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date: 2022-06-05T10:26:08.000Z
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title: remap §/± to `/~ on max osx
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draft: false
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snippet_types:
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- mac
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- osx
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seo_description: How to remap (§) section sign to (`) backslash on mac.
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---
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Got a new Macbook Pro with the start of my new job and I love it. Except. It did
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not come with and english keyboard. Now every time I try to type the backslash (\`)
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or tilde (\~) instead I get "§" or "±" 😔. Lucky for me there are a bunch of people
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with the same issue.
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This base command to remap the key is:
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```shell
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$ hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping":
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[{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x700000064,
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"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x700000035}]
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}'
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```
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but to make this survive a computer restart things get a little more complicated.
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For that you need you need a LaunchDaemon.
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/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.custom.backslash-key-remap-fix.plist
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```xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
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<plist version="1.0">
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<dict>
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<key>Label</key>
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<string>org.custom.backslash-key-remap-fix</string>
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<key>ProgramArguments</key>
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<array>
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<string>/Users/travis.shears/projects/scripts/bin/backslash-key-remap-fix.sh</string>
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</array>
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<key>RunAtLoad</key>
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<true/>
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<key>KeepAlive</key>
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<false/>
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</dict>
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</plist>
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```
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/Users/travis.shears/projects/scripts/bin/backslash-key-remap-fix.sh
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```shell
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#/bin/sh -e
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hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping":
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[{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x700000064,
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"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x700000035}]
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}'
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```
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## Sources:
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* [https://rakhesh.com/mac/using-hidutil-to-map-macos-keyboard-keys/](https://rakhesh.com/mac/using-hidutil-to-map-macos-keyboard-keys/)
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* [https://www.grzegorowski.com/how-to-remap-single-mac-keyboard-key](https://www.grzegorowski.com/how-to-remap-single-mac-keyboard-key)
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* [https://superuser.com/questions/37042/remapping-of-keys-in-mac-os-x](https://superuser.com/questions/37042/remapping-of-keys-in-mac-os-x)
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