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This has always been one of my favorite aspects of macOS (né OS X). GUI app shortcuts and Terminal control sequences are mutually exclusive where it matters and shared where it’s convenient. I find it very natural to navigate text in any app. I find it surprising that no Linux window manager has taken this approach.

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It started with “System Software” or “Mac OS” (as opposed to “macOS”), since it was an advantage of using terminal software like ZTerm on the pre-OS X operating system. You could select and copy text without unintentionally sending a break.

Most terminal now accept ctrl + shit C/V as an alternative on linux.

They could also not use Ctrl for gui keybindings and join the 21st century

Very rare to have a Mac keyboard with Cmd on it on a PC. Only common on a Mac with Linux. There it can be reprogrammed but yes, should be better.

If you connect an Apple keyboard to a PC, you'll find out that Cmd is the same as the Win key.

IC, though the Win key has useful shortcuts assigned as well. But I suppose they could be sacrificed and/or remapped.

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