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I've increased my productivity recently by starting to use ctrl+p and ctrl+n for the previous and next command instead of the arrow keys, combined with ctrl+j for <enter> it has really made everything just a bit easier on the fingers.

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Interesting - has it made so much of a difference as to be worth the pain of transition?

I think it took me about 10 minutes to get used to it, it really is rather convenient. I still use <enter> very often when typing regular commands, but when I cycle through previous commands with ctrp+p/n it is much easier to hit ctrl+j.

Also, because my hands stay on the regular keys I don't have to look at my keyboard when switching betweeen typing commands and going through the history. It just feels more natural.

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