Ctrl remains part of the equation, and I find that consistency easier to remember. ![]() ![]() I'm now trying a different compromise, which so far I find works (for me): use Alt+ Ctrl in the terminal and leave it at Ctrl elsewhere. The problem, I found, with changing terminal copy/paste to use Alt was that it made it even harder to remember which key to use (am I on Mac? on Linux? on Linux in the terminal?). ![]() Is there any other reason not to do this?.Is there some other purpose that Alt+ C and Alt+ V usually serve in a Linux environment?.Is there a good way to configure this globally, rather than ad-hoc per application?.I already changed the copy/paste shortcuts in my terminal, but I'm wondering three things: I started wondering, why not configure my machine to use Alt instead Ctrl for copy/paste? That would make them physically identical to what I'm used to on mac, and it doesn't seem like anything's currently using those keys. This adds both physical (extra press) and mental overhead (I have to remember which shortcut to use based on which application I'm currently in). In terminal I need to use the Shift modifier (since ^C and ^V serve other purposes in that context). I'm coming to Linux from mac and most of the command ( ⌘) shortcuts I'm used to translate in a straightforward way to Linux using Ctrl.īut copy/paste is awkward.
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