On: Some terminal frustrations

[knazarov]

For copy-pasting text to/from the terminal, I prefer to use Mac shortcut Cmd+C. It doesn't work out of the box on Linux (you have to use Ctrl+Shift+C, because Ctrl+C sends SIGINT). But there's a simple way to make Cmd+C work universally across all apps by rebinding Cmd+C to send Ctrl+Insert and Cmd+V to send Shift+Insert. It turns out these alternative keybindings work everywhere (browsers, GUI apps, terminal, etc). I use keyd to do that in software, but some QMK keyboards can do that rebinding on the keyboard itself.

This is my keyd config:

  [ids]
  *
  
  [main]
  capslock=overload(control, esc)
  leftalt=layer(meta_mac)
  leftmeta=layer(alt)
  
  [meta_mac:M]
  c=C-insert
  v=S-insert

[pcthrowaway → knazarov]

I don't remember if I did any special config in iTerm or installed a nonstandard package (I don't believe I did), but in Mac I often find it easier to just pipe a result I want copied into the `pbcopy` command in order to capture it in the clipboard, rather than trying to highlight what may be a long output.

[einsteinx2 → pcthrowaway]

> I don't remember if I did any special config in iTerm or installed a nonstandard package (I don't believe I did)

You are remembering correctly, pbcopy (and it’s partner pbpaste) are preinstalled on all Macs as part of the OS.

[schindlabua → knazarov]

Then how do you SIGINT?

[mook → schindlabua]

What they're saying in Linux terms is that they map Super+C to Ctrl+Insert, so Ctrl+C still sends SIGINT.

See also IBM CUA: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Common_User_Access

[knazarov → mook]

Right. Ctrl+C is still mapped as usual.