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		void-star 18 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Shell Tricks That Make Life Easier (and Save Your ... set -o vi <esc> puts you into vi mode at the cli prompt with all the semantics of the editor. These carpal tunnel riddled hands can’t be bothered to reach for ctrl or alt let alone arrow keys.

cess11 18 days ago [–]

If you aren't aware already, you can put 'setxkbmap -option ctrl:swapcaps' in one of your startup config files, like .bashrc or somesuch. That flips left CTRL and CAPS LOCK.

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