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Absolute base line example.

Copy text in terminal

Mac: command+c

Linux/windows: ctrl+shift+c (unless you want to cripple proper ctrl+c functionality in which case you can (maybe) activate it from a UI menu)

The command key on Mac is somewhat magical and engages in all sorts of productivity and finger efficiency related context switching so that you can do more with less physical movement.

I’m genuinely curious who you think does it better



I really just discovered after many decades that you can still just select text and paste it with the middle mouse button just like you could in the Solaris days. No need for any keyboard command.

Even better is that it's a separate clipboard from the ctrl+shift+C clipboard, so if you want, and you're careful, you can copy-paste two things independently from each other.


however to make a screenshot you've to press shift+ctrl+cmd+4 instead of just win+shift+s.


yeah but that's actually easier to do (on a macbook k/b).

you get really good at hitting either the 4/5 while holding those down to take a pic/vid.

personally win+shift+s is too bunched together, less comfortable to hit.




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