I wonder why they chose ⌘{ and ⌘} instead of ⌘[ and ⌘]. With the later you don't... | Hacker News

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		skissane on Nov 18, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft Replaces Command Prompt with PowerShell ... I wonder why they chose ⌘{ and ⌘} instead of ⌘[ and ⌘]. With the later you don't need to hold down SHIFT (at least on US keyboard layout.)

lilyball on Nov 19, 2016 [–]

Because it's the same keyboard shortcuts that Safari uses, and in Safari ⌘[ and ⌘] navigate the history stack.

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