Is there a hotkey to switch between tabs in the default terminal app?

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Is there a hotkey to switch between tabs in Ubuntu's native terminal app? I'm using the netbook version of ubuntu.

Too bad the hotkey isn't ctrl+tab. I wonder if it can be changed. — Benjamin Crouzier, Feb 25 '13 at 08:52
yes you can change it @pinouchon, see my answer below (unfortunately ctrl+tab wont work) — JorgeArtware, Jun 07 '14 at 10:33
Does this answer your question? How to efficiently switch between several terminal windows using the keyboard? — nima, Feb 05 '20 at 08:30

score 184 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 27 '12 at 15:40

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You can also use Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn to go to previous/next tab.

edited Jun 27 '12 at 15:40

Eliah Kagan

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answered Jul 06 '11 at 18:59

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I had to use CTRL+SHIFT+ PgUp / PgDn – jonnybot Oct 16 '15 at 19:48
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not cool. Mac doesn't have it. – Vlad Dec 16 '15 at 22:47
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@Vlad on my macbook it appears to be CMD+SHIFT+LEFT_ARROW/RIGHT_ARROW, maybe that works for you as well. – isaias-b Jan 03 '16 at 00:29
Doesn't seem to work with numpad PgUp / PgDn keys I typically use on my laptop, but the dedicated PgUp / PgDn keys do work. I was able to edit the shortcuts to use the numpad easily, as described below :) – jocull May 24 '16 at 14:41
For me ctrl + function + up/down works – Jared Beach Dec 15 '17 at 11:28

score 73 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 27 '12 at 15:39

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You mean gnome-terminal?

To switch between tabs you can use Alt-n, where n is the tab ordinal number.

Alt+Maj+n if using an azerty keyboard, caps-locked or not...

By the way, this works the same in Gedit.

edited Jun 27 '12 at 15:39

Eliah Kagan

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And it also works in Chromium, I just found out! – DSimon Dec 21 '16 at 01:21

JorgeArtware · Answer 3 · 2014-06-21T17:28:58.833

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I'm guessing you mean the default distributed (pre-installed) gnome-terminal.

You can set your own shortcuts easily, just go to menu Edit>Keyboard Shortcuts...

gnome-terminal keyboard shortcuts settings as seen on ubuntu 12.04

Bonus tip: If you wanna take a look to the real "native terminal" or tty (teletype interfase) just hit Ctrl+Alt+F1 (It works with almost any Function key), and don't panic, you can come back to the "graphical interfase" by hitting Ctrl+Alt+F7

edited Jun 21 '14 at 17:28

answered Jun 07 '14 at 09:30

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Is it any way to set them to Ctrl+Shift+Tab and Ctrl+Tab? – Pavel Dec 18 '18 at 01:00

Kaleem Ullah · Answer 4 · 2016-10-04T07:48:32.590

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Simple and standard for all:

for switching/moving tabs:

Ctrl + pg up

or

Ctrl + pg dn

for positioning tabs (not switching):

if you want to position tabs, but not switch/move. is useful when too many tabs are open in web browser and or terminal and you want to group/lineup tabs. you can do this.

CtrlShift + pg up

or

CtrlShift + pg dn

Pro Tip:

try this in your browser tabs. and see what happens.

edited Oct 04 '16 at 07:48

answered Aug 29 '15 at 08:18

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This has started inserting ;5~ for me lately instead of switching tabs. Any idea what would cause that? – hughes Oct 04 '16 at 07:30
it does happens when a process you or some other application started did not left the terminal and while you press other keys it prints some odd characters. – Kaleem Ullah Oct 04 '16 at 07:40
This works in some Editor too, e.g Geany. The switch also works in IDEA, though positioning doesn't. – Eric Mar 05 '21 at 22:48

score 5 · Answer 5 · edited Jan 01 '17 at 06:17

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For anyone using Konsole, that comes with Kubuntu (or KDE), the shortcut is -

Shift+←, Shift+→

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Anwar

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answered Jan 20 '15 at 12:42

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I don't know who downvoted this answer! It deserve more upvotes – Anwar Jan 01 '17 at 06:12

singrium · Answer 6 · 2019-05-14T19:52:23.753

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Alt + Shift + n, where n is the tab number starting from 1, works for me on Ubuntu 18.04 with Gnome Desktop Environment.

edited May 14 '19 at 19:52

answered May 02 '19 at 15:41

singrium

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Nagev · Answer 7 · 2021-02-15T15:34:07.627

For the MacBook Pro (I suppose it's the same with other macs) running Ubuntu on VMWare there are two options:

With the large Apple Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, use the arrows below F15 (don't know their official names, but I now believe they're the Page Up/Down keys already mentioned) with CTRL, but not the regular cursor/arrow keys at the bottom of the keyboard:

control+↑ or control+↓

With the built-in laptop keyboard or with the external keyboard use the function key, plus control, plus the regular up/down keys:

fn+control+↑ or fn+control+↓

In other words, option 2 should work in all cases, but if you have the large keyboard there's an additional convenient shortcut.

By the way, both options also allow switching between Google Chrome and Opera tabs. Haven't tested with Firefox yet.

Is there a hotkey to switch between tabs in the default terminal app?

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