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# Basic keyboard shortcuts

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## Ctrl-Alt-Backspace

This will kill the X windows server and you'll be at a terminal prompt.

To restart the X server type **xwin**.

## Ctrl-c

This kills a script that is running in a terminal.

## Ctrl-d

Signal that we want to terminate input.

## Ctrl-Alt-F1 to F7

This will swich you to different virtual terminals.

F4 or F7 is the X server's terminal.

## (the "backtick" key)

This key will cause a terminal window to open in the current folder that ROX has open.

## Shift-Delete

This copies text in the terminal.

## Shift-Insert

This pastes text in the terminal.

## Shift-PrintScreen

Wait 5 seconds and then capture snapshot of screen.

Result is saved in HOME directory.

## PrintScreen

Toggle screen-capture mode.

Right click to size capture area, release button to capture.

## Alt-F1

Open window manager menus.

## Alt-F2

Open application launcher.

## Alt-F3

Open application finder Find'N'Run.

## Alt-F4

Close currently active application.

## Win-e

Open ROX file manager as root - opens root's home (/root)

## Win-g

Open ROX file manager as spot - opens spots home (/home/spot)

## Win-t

Open Terminal.

## Win-k

Kill process.

The cursor will change to a skull; click the cursor on the window of the program you want to stop.

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More shortcuts can be configured using [Sven Multimedia Keyboard daemon](tray.md)
