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Ubuntu Linux useful Keyboard shortcuts
Use the following linux keyboard shortcuts to get yourself a productivity boost. I hope you find them useful. You'll want to add yours to the list also.

Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right Arrow :- Switch to the next/previous workspace

Shift+ Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right Arrow :- Move current window to another workspace

Alt+F7 to activate Move, then arrows key (up, down, left, right) to move the window around the screen.

Alt + Tab to Switch between windows

Alt + Tab + Shift to switch windows in reversibly.

Ctrl + Alt + D :- Show desktop. Press again to restore all windows back.

Shift + F10 :- to simulate right click.

Alt + Enter :- on a file or folder to show its properties.

Ctrl + H :- in Nautilus or few other file browsers to show hidden files.

Ctrl + Alt + Backspace :- to restart the crashed session. I am sure you'll use it rarely.

Ctrl + Alt + L :- to Lock the screen or your user session quickly.

Command line shortcuts

Ctrl+C = Kill process (Kill the current process in terminal, also used to copy elsewhere)
Ctrl+Z = Send process to background
Ctrl+D = Log out from the current terminal. In X, this may log you out after a shuting down the emulator.
Ctrl+A = Home (Move cursor to beginning of line)
Ctrl+E = End (Move cursor to end of line)
Tab = List available commands from typed letters
Ctrl+U = Delete current line
Ctrl+K = Delete current line from cursor
Ctrl+W = Delete word before cursor in terminal (Terminal only, also used to close the current document elsewhere)
Arrows up and down = Browse command history
Ctrl+R = History search (Finds the last command matching the letters you type)
Shift+PageUp / PageDown = Scroll terminal output
Ctrl+L = Clears terminal output
Shift+insert = Paste