shift+Insert, when did this become my goto for paste
Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown @ryencode

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shift+Insert, when did this become my goto for paste

Publish Date: Jan 19 '22
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My computing history (where a clipboard existed) began on old school Macintosh's. For past from clipboard ⌘+v was how it was, ctl+v on Windows when that system became my usual OS.
Dabbling in Unix and Linux necessitated the learning of shift+insert (and middle click in most window managers.)

I still use Windows the most due to work and gaming, but usually have a terminal open to a Linux system for various uses. I'm glad that many windows interfaces support the shift+insert variant for pasting copied or cut content.

What do you use most now? Did you change your default paste command? What triggered that change?

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  • lionel-rowe
    lionel-roweJan 21, 2022

    Don't forget about Win+V (on Windows 10 and 11)! Super useful to have more than one clipboard entry available.

    mspoweruser.com/tip-winv-is-the-cl...

    Other than that, I probably use Ctrl+V and Shift+Insert about equally, depending how recently I interacted with a terminal.

    • Ryan Brown
      Ryan BrownJan 21, 2022

      Oh great! I hadn't known about that one... New game mode unlocked!

  • MawuleGabriel
    MawuleGabrielApr 11, 2023

    Hello Ryan
    Sorry for this, but I am Gabriel an I.T student and have been learning Python for a while because I would want to venture into Back-End in Software Engineering.
    But I really need a mentor who I would make accountability to, so as to keep me on my toes.
    Can you be my mentor please?

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