diff --git a/awesome.1.txt b/awesome.1.txt
index 50ef73f6..9fe80fc7 100644
--- a/awesome.1.txt
+++ b/awesome.1.txt
@@ -75,8 +75,14 @@ DEFAULTS MOUSE BINDINGS
 
 DEFAULTS KEY BINDINGS
 ---------------------
+*Mod4 + F1*::
+    Spawn awesome-menu to read manual pages.
+*Mod4 + F2*::
+    Spawn awesome-menu to execute a program.
+*Mod4 + F3*::
+    Spawn awesome-menu to ssh to an host.
 *Mod4 + Return*::
-    Spawn xterm.
+    Spawn terminal emulator.
 *Mod4 + space*::
     Switch to next layout.
 *Mod4 \+ Shift \+ space*::
diff --git a/awesomerc.in b/awesomerc.in
index fa490b41..3fdb499b 100644
--- a/awesomerc.in
+++ b/awesomerc.in
@@ -165,6 +165,27 @@ mouse
 
 keys
 {
+    key
+    {
+        modkey = {"Mod4"}
+        key = "F1"
+        command = "spawn"
+        arg = "for i in /usr/share/man/man?;do ls $i; done | cut -d. -f1 | awesome-menu -e 'xterm -e man ' 'See manual page for:'"
+    }
+    key
+    {
+        modkey = {"Mod4"}
+        key = "F2"
+        command = "spawn"
+        arg = "ls /usr/bin | awesome-menu -e 'exec ' Execute:"
+    }
+    key
+    {
+        modkey = {"Mod4"}
+        key = "F3"
+        command = "spawn"
+        arg = "cut -d' ' -f1 ~/.ssh/known_hosts | cut -d, -f1 | awesome-menu -e 'xterm -e ssh ' 'ssh to:'"
+    }
     key
     {
         modkey = {"Mod4"}