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⤢ NAUTILUS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 43 1 Ctrl List View 2 Ctrl Grid View 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Ctrl Reset Zo… Q W Ctrl Close Wi… E R Ctrl Refresh … T Ctrl New Tab Y U I Ctrl Show Ite… O P A Ctrl Select A… S Ctrl Select I… D Ctrl Bookmark… F Ctrl Search G H Ctrl Show or … J K L Ctrl Enter Lo… Z Ctrl Undo X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N Ctrl Shift Create F… M MORE SHORTCUTS Open Enter Rename F2 Move to Trash Del Go Back Alt LEFT Go Forward Alt RIGHT New Window Ctrl N Open in New T… Ctrl Enter Open in New W… Shift Enter Go Up Alt UP Go to Home Fo… Alt HOME Delete Perman… Shift Del Redo Ctrl Shift Z Restore Tab Ctrl Shift T Go to Previou… Ctrl PgUp Go to Next Tab Ctrl PgDn Zoom In Ctrl + Zoom Out Ctrl − Show or Hide … F9 Invert Select… Ctrl Shift I Expand Folder RIGHT Collapse Fold… LEFT Move Tab Left Ctrl Shift PgUp Move Tab Right Ctrl Shift PgDn Show Help F1 Keyboard Shor… Ctrl F1 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH NAUTILUS · LINUX
NAUTILUS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 43 1 Ctrl List View 2 Ctrl Grid View 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Ctrl Reset Zo… A Ctrl Select A… Z Ctrl Undo E R Ctrl Refresh … T Ctrl New Tab Y U I Ctrl Show Ite… O P Q S Ctrl Select I… D Ctrl Bookmark… F Ctrl Search G H Ctrl Show or … J K L Ctrl Enter Lo… M W Ctrl Close Wi… X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N Ctrl Shift Create F… MORE SHORTCUTS Open Enter Rename F2 Move to Trash Del Go Back Alt LEFT Go Forward Alt RIGHT New Window Ctrl N Open in New T… Ctrl Enter Open in New W… Shift Enter Go Up Alt UP Go to Home Fo… Alt HOME Delete Perman… Shift Del Redo Ctrl Shift Z Restore Tab Ctrl Shift T Go to Previou… Ctrl PgUp Go to Next Tab Ctrl PgDn Zoom In Ctrl + Zoom Out Ctrl − Show or Hide … F9 Invert Select… Ctrl Shift I Expand Folder RIGHT Collapse Fold… LEFT Move Tab Left Ctrl Shift PgUp Move Tab Right Ctrl Shift PgDn Show Help F1 Keyboard Shor… Ctrl F1 shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH NAUTILUS · LINUX
⤢ FILES Open Enter Rename F2 Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Create Folder Ctrl Shift N Move to Trash Del Cut Ctrl X Open in New Tab Ctrl Enter Open in New Window Shift Enter Show Item Properties Ctrl I Undo Ctrl Z Delete Permanently Shift Del Redo Ctrl Shift Z VIEW Show or Hide Hidden Files Ctrl H Zoom In Ctrl + Zoom Out Ctrl − Refresh View Ctrl R Show or Hide Sidebar F9 List View Ctrl 1 Grid View Ctrl 2 Reset Zoom Ctrl 0 SELECTION Select All Ctrl A Invert Selection Ctrl Shift I Select Items Matching Ctrl S NAVIGATION Go Back Alt LEFT Go Forward Alt RIGHT Enter Location Ctrl L Go Up Alt UP Go to Home Folder Alt HOME Expand Folder RIGHT Collapse Folder LEFT GENERAL Search Ctrl F New Window Ctrl N Close Window or Tab Ctrl W Bookmark Current Location Ctrl D Show Help F1 Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl F1 TABS New Tab Ctrl T Restore Tab Ctrl Shift T Go to Previous Tab Ctrl PgUp Go to Next Tab Ctrl PgDn Move Tab Left Ctrl Shift PgUp Move Tab Right Ctrl Shift PgDn Nautilus KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 43 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH NAUTILUS · LINUX ⤢ SELECTION 03 Select All Ctrl A Invert Selection Ctrl Shift I Select Items Matching Ctrl S NAVIGATION 07 Go Back Alt LEFT Go Forward Alt RIGHT Enter Location Ctrl L Go Up Alt UP Go to Home Folder Alt HOME Expand Folder RIGHT Collapse Folder LEFT VIEW 08 Show or Hide Hidden Files Ctrl H Zoom In Ctrl + Zoom Out Ctrl − Refresh View Ctrl R Show or Hide Sidebar F9 List View Ctrl 1 Grid View Ctrl 2 Reset Zoom Ctrl 0 FILES 13 Open Enter Rename F2 Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Create Folder Ctrl Shift N Move to Trash Del Cut Ctrl X Open in New Tab Ctrl Enter Open in New Window Shift Enter Show Item Properties Ctrl I Undo Ctrl Z Delete Permanently Shift Del Redo Ctrl Shift Z GENERAL 06 Search Ctrl F New Window Ctrl N Close Window or Tab Ctrl W Bookmark Current Location Ctrl D Show Help F1 Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl F1 TABS 06 New Tab Ctrl T Restore Tab Ctrl Shift T Go to Previous Tab Ctrl PgUp Go to Next Tab Ctrl PgDn Move Tab Left Ctrl Shift PgUp Move Tab Right Ctrl Shift PgDn Nautilus KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 43 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH NAUTILUS · LINUX
⤢ NAUTILUS · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Linux · 6 SETS · No.01 NAUTILUS TOTAL 43 SHORTCUTS FOR LINUX · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 06 FILES 13 SELECTION 03 NAVIGATION 07 TABS 06 VIEW 08 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Search Ctrl F New Window Ctrl N Close Window or Tab Ctrl W Bookmark Current Location Ctrl D Show Help F1 Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl F1 Open Enter Rename F2 Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Create Folder Ctrl Shift N Move to Trash Del Cut Ctrl X Open in New Tab Ctrl Enter Open in New Window Shift Enter Show Item Properties Ctrl I Undo Ctrl Z Delete Permanently Shift Del Redo Ctrl Shift Z Select All Ctrl A Invert Selection Ctrl Shift I Select Items Matching Ctrl S Go Back Alt LEFT Go Forward Alt RIGHT Enter Location Ctrl L Go Up Alt UP Go to Home Folder Alt HOME Expand Folder RIGHT Collapse Folder LEFT New Tab Ctrl T Restore Tab Ctrl Shift T Go to Previous Tab Ctrl PgUp Go to Next Tab Ctrl PgDn Move Tab Left Ctrl Shift PgUp Move Tab Right Ctrl Shift PgDn Show or Hide Hidden Files Ctrl H Zoom In Ctrl + Zoom Out Ctrl − Refresh View Ctrl R Show or Hide Sidebar F9 List View Ctrl 1 Grid View Ctrl 2 Reset Zoom Ctrl 0
NAUTILUS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Ctrl New Tab Y U I O P A Ctrl Select A… S D F Ctrl Search G H Ctrl Show or … J K L Ctrl Enter Lo… Z X Ctrl Cut C Ctrl Copy V Ctrl Paste B N Ctrl Shift Create F… M MORE SHORTCUTS Open Enter Rename F2 Move to Trash Del Go Back Alt LEFT Go Forward Alt RIGHT shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH NAUTILUS · LINUX Keyboard map FILES Open Enter Rename F2 Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Create Folder Ctrl Shift N Move to Trash Del Cut Ctrl X TABS New Tab Ctrl T VIEW Show or Hide Hidden Files Ctrl H GENERAL Search Ctrl F SELECTION Select All Ctrl A NAVIGATION Go Back Alt LEFT Go Forward Alt RIGHT Enter Location Ctrl L Nautilus KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH NAUTILUS · LINUX Isometric GENERAL 01 Search Ctrl F SELECTION 01 Select All Ctrl A NAVIGATION 03 Go Back Alt LEFT Go Forward Alt RIGHT Enter Location Ctrl L VIEW 01 Show or Hide Hidden Files Ctrl H FILES 07 Open Enter Rename F2 Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Create Folder Ctrl Shift N Move to Trash Del Cut Ctrl X TABS 01 New Tab Ctrl T Nautilus KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · LINUX · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH NAUTILUS · LINUX Typewriter NAUTILUS · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Linux · 6 SETS · No.01 NAUTILUS TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR LINUX · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS GENERAL 01 FILES 07 SELECTION 01 NAVIGATION 03 TABS 01 VIEW 01 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Search Ctrl F Open Enter Rename F2 Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Create Folder Ctrl Shift N Move to Trash Del Cut Ctrl X Select All Ctrl A Go Back Alt LEFT Go Forward Alt RIGHT Enter Location Ctrl L New Tab Ctrl T Show or Hide Hidden Files Ctrl H Editorial Nautilus, also known as GNOME Files, is the default file manager for the GNOME desktop, used to browse, organize, and manage files and folders on Linux. Keyboard shortcuts make navigating directories, renaming, and switching views quick and mouse-free.
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13 Action Shortcut Open Enter Rename F2 Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Create Folder Ctrl Shift N Move to Trash Del Cut Ctrl X Open in New Tab Ctrl Enter Open in New Window Shift Enter Show Item Properties Ctrl I Undo Ctrl Z Delete Permanently Shift Del Redo Ctrl Shift Z
8 Action Shortcut Show or Hide Hidden Files Ctrl H Zoom In Ctrl + Zoom Out Ctrl − Refresh View Ctrl R Show or Hide Sidebar F9 List View Ctrl 1 Grid View Ctrl 2 Reset Zoom Ctrl 0
7 Action Shortcut Go Back Alt ← Go Forward Alt → Enter Location Ctrl L Go Up Alt ↑ Go to Home Folder Alt HOME Expand Folder → Collapse Folder ←
6 Action Shortcut Search Ctrl F New Window Ctrl N Close Window or Tab Ctrl W Bookmark Current Location Ctrl D Show Help F1 Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl F1
6 Action Shortcut New Tab Ctrl T Restore Tab Ctrl Shift T Go to Previous Tab Ctrl PgUp Go to Next Tab Ctrl PgDn Move Tab Left Ctrl Shift PgUp Move Tab Right Ctrl Shift PgDn
3 Action Shortcut Select All Ctrl A Invert Selection Ctrl Shift I Select Items Matching Ctrl S
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Does the poster include every Nautilus shortcut? Nautilus has 43 keyboard shortcuts in total — the complete list is free to read on this page. The poster features the most essential ones, curated to stay readable on a wall.
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