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# Reference | |
# https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2450/_index.html | |
# | |
# How to swap wordwise shortcuts to align with Windows/Linux | |
# http://benogle.com/2010/01/18/windowslinux-developers-remap-your-mac.html | |
# https://theconfused.me/blog/switching-between-mac-and-linux-keyboards/ | |
# | |
# Swap cmd & alt to Windows/Linux style | |
# left cmd = e3 | |
# left alt = e2 | |
# right cmd = e7 | |
# right alt = e6 | |
# | |
hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping": | |
[{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x7000000e7, | |
"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x7000000e6}, | |
{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x7000000e6, | |
"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x7000000e7}, | |
{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x7000000e3, | |
"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x7000000e2}, | |
{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x7000000e2, | |
"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x7000000e3}] | |
}' | |
# Reset Keymap | |
hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping":[]}' |
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