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Created November 23, 2012 17:33
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Blazingly fast key repeat in OS X
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#!/bin/sh
defaults write -g KeyRepeat -int 0 # <- 0 ms
defaults write -g InitialKeyRepeat -int 10 # <- 100 ms
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
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This sets key repeat to 0 ms, and initial key repeat to 100 ms. Logout is required for the changes to take effect.

For a superset of this functionality that doesn't require logging out, try KeyRemap4MacBook.

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