Ubuntu – How to open new tab in existing window using keyboard shortcuts on Ubuntu

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Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+T opens a new terminal window on Linux. By default it opens 1 new terminal window.

Is there a way how to customize how many new tabs are going to be opened? E.g. by using this shortcut it will open 2 tabs by default.

What is the right keyboard shortcut to open a new tab in existing terminal ?

I want to have 2 tabs opened and switch between them with Ctrl+Page Up.

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If you want to open gnome-terminal with more than one tab when you open it using Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut, go to System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Custom Shortcuts and add a new Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut as follow:

custom shortcut

Select Reassign when you are asked:

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Now, to open a new tab in gnome-terminal, you can use Ctrl+Shift+T. To access/view/edit your terminal shortcuts go to Edit → Keyboard Shortcuts...:

terminal Keyboard Shortcuts

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Ubuntu – Open Nautilus as a new tab in an existing window

I wrote a bash script and a launcher for that.

First, create the file:

mkdir ~/bin && gedit ~/bin/nautilus-ctrl-t.sh

Then paste the following, and save:

if [ "$(wmctrl -xl | grep "nautilus\.Nautilus")" == "" ]; then
    nautilus "$1" &
else  
    #Save old clipboard value
    oldclip="$(xclip -o -sel clip)"

    echo -n "$1" | xclip -i -sel clip
    #wmctrl -xF -R nautilus.Nautilus && xdotool key "ctrl+t" "ctrl+l" && xdotool type "${1}" && xdotool key Return
    wmctrl -xF -R nautilus.Nautilus && xdotool key ctrl+t ctrl+l ctrl+v Return

    #Restore old clipboard value
    echo -n "$oldclip" | xclip -i -sel clip
fi

Then run the command:

sudo chmod u+x ~/bin/nautilus-ctrl-t.sh

Now, to create the launcher file, run this command:

gedit ~/.local/share/applications/Nautilus-Ctrl-t.desktop

Paste the following, and save:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Nautilus-Ctrl-t
Comment=Launches Nautilus if not yet, otherwise opens a new tab in it
Categories=FileManager;GNOME;
Icon=/usr/share/icons/gnome/48x48/apps/system-file-manager.png
Exec=/bin/bash -c ~/bin/nautilus-ctrl-t.sh
Terminal=false

Log out, or restart to update the application list and you're done.

Try that. Hope it helps.

UPDATE

Added a location as a script parameter

UPDATE 2

Replaced xdotool type with xclip

UPDATE 3

Cleaned up the process by adding numbers. Added mkdir command. Updated the first "if statement" because if nautilus is managing the desktop, it will have a pid, but no active window, so better to use wmctrl. Added quotes around the first argument in case there are spaces. Changed the icon for nautilus to be system default in the .desktop file.

Ubuntu – How to make alt-w close current tab, not current window, in Gnome Shell

Open a terminal with Ctrl-Alt-T keyboard shortcut and try executing this command to fix the problem:

 gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings close "['<Alt>F4']"

This command will set Alt-F4 as the default binding for closing the window. Then you should use the regular Ctrl-W to close tabs.

After the command, try testing it. Hope this will help

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