Show Orca Shortcuts

Display a list of available keyboard shortcuts for the Orca screen reader.

Terminal

<?>

<?>

#!/bin/bash

# Show Orca Shortcuts
<?>

import subprocess

# Show Orca Shortcuts
# Make sure to replace <placeholders> with actual values
def run_command():
    cmd = [
        "orca",
        
    ]
    
    try:
        print(f"Executing: {' '.join(cmd)}")
        subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}")
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print("Error: orca not found. Please install it first.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    run_command()

When To Use

Use this command to quickly access Orca's keyboard shortcuts.

Terminal Output

Expected runtime feedback

Simulated preview

Output

Shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+Down  - Read next line
Shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+Up    - Read previous line
Shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+Space  - Toggle speech
Shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+H      - Help menu
Shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+F      - Focus on the next item

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

<?>: Base Command; The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Orca before the shell applies any redirect operators.

How To Run

Execution path

Step 1
Open a terminal window.
Step 2
Type 'orca --show-shortcuts' and press Enter.
Step 3
Review the displayed list of shortcuts.

Alternative Approaches

Comparable commands in other tools

Alternative tools that share the "inspect" operation intent.

Perlbrew / List Available Perl Versions perlbrew available V4l2 Ctl / List Supported Video Formats Specific Device v4l2-ctl --list-formats-ext -d <path/to/video_device> V4l2 Ctl / List Video Device Controls And Values v4l2-ctl -l -d <path/to/video_device> Flask / Show Routes For App flask routes Flyctl / View Status Of Specific Application flyctl status --app <app_name>