Is there a way to have two keyboard shortcuts for the same function?

Question

I saw these instructions to replace a shortcut

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Shortcuts. Select App Shortcuts on the left, click the Add button , click the Application pop-up menu, then choose a specific app or All Applications.

So I can add a shortcut named 'Copy' under all applications, and insert ctrl+C as the keystroke. But then cmd+C won't work as the Copy shortcut anymore.

Is there a way to have both?

Answer 1

The Shortcuts Prefs won't allow you to add the same Menu item twice, so no, this cannot be done.

Additionally, in Finder, the Copy menu item is a 'smart' structure, meaning it always contains the name or count of what would be copied by the key command. You cannot use the shortcut replacer at all on a smart menu.

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Furthermore, attempting to override a system-wide command like Copy is bound to fail somewhere. It's definitely best to stick to the system defaults for such as those.