nixos-config/KEYBINDINGS.md

Hyprland Keybindings Cheat Sheet

Modifier Key

SUPER = Windows/Command Key

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🚀 Launch Applications

Keybinding	Action
SUPER + Return	Open Terminal (Kitty)
SUPER + D	Application Launcher (Wofi)
SUPER + E	File Manager (Thunar)

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🪟 Window Management

Keybinding	Action
SUPER + Q	Close Window
SUPER + V	Toggle Floating
SUPER + F	Toggle Fullscreen
SUPER + P	Toggle Pseudo-tiling
SUPER + J	Toggle Split Direction
SUPER + M	Exit Hyprland

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🧭 Navigation

Keybinding	Action
SUPER + ↑	Focus Up
SUPER + ↓	Focus Down
SUPER + ←	Focus Left
SUPER + →	Focus Right

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🔢 Workspaces

Switch Workspace

Keybinding	Action
SUPER + 1	Workspace 1
SUPER + 2	Workspace 2
SUPER + 3	Workspace 3
SUPER + 4	Workspace 4
SUPER + 5	Workspace 5
SUPER + 6	Workspace 6
SUPER + 7	Workspace 7
SUPER + 8	Workspace 8
SUPER + 9	Workspace 9
SUPER + 0	Workspace 10

Move Window to Workspace

Keybinding	Action
SUPER + SHIFT + 1	Move to Workspace 1
SUPER + SHIFT + 2	Move to Workspace 2
...	...
SUPER + SHIFT + 0	Move to Workspace 10

Scroll Workspaces

Keybinding	Action
SUPER + Mouse Wheel Up	Next Workspace
SUPER + Mouse Wheel Down	Previous Workspace

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🖱️ Mouse Actions

Keybinding	Action
SUPER + Left Click + Drag	Move Window
SUPER + Right Click + Drag	Resize Window

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📸 Screenshots

Keybinding	Action
SUPER + SHIFT + S	Screenshot (to clipboard)
Print	Screenshot (save to ~/Pictures)

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🔊 Media Controls

Keybinding	Action
Volume Up Key	Increase Volume
Volume Down Key	Decrease Volume
Mute Key	Toggle Mute
Mic Mute Key	Toggle Microphone Mute

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🔆 Brightness

Keybinding	Action
Brightness Up Key	Increase Brightness
Brightness Down Key	Decrease Brightness

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💡 Tips

1. First Time? Press SUPER + Return to open a terminal
2. Find Apps? Press SUPER + D to search for applications
3. Need Help? Most settings are in ~/.config/nixos/home/hyprland.nix
4. Customize? Edit the config and run update in terminal
5. Stuck? Press SUPER + M to exit Hyprland

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🛠️ Useful Commands

# Reload Hyprland config (from terminal)
hyprctl reload

# Check Hyprland info
hyprctl version

# List all windows
hyprctl clients

# View logs
cat /tmp/hypr/$(ls -t /tmp/hypr/ | head -n 1)/hyprland.log

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🎨 Customization

To change keybindings, edit: ~/.config/nixos/home/hyprland.nix

Then rebuild:

update  # or: sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/.config/nixos#HOSTNAME

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Pro Tip: Print this cheat sheet or keep it handy while you learn Hyprland! 📄