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Kali Linux (formerly known as Backtrack Linux) is an open-source Debian-derived Linux distribution designed primarily for digital forensics and penetration testing. It serves as a specialized operating system used by cybersecurity professionals and ethical hackers to assess the security of computer systems. Kali Linux comes preloaded with a variety of tools that can be employed for tasks such as identifying vulnerabilities and analyzing computer data.

A keyboard shortcut (or hotkey) is a quick way to execute specific functions within a computer program or operating system by pressing a combination of keys simultaneously.

Kali Linux users often engage in extensive typing tasks. They gather information before attempting to penetrate a system and employ testing tools for various security assessments. This typically involves frequent interaction with command-line terminals. To enhance productivity in Kali Linux and save time, you can learn special keyboard shortcuts that facilitate common actions. This guide provides a list of these shortcuts and instructions on creating custom ones.

There are two main categories of Shortcut Keys in Kali Linux:

• Predefined Shortcut Keys: These are keyboard shortcuts that come predefined with Kali Linux.
• Users Define Shortcut Keys: Users can create their own custom keyboard shortcuts for specific functions.

In this guide, we will assume the use of the Xfce desktop environment, which is the default in Kali Linux. Other desktop environments like GNOME and KDE may have different key combinations for similar actions.