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Nautilus Tips and Tricks
Managing Nautilus from the keyboard
You don’t have to be slowed down by the mouse just because you are using a GUI. Nautilus has great keyboard shortcuts that will allow you to use it quickly and effectively.
Here is a quick table of the shortcut keys and their functionality
| Key(s) | Action |
|---|---|
| Searching | |
| Start Typing | Select the matching name of a file or directory |
| CTRL+F | Search filenames and content of indexed files |
| CTRL+S | Selects all files or directories matching a pattern |
| Display and Window Management | |
| CTRL+N | Create a new Nautilus window |
| CTRL+W | Close a Nautilus window |
| CTRL+SHIFT+W | Close all Nautilus windows |
| CTRL+1 | View files in icon mode |
| CTRL+2 | View files in list mode |
| F9 | Toggle sidebar pane |
| File Management | |
| CTRL+H | Show hidden files |
| CTRL+SHIFT+N | Create a new folder |
| CTRL+T or Del | Delete the file or directory and move to the trash |
| Shift+Del | Delete the selected file or directory and skip the trash |
| F2 | Rename the selected file or directory |
| Alt+Enter | View properties of the selected file or directory |
| Movement | |
| CTRL+L | Move into the location bar |
| Alt+HOME | Go to your $HOME folder |
| * or + or SHIFT+RArrow | Expand Directory in list view |
| - or SHIFT+LArrow | Close Directory in list view |
| ALT+LArrow | Browse through files and folders to the left |
| ALT+RArrow | Browse through files and folders to the right |
| ALT+UArrow | Move to the parent folder one level above |
| ALT+DArrow | Open the selected file or folder |
| Accessibility | |
| CTRL++ | Zoom in |
| CTRL+- | Zoom out |
| CTRL+0 | Normal zoom |
-->>from http://opensuse-tutorials.com/2008/07/nautilus-tips-and-tricks/