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Re:New Surface Pro by dzhiurgis on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @06:54PM (#14406126)
Having recently (5 months) switched from UK to US layout, I find `/~ location to be more convenient on UK layout.

First, it's somehow easier to type ~ on UK layout (no weird finger twists) - helps quicker to get to your home directory when navigating terminal.

Second, I use cmd+1/2/3 to switch tabs a lot. Cmd + ` rotates windows. You can imagine it's very easy to mix up 1 with ` and instead of having the tab you want, end up with completely different window. Really breaks my flow often.

I do not mind enter key that much. In fact I think US one is better.

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Re:New Surface Pro by waterhouse on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @11:27PM (#14407395)
> helps quicker to get to your home directory when navigating terminal.

Protip: "cd" with no arguments normally takes you to your home directory. Though if you need to reference something in your homedir using a global path without changing directories, ~ is probably still the fastest way to do it.

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