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Mac OS X super fast keyboard speed
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osx_keyboardspeed.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# http://papers.ch/speeding-up-your-mac-osx-terminal-input/
#echo "Disable press-and-hold for keys in favor of key repeat"
#defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
echo "Set a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0.02
echo "Set a shorter Delay until key repeat"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 12
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jturolla commented Sep 3, 2017

0.02 is too fast, it causes lag. I kept at 1.

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