It's hacker time (thelemmy.club)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
 

backup config files

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[–] 126 points 4 months ago (24 children)

Bonus points for using the mouse to copy/paste

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  • [–] 70 points 4 months ago (17 children)

    Only way to do it. everyone knows ctrl-c angers the terminal daemons.

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    Such an annoying kludge to make a common operation work.

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  • [–] 44 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    My hot take: cross-application or system-wide shortcuts like copy/paste should all be controlled with the Super/Meta key. Looking hard at you, alt-F4.

    App developers, you get your pick of Shift, Ctrl, and Alt modifiers. Super/Meta is for the OS only.

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Control commands are older than the shortcuts for cut copy paste though.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago

    I guess I'm so used to it at this point that I just add the shift automatically and don't really consider it annoying

    Such an annoying kludge to make a common operation work.

    That describes nearly everything in software, doesn't itπŸ˜…

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    I prefer to keep my hand away from my mouse if possible. And I'm not even a vim user!

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Same! Well, about the mouse. I am definitely a vi (and all its variants) user.

    However, for transferring text between windows, the mouse is probably the best option. It's not necessarily needed for highlighting, but definitely beneficial. If you don't like ctrl+shift+v or middle click, shift+insert often works?

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    The true LinuxMan uses middle-mouse click to paste.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    A truetrue LinuxUser uses the alternative clipboard instead.

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