Custom keyboard shortcut for terminal command `htop` not working

Question

On Ubuntu 18.04 I can setup custom keyboard shortcuts to run terminal commands via:

Settings > Devices > Keyboard > +

Name: htop keyboard shortcut
Command: htop
ShortCut: Ctrl+Super+Delete

This usually works without issue when I've created shortcuts for other terminal commands, other than htop. When I try and issue the htop to Ctrl+Super+Delete it just doesn't work.

I press Ctrl+Super+Delete and the htop system monitor doesn't initiate on my system. What's wrong? All the other keyboard shortcuts I've created in this manner are working fine.

Hello, have you tried to use another combination? Please review this topic: Custom shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Esc doesn't fire the event — pa4080, Oct 22 '19 at 14:59
@pa4080 Thanks for that recommendation. I tried the recommended safe Ctrl+Alt+Z combination in that answer and that didn't work either. Perhaps it's a problem with the htop command? — Display name, Oct 22 '19 at 15:10
I tried a few other combinations. They too didn't work in Ubuntu 18.04. Ctrl+Super+Del does work to launch htop in Kubuntu 18.04. So rather than it being "a problem with the htop command", I guess it's a GNOME issue. — DK Bose, Oct 22 '19 at 16:32

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 22 '19 at 18:26

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WorkAround

use the command gnome-terminal -- htop instead of htop

Verified on Ubuntu 18.04

answered Oct 22 '19 at 18:26

PRATAP

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Thank you! Any idea why some terminal commands require the gnome-terminal -- prefix? – Display name Oct 22 '19 at 21:39
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I have tried different combinations of shortcut keys other than ctrl+super+del and nothing worked for htop command.. but when I type htop in terminal it worked.. so the workaround is to open gnome-terminal and then run htop command.. the prefix opens terminal and then runs the command.. – PRATAP Oct 23 '19 at 02:14

Custom keyboard shortcut for terminal command `htop` not working

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