Linux Hot Key Settings
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On Linux Ubuntu 14.04, MATLAB uses the weirdest hot key combinations I've ever seen by default. For example, to copy is 'Alt+W' and paste is 'Ctrl+Y'. I want the standard 'Ctrl+C' and 'Ctrl+V' combinations. How do I control this?
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Walter Roberson
on 14 Jan 2016
Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts
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Eric
on 13 Jun 2024
Edited: Eric
on 13 Jun 2024
Thank you for your answer. Nevertheless, I agree with @Artur Przybysz: the default shorcut set is weird. And emacs user are a minority. But beside this i cannot even find the command "search" in Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts (which is defined as <Ctrl> + <f> in Windows as well as MacOS (if I remember correctly for macOS). What is this command called / how can I change that?
Steven Lord
on 13 Jun 2024
Switch to the Windows Default Set in the MATLAB Keyboard Shortcut Preferences then press Ctrl+F while the cursor is in the search bar in the preferences window. This will list the actions whose shortcuts include Ctrl+F. Once you've found that, switch back to the Emacs Default Set and search for that action name.
The actions you're looking for could be either Find (in MATLAB Editor, Command History, MATLAB Desktop, or Command Window) or Find Files (in Current Folder) based on a quick experiment.
In the Emacs Default Set these are Ctrl-H (for Find in Command History, MATLAB Desktop, or Command Window), Ctrl-Shift-H (for Find in MATLAB Editor; Ctrl-H is Replace in the Editor), or Ctrl-H (for Find Files in Current Folder.)
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Reeshabh Kumar Ranjan
on 26 May 2019
Change the Shortcut's Active setting to Windows Default Set:
HOME > Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Active settings
![matlab_shortcut_linux.png](https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/uploaded_files/221071/matlab_shortcut_linux.png)
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