setting custom shortcut global in Linux












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I am used to the following shortcut back when I was on Windows:



Alt + n => Backspace



I used to do that simply with Autohotkey and assigning a global shortcut all over the windows. Is there a way to do that in Linux?



In short, I want a key combination work as if I pressed another key, global in the OS regardless of what application I am using, and I have a lot of them:



Alt + j = left cursor;
Alt + l = right cursor;
Alt + H = home;
Alt + ' = end;
Alt + 1 = Ctrl + Shift + Tab;
Alt + 2 = Ctrl + Tab; and ...










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  • Sorry but key bindings for which application - a terminal, a window manager, a program?

    – Christopher
    Jan 23 at 21:10











  • Global, every where in the OS

    – Ahmad Neishabouri
    Jan 24 at 10:20











  • What have you tried? There are quite a few tutorials on this out there.

    – Sparhawk
    Jan 30 at 1:46
















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I am used to the following shortcut back when I was on Windows:



Alt + n => Backspace



I used to do that simply with Autohotkey and assigning a global shortcut all over the windows. Is there a way to do that in Linux?



In short, I want a key combination work as if I pressed another key, global in the OS regardless of what application I am using, and I have a lot of them:



Alt + j = left cursor;
Alt + l = right cursor;
Alt + H = home;
Alt + ' = end;
Alt + 1 = Ctrl + Shift + Tab;
Alt + 2 = Ctrl + Tab; and ...










share|improve this question

























  • Sorry but key bindings for which application - a terminal, a window manager, a program?

    – Christopher
    Jan 23 at 21:10











  • Global, every where in the OS

    – Ahmad Neishabouri
    Jan 24 at 10:20











  • What have you tried? There are quite a few tutorials on this out there.

    – Sparhawk
    Jan 30 at 1:46














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I am used to the following shortcut back when I was on Windows:



Alt + n => Backspace



I used to do that simply with Autohotkey and assigning a global shortcut all over the windows. Is there a way to do that in Linux?



In short, I want a key combination work as if I pressed another key, global in the OS regardless of what application I am using, and I have a lot of them:



Alt + j = left cursor;
Alt + l = right cursor;
Alt + H = home;
Alt + ' = end;
Alt + 1 = Ctrl + Shift + Tab;
Alt + 2 = Ctrl + Tab; and ...










share|improve this question
















I am used to the following shortcut back when I was on Windows:



Alt + n => Backspace



I used to do that simply with Autohotkey and assigning a global shortcut all over the windows. Is there a way to do that in Linux?



In short, I want a key combination work as if I pressed another key, global in the OS regardless of what application I am using, and I have a lot of them:



Alt + j = left cursor;
Alt + l = right cursor;
Alt + H = home;
Alt + ' = end;
Alt + 1 = Ctrl + Shift + Tab;
Alt + 2 = Ctrl + Tab; and ...







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  • Sorry but key bindings for which application - a terminal, a window manager, a program?

    – Christopher
    Jan 23 at 21:10











  • Global, every where in the OS

    – Ahmad Neishabouri
    Jan 24 at 10:20











  • What have you tried? There are quite a few tutorials on this out there.

    – Sparhawk
    Jan 30 at 1:46



















  • Sorry but key bindings for which application - a terminal, a window manager, a program?

    – Christopher
    Jan 23 at 21:10











  • Global, every where in the OS

    – Ahmad Neishabouri
    Jan 24 at 10:20











  • What have you tried? There are quite a few tutorials on this out there.

    – Sparhawk
    Jan 30 at 1:46

















Sorry but key bindings for which application - a terminal, a window manager, a program?

– Christopher
Jan 23 at 21:10





Sorry but key bindings for which application - a terminal, a window manager, a program?

– Christopher
Jan 23 at 21:10













Global, every where in the OS

– Ahmad Neishabouri
Jan 24 at 10:20





Global, every where in the OS

– Ahmad Neishabouri
Jan 24 at 10:20













What have you tried? There are quite a few tutorials on this out there.

– Sparhawk
Jan 30 at 1:46





What have you tried? There are quite a few tutorials on this out there.

– Sparhawk
Jan 30 at 1:46










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