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Ubuntu - Mouse - Mouse shortcuts with xbindkeys - Keyboard shortcuts

The first example in the generated $HOME/.xbindkeysrc file shows how to define a hotkey:

control+shift + q

NOTE: A list of modifiers is included in the comments:

Release, Control, Shift, Mod1 (Alt), Mod2 (NumLock),
Mod3 (CapsLock), Mod4, Mod5 (Scroll).

The release modifier is not a standard X modifier, but you can use it if you want to catch release events instead of press events.

By defaults, xbindkeys does not pay attention with the modifiers NumLock, CapsLock and ScrollLock.

Raw keycodes can be used too, for example:
```
    c:41 + m:0x4
```
Find the keycodes with the --key option.
```
xbindkeys -k
```

A window should pop up.

Press the desired hotkey and you should get an output similar to this:

    Press combination of keys or/and click under the window.
    You can use one of the two lines after "NoCommand"
    in $HOME/.xbindkeysrc to bind a key.
    "(Scheme function)"
     m:0x15 + c:34
     Control+Shift+Mod2 + q

By pressing Ctrl+Shift+Q.
Mod2 corresponds to Numlock which is ignored by default, as explained in the earlier text about modifiers.
Apparently the keycodes for this hotkey are m:0x15 + c:34.