Use shortcut keys to perform common tasks more quickly than with the mouse and menus. The following tables list all of gedit's shortcut keys.
To Do This |
Press This |
Switch to the next tab to the left |
Ctrl + Alt + PageUp |
Switch to the next tab to the right |
Ctrl + Alt + PageDown |
Close tab |
Ctrl + W |
Save all tabs |
Ctrl + Shift + L |
Close all tabs |
Ctrl + Shift + W |
Jump to nth tab |
Alt + n |
To Do This |
Press This |
Create a new document |
Ctrl + N |
Open a document |
Ctrl + O |
Save the current document |
Ctrl + S |
Save the current document with a new filename |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
Print the current document |
Ctrl + P |
Print preview |
Ctrl + Shift + P |
Close the current document |
Ctrl + W |
Quit gedit |
Ctrl + Q |
To Do This |
Press This |
Undo the last action |
Ctrl + Z |
Redo the last undone action |
Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Cut the selected text or region and place it on the clipboard |
Ctrl + X |
Copy the selected text or region onto the clipboard |
Ctrl + C |
Paste the contents of the clipboard |
Ctrl + V |
Select all text in the file |
Ctrl + A |
Delete the current line |
Ctrl + D |
Move the selected line up one line |
Alt + Up Arrow |
Move the selected line down one line |
Alt + Down Arrow |
To Do This |
Press This |
Show / hide the side pane |
F9 |
Show / hide the bottom pane. |
Ctrl + F9 |
To Do This |
Press This |
Find a string |
Ctrl + F |
Find the next instance of the string |
Ctrl + G |
Find the previous instance of the string |
Ctrl + Shift + G |
Search and Replace |
Ctrl + H |
Clear highlight |
Ctrl + Shift + K |
Goto line |
Ctrl + I |
To Do This |
Press This |
Check spelling |
Shift + F7 |
Remove trailing spaces (with plugin) |
Alt + F12 |
Run "make" in the current directory (with plugin) |
F8 |
Directory listing (with plugin) |
Ctrl + Shift + D |
To Do This |
Press This |
Open the gedit user guide |
F1 |