[Ctrl] + [Alt] +
[Backspace]
[Ctrl] + [Alt] +
[Delete] = shutdown and reboots your Red Hat Linux
system. Shuts down your current session and reboots the OS. Use only
when the normal shutdown procedure does not work.
[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Fn]
= switches screens. [Ctrl]+[Alt] + one
of the function keys displays an available screen. By default,
[F1] through [F6] are shell prompt
screens and [F7] is the graphical desktop screen.
[Alt] + [Tab] = switches tasks in a
graphical desktop environment. If you have more than one application
open at a time, you can use [Alt] +
[Tab] to switch among open tasks and applications.
[Ctrl] + [a] = moves cursor to the
beginning of a line. This works in most text editors and in the URL
field in Mozilla.
[Ctrl] + [d] = logout of (and close)
shell prompt. Use this quick shortcut instead of typing
exit or logout.
[Ctrl] + [e] = moves cursor
to end of a line. This works in most text editors and in the URL field in
Mozilla.
[Ctrl] + [l] = clears the
terminal. This shortcut does the same thing as typing
clear at a command line.
[Ctrl] + [u] = clears the current
line. If you are working in a terminal, use this shortcut to clear the
current line from the cursor all the way to the beginning of the line.
[Middle Mouse Button] system, if you configured your
mouse to emulate a third mouse button, you can click both the left and
right mouse buttons simultaneously to perform a paste.
[Tab] = command autocomplete. Use this command when
using a shell prompt. Type the first few characters of a command or
filename and then press the [Tab] key. It will
automatically complete the command or show all commands that match
the characters you typed.
[Up] and [Down] Arrow = shows command
history. When using a shell prompt, press the [up] or
[down] arrow to scroll through a history of commands
you have typed from the current directory. When you see the command
you want to use, press [Enter].
clear = clears the shell prompt screen. Type
this command to clear all visible data from the shell prompt screen.
exit = logout. Type this at a shell prompt
to logout of the current user or root account.
historyhistory followed by a space and
a number. For example, history 20.
reset = refreshes the shell prompt
screen. Type this at a shell prompt to refresh the screen if
characters are unclear or appear corrupt.
