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Swap both left and right Control and Alt keys on Linux
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swap-ctrl-alt-keys
#!/bin/bash
# Create or append to .Xmodmap the new
# mappings for Control and Alt
echo '
clear control
clear mod1
keycode 105 = Alt_R
keycode 108 = Control_R
keycode 37 = Alt_L Meta_L
keycode 64 = Control_L
add Control = Control_L Control_R
add Mod1 = Alt_L Meta_L' >> ~/.Xmodmap
# Activate the changes now
xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap
# Set it to keep the changes at startup
echo '
# On startup, swap Alt and Control
if [ -f $HOME/.Xmodmap ]; then
/usr/bin/xmodmap $HOME/.Xmodmap
fi' >> ~/.profile
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