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Ctrl+backtick not working in Linux based terminals

The keyboard shortcut Ctrl+` (Ctrl+backtick) doesn't work in Linux based terminals like urxvt, gnome-terminal, xfce-terminal, Git Bash on Windows, etc.

Is this a bug or a feature?

All other applications like Emacs and VS Code accept this keybinding.

Solution

  • Following keybinding works for my xterm/ubuntu:

    #!/bin/bash

xrdb -merge << 'EOF'
XTerm*VT100.translations: #override\n\
Ctrl <Key>`       : string("ls -la")string(0x0d)
EOF
# then start a new xterm

    With some adaptation, it should work for urxvt and xfce-terminal.

    Update

    For xfce4-terminal, you can put following line in ~/.config/xfce4/terminal/accels.scm

    (gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/terminal-window/paste" "<Primary>grave")

    So that Ctrl-` will paste.