Custom keyboard shortcut to lauch a terminal and run a command in Unity
I know this should be the simplest thing, but coming up empty. ;-(
I would like to create a keyboard shortcut ctrl-alt-P
that opens a terminal window and runs a ping
command:
ping -c 4 somefixeddomain.com
[Useful for quickly checking whether my internet connection is actually working.]
I have attempted to do this (in Unity, Ubuntu v11.10) using:
Settings > Keyboard > Custom Shortcuts
filling in all the obvious stuff, but no luck. All ideas welcome.
For Ubuntu 11.10 (Unity)
- Go to
System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Custom Shortcuts
. - Add a new shortcut by pressing the
+
button. -
Choose a name for your shortcut, and in the 'Command' field, enter
gnome-terminal -e "ping -c4 [your domain here]"
Assign your shortcut key combination by selecting the shortcut and pressing the combination you desire (e.g. Ctrl+Alt+P).
For Lubuntu 20.04
- Go to
Start button on taskbar
>Preferences
>LXQt settings
>Shortcut Keys
- Press Add key to add new shortcut keys
- Click on
Shortcut:
and press your shortcut keys - Write a description to the current shortcut keys
- Choose the type of running:
Command
orDBus message
- After implementing the running method press Ok