog box)Task manager/Force quitShut down computerWindows 10:  >  > (no confirmation, shutdown is immediate)(KDE; no confirmation, shutdown is immediate) (Hold for 10 seconds)Restart computerWindows 10:  >  >   Windows 7: "macOS keyboard shortcuts". Article: HT201236. Apple Inc. Retrieved 2020-01-02 or 
(no confirmation, restart is immediate)(KDE; no confirmation, restart is immediate)Place display in sleep modeBring up power/sleep dialog boxForce shutdown (Hold for several seconds)

ActionWindowsmacOSKDE / GNOMESave screenshot of entire screen as file"How to take a screenshot on your Mac". Article: HT201361. Apple Inc. Retrieved 2020-01-02 set the name and click "Save". GNOME Shell. User Guide 2.32. The GNOME Project. Archived from the original  on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012Copy screenshot of entire screen to clipboard or Copy screenshot of active window to clipboardSave screenshot of window as file then  then move mouse and click set the name and click "Save". GNOMESave screenshot of arbitrary area as file then click+drag mouse over required area set the name and click "Save". GNOMECopy screenshot of window to clipboard then  then move mouse and click click "Copy to Clipboard". GNOMECopy screenshot of arbitrary area to clipboardWindows 10:  then click+drag mouse over required area click "Copy to Clipboard". GNOMEScreencasting"Screencast Recording". GNOME Cheat Sheet. The GNOME Project. Retrieved 20 April 2016"Screen Shot Record". GNOME Help Guide. The GNOME Project. Retrieved 24 March 2012Screenshot UtilityOSX Mojave: "What's New in macOS Mojave - Screenshots". Apple. Retrieved 18 April 2019

ActionWindowsmacOSKDE / GNOMEEmacsVimChrome OSDelete char to the right of cursor or or or Delete word to the right of cursor or (delete space too)or
 (keep space)Delete word to the left of cursor or (delete space too)or
 (keep space)Go to start of line or or or (go to first non-space) or (go to column 0)Go to end of line or or orGo to start of document orGo to end of document orGo to previous word or or
 or orGo to next word or
 or or Go to previous line or or  or Go to next line or or  or Go to previous line break (paragraph) (kword or GNOME) or Go to next line break (kword or GNOME) orMove the cursor down the length of the viewport or or orMove the cursor up the length of the viewport or or orFind (Search with current selection) (GNOME; interactive search)Go to next search result (GNOME) or
 (KDE)"HIG/Keyboard Shortcuts". KDE Techbase. Retrieved 2020-01-02Go to previous search result (GNOME) or
 (KDE)Search and replace (GNOME) or
 (KDE)In whole document (), substitute () fosh by fish, don't stop at one substitution per line () and ask for confirmation for each substitution ().Search with a regular expressionAll searches use regular expressions.Search and replace with a regular expression

ActionWindows WordPadmacOSKDE / GNOME"Appendix A — Keyboard Shortcuts". Libre Office Documentation. The Document Foundation. Retrieved 26 April 2012EmacsVimBold, then Underline, then Italic, then Uppercase / Lowercase+ for upper,
 for lower,
 for capitalized. for upper,  for lower,  to toggle.Superscript (some applications only)Community.LinuxMint.com "OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice Keyboard Shortcuts — Linux Mint Community". Community.LinuxMint.com Retrieved 2012-09-20Subscript (some applications only)Selected text larger/smaller, 
or
, Selected text Bullets or Numbered ItemsInsert Linebreak

ActionWindowsmacOSKDE / GNOMEChrome OSGo to Address Bar+ or  or  depending on language or + or + or  or Go to the previous location in history or  or Go to the next location in history or  (web browser only) or Go up one level in the navigation hierarchy (Vista, 7 or 8 only) or  (Windows Explorer)Go to the starting page defined by the user or application (KDE) /
 (GNOME)

ActionWindowsmacOSKDE / GNOMEEmacs-w3mVimperatorChrome OSBookmarks menu(Firefox)URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .com) (Firefox) or
 (Chrome)URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .org) (Firefox)URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .net) (Firefox)Add bookmark for current page /Add bookmark for current linkManage bookmarks (Chrome/Safari) or
 (Firefox) /Focus and select Web search bar (Opera) or
 (Firefox) or
 (Safari) (open in a new tab) or (open in current tab) or Focus and select address bar or
 or or
 or to alter URL,use  to copy it. or Refresh a webpage or or or Refresh a webpage ignoring cache or then  or Open a new window (Chrome)Zoom Options (zoom in / zoom out / zoom 100%) /
 / /
 / / 
 / /  /  (text only)
or  /  /  (text and images)

ActionWindowsmacOSKDE / GNOMEEmacs-w3mVimperatorChrome OSNew tab or
 or, then Close tab Mozilla Firefox"Keyboard Shortcuts — Firefox Help". Support.Mozilla.org Retrieved 2020-01-02 & Opera"Keyboard Shortcuts – Opera Help". Help.Opera.com Retrieved 2020-01-02 & Chrome"Linux Keyboard Shortcuts — Google Chrome Help". Support.Google.com Retrieved 2020-01-02 & Arora"DefaultKeyboardShortcuts — arora — The Default Keyboard Shortcuts in Arora (Non-Mac Keyboard) - Cross Platform WebKit Browser — Google Project Hosting". Code.Google.com Retrieved 2012-09-20 & Epiphany"Keyboard shortcuts" , help.gnome.org. & Midori
 Mozilla Firefox & Opera & Chrome & AroraClose all tabs but the current one (Safari), then Go to next tab or
 (Safari) or
 or, then Go to previous tab or
 (Safari) or
 or, then Go to tab-n (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer) (Chrome) (Chrome, Firefox) or
 (Chrome)First tab: 
Last tab: Open a previously closed tab(Firefox, Opera, Chrome)(Firefox, Opera, Chrome)"Keyboard Shortcuts — Firefox Help". Support.Mozilla.org Retrieved 2020-01-02"Keyboard Shortcuts – Opera Help". Help.Opera.com Retrieved 2020-01-02 (Firefox)Open a previously closed window (Firefox)

+ActionWindowsmacOSKDEGNOMEEmacsChrome OSClose the current internet tabForce window mode (Application requires functionality for set action) or  or  or Pop up window menu, then Close the focused window or  then In Microsoft Windows, all shortcuts with  followed by another key are language dependent. The  combination opens the window menu, and the following key selects from the menu. As the menu labels (and their underlined hotkeys) vary with the Windows system language, the hotkeys are different for international versions of Microsoft Windows, and may change if users change their Windows system language preference. The given examples are valid for English user preferences/version of Windows., then Close all windows of current applicationRestore the focused window to its previous size then  then , then , then , then letter of the window state register.Move the focused window then  then  and  (to save new location)+Mouse /
 then  then +Mouse /
 then Resize the focused window then  then  and  (to save new size) then  then  then , then  verticallyKeep window always on top (toggles on/off)Hide the focused window, then bury-buffer, then Hide all except the focused windowMinimize the focused windowMinimize the focused window then  or  (Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows >=7) then , then bury-buffer, then Maximize the focused window then  or  (Windows 7, 8, 10) then , then Maximize horizontallyAvailable, but no defaultAvailable, but no defaultMaximize vertically (Windows 7 and Windows 8)Available ('Zoom'), but no defaultAvailable, but no defaultAvailable, but no defaultMinimize all or Available, but no defaultMinimize all non focused windows (Windows 7, 8.1, 10)Available, but no defaultUndo minimize allAvailable, but no defaultSwitch fullscreen/normal size or  (UWP apps only)Show the window in full screen mode, with no border, menubar, toolbar or statusbarDepends on application, system default: Rollup/down windowAvailable, but no defaultShow all open windows or
 or
 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner"Mac OS X 10.6 Help: Using a screen saver" . Docs.info.apple.com Retrieved 2011-01-03"Mac OS X 10.4 Help: Setting a hot corner for Dashboard" . Docs.info.apple.com Retrieved 2011-01-03 works per desktop on Gnome 3+, then Show all windows of current application⊞ Win+Tab ↹ or
 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner, then Show all workspaces (only Windows 10) or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner then mouse over the desktop bar on the right edge of the screenMove window to left/right/up/down workspace/ (Windows 7 and Windows 8)Available, but no default /  /  / Move window between multiple monitors/ (Windows 7 and Windows 8)Move window to workspace nAvailable, but no defaultSwitch to next/previous workspace listAvailable, but no defaultGo to workspace nGo to left/right/up/down workspaceThe WinSplit window manager application for Windows knows to emulate this behaviour. /
 /
 /
 (OS X 10.5 to 10.6),
 /
 (OS X 10.7 and later)Available, but no default /
 /  / Quit application of current window or  variesThere is no single consistent shortcut for closing a document or quitting an application in Windows XP. In many multiple document interface applications,  or  closes a document and  quits. In other applications where each document is in its own window, such as later versions of Microsoft Word, , , and  close a document, and there is no consistent shortcut for quitting an application.macOS uses  Close (window),  Quit (application), and  Force Quit (application);  can be used to quit certain services or applications. Quit is closest to Kill.Close dialog (Laptop) (Desktop)Open/Focus (preview) pinned program on the taskbar where "#" is the position of the program on the Windows Taskbar (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1) where "#" is the position of the program on the ShelfOpen new program window of pinned program in Quick Launch where "#" is the position of the program on the Quick Launch toolbar (Windows Vista, 7 and 8.1) where "#" is the position of the program on the ShelfOpen new program window of the pinned program on the taskbar (if program is already opened) where "#" is the position of the program on the Windows Taskbar (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1) where "#" is the position of the program on the ShelfFocus the first taskbar entry; pressing again will cycle through them, then  back and forth; hold  to cycle backwards (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1)Peek at the desktop (Windows 7 only) (Windows 8 and later) or
 or
Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen cornerBring gadgets to the front of the Z-order and cycle between gadgets (Windows Vista,7) or  (Vista only, no cycling)External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc.) (Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10)

ActionWindowsmacOSKDEGNOMEMoves keyboard focus to next/previous control /  /  /  / 
 / Pop up tooltip for currently focused controlShow context-sensitive help for currently focused window or controlGive focus to next/previous pane /  / Give focus to splitter bar in paned windowGive focus to window's menu bar or , then type command name, or (or  on some keyboards)Pop up contextual menu for currently selected objects (aka context menu) or Varies with laptop / extended keyboard type; enable Mouse keys in Universal Access, then  or
 (numeric keypad) or
 (laptop) or Toggle selected state of focused checkbox, radio button, or toggle buttonActivate focused button, menu item etc. (also  for menu items)Expand a drop-down list or Select/move to first/last item in selected widget /  / Scroll selected view by one page up/left/down/right / 
(or  /  on some keyboards) /  /  / Scroll selected view to top/bottom or on MacBook Pro  +  + 
 or on MacBook Pro  +  + Switch focus to the next/previous tab within a window / ->
 <-Switch focus to the next/previous panel on the desktop / Switch focus to the next/previous panel (without dialog) /

ActionMicrosoft Windows(cmd.exe)Microsoft Windows(Windows PowerShell)Unix & -like, including macOS(bash)Unix & -like(POSIX shell)Scroll through History of typed commands/// or /  /  Signal end-of-fileAbort current command/typingErase word to the left or Erase word to the rightErase line to the leftErase line to the rightYank/paste previously erased stringMove one word to the left (backward)Move one word to the right (forward)Move to beginning of lineor Move to end of lineor Reverse search of historyPause execution of the current jobInsert the next character typed verbatimAutocomplete command/file name (enabled by default in Windows XP and later) (usually once) (usually twice)Paste contents of clipboard at cursor then  then Scroll window up (may not work in some versions of Windows XP)Scroll window down (may not work in some versions of Windows XP)Clear screen
ActionWindowsmacOSKDEGNOMEUtility ManagerUse keyboard to control cursor"Click and Move Mouse Pointer Using the Keypad". GNOME Library. GNOME Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2012Allow user to press shortcuts one key at a time press 5 times 5 times"Turn On Sticky Keys". GNOME Library. GNOME Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2012Hear beep when -lock key pressed hold 5 secondsStop/slow repeating characters when key is pressed hold 8 seconds hold for 8 seconds"Turn On Slow Keys". GNOME Library. GNOME Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2012"Turn Off Repeated Key Presses". GNOME Library. GNOME Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2012"Turn on bounce keys", help.gnome.org.Inverse (Reverse Colors) Mode (if enabled)Inverse (Reverse Colors) Mode (Only current window) (if enabled)Greyscale Mode

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