Karabiner-Elements mappings ⌨️

key remappings for Karabiner Elements.

Tip

"why is this even needed?"

1. hjkl mapping (most important one) - you ideally don't want to move out of the home row when typing.
2. save clicks for navigation (notice how many times you need to click to get to a word want to edit)
3. most noticble - once you start using it, you can't come back!

🚀 "installation"

1. general Karabiner elements setup (install, give permissions, etc..)
2. press add your own rule
3. copy & paste the desired modification(s)

🔗 mappings

navigation

shortcut	action	vi-style	macOS-native
⌥⌘ ←/→/↑/↓	Move between desktops		✅
⌥ h/j/k/l	Arrow keys (left/down/up/right)	✅
⌥ b	Jump to beginning of word	✅
⌥ e	Jump to end of word	✅
⌥ u	Jump to start of line
⌥ i	Jump to end of line

editing

shortcut	action	vi-style	macOS-native
⌥ ⌫	Forward delete word		✅
⌥ ⇧ ⌫	Forward delete to end of line		✅

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modification files

file	description
modifications/option-command-arrow→move-desktops.json	Move between desktops with ⌥⌘ + arrow keys (or hjkl)
modifications/vi-option+hjkl→arrow-keys.json	⌥hjkl as arrow keys
modifications/option-backspace→forward-delete.json	⌥⌫ forward-deletes a word; ⌥⇧⌫ deletes to end of line
modifications/vi-option-b-e→word-start-end.json	⌥b / ⌥e jump to start / end of word
modifications/option-u-i→line-start-end.json	⌥u / ⌥i jump to start / end of line

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other keyboard useful keyboard shortcuts

1. command shift N - new folder in finder
2. command option shift N - new file in finder (will add soon)
3. command shift G - go to location in finder (e.g. for you get a path from ai chat)