[Editor][Emacs] Emacs Manual

Emacs Manual


:: GNU Emacs Manual
 - Source: http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/emacs/emacs_toc.html#SEC_Contents



:: Quick EMACS Commands
 - Source: http://xkahn.zoned.net/help/emacs.html
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[Quitting EMACS:]
Quit:    Ctrl-x Ctrl-c
I pushed the wrong key. Help!:    Ctrl-g
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[Working with files:]
Load a file:    Ctrl-x Ctrl-f
Load a directory:    Ctrl-x Ctrl-f
New file:    Ctrl-x Ctrl-f
Save a file:    Ctrl-x Ctrl-s
Save all open files:    Ctrl-x s
Save the file with a new name    Ctrl-x Ctrl-w
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[Dealing with Buffers]
Switch buffers:    Ctrl-x b
Close buffer:    Ctrl-x k
Split current buffer    Ctrl-x 2
Make current buffer the only one on screen    Ctrl-x 1
Switch between the buffers on-screen    Ctrl-x o
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[Cutting and pasting]
Set mark:    Ctrl-[SPACE]
Cut and save text from here to mark:    Ctrl-w
Paste saved text:    Ctrl-y
Cut text from the cursor to the end of the line:    Ctrl-k
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:: Emacs Command Summary
 - Source: http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/LCSR-Computing/some-docs/emacs-chart.html
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Emacs Command Summary
Emacs command summary, Thu Jul 25.

C-SP     set-mark-command         C-q      quoted-insert
C-a      beginning-of-line         C-r      isearch-backward
C-b      backward-char             C-s      isearch-forward
C-c      exit-recursive-edit         C-t      transpose-chars
C-d      delete-char             C-u      universal-argument
C-e      end-of-line             C-v      scroll-up
C-f      forward-char             C-w      kill-region
C-h      help-command             C-x      Control-X-prefix
TAB      indent-for-tab-command         C-y      yank
LFD      newline-and-indent         C-z      suspend-emacs
C-k      kill-line             ESC      ESC-prefix
C-l      recenter             C-]      abort-recursive-edit
RET      newline             C-_      undo
C-n      next-line             SPC .. ~        self-insert-command
C-o      open-line             DEL      delete-backward-char
C-p      previous-line

C-h v    describe-variable         C-h d    describe-function
C-h w    where-is             C-h k    describe-key
C-h t    help-with-tutorial         C-h c    describe-key-briefly
C-h s    describe-syntax         C-h b    describe-bindings
C-h n    view-emacs-news         C-h a    command-apropos
C-h C-n  view-emacs-news         C-h C-d  describe-distribution
C-h m    describe-mode             C-h C-c  describe-copying
C-h l    view-lossage             C-h ?    help-for-help
C-h i    info                 C-h C-h  help-for-help
C-h f    describe-function

C-x C-a  add-mode-abbrev         C-x 5    split-window-horizontally
C-x C-b  list-buffers             C-x ;    set-comment-column
C-x C-c  save-buffers-kill-emacs     C-x <    scroll-left
C-x C-d  list-directory             C-x =    what-cursor-position
C-x C-e  eval-last-sexp             C-x >    scroll-right
C-x C-f  find-file             C-x [    backward-page
C-x C-h  inverse-add-mode-abbrev     C-x ]    forward-page
C-x TAB  indent-rigidly             C-x ^    enlarge-window
C-x C-l  downcase-region         C-x `    next-error
C-x C-n  set-goal-column         C-x a    append-to-buffer
C-x C-o  delete-blank-lines         C-x b    switch-to-buffer
C-x C-p  mark-page             C-x d    dired
C-x C-q  toggle-read-only         C-x e    call-last-kbd-macro
C-x C-r  find-file-read-only         C-x f    set-fill-column
C-x C-s  save-buffer             C-x g    insert-register
C-x C-t  transpose-lines         C-x h    mark-whole-buffer
C-x C-u  upcase-region             C-x i    insert-file
C-x C-v  find-alternate-file         C-x j    register-to-dot
C-x C-w  write-file             C-x k    kill-buffer
C-x C-x  exchange-dot-and-mark         C-x l    count-lines-page
C-x C-z  suspend-emacs             C-x m    mail
C-x ESC  repeat-complex-command         C-x n    narrow-to-region
C-x $    set-selective-display         C-x o    other-window
C-x (    start-kbd-macro         C-x p    narrow-to-page
C-x )    end-kbd-macro             C-x q    kbd-macro-query
C-x +    add-global-abbrev         C-x r    copy-rectangle-to-register
C-x -    inverse-add-global-abbrev     C-x s    save-some-buffers
C-x .    set-fill-prefix         C-x u    advertised-undo
C-x /    dot-to-register         C-x w    widen
C-x 0    delete-window             C-x x    copy-to-register
C-x 1    delete-other-windows         C-x {    shrink-window-horizontally
C-x 2    split-window-vertically     C-x }    enlarge-window-horizontally
C-x 4    ctl-x-4-prefix             C-x DEL  backward-kill-sentence

ESC C-SP mark-sexp             ESC =    count-lines-region
ESC C-a  beginning-of-defun         ESC >    end-of-buffer
ESC C-b  backward-sexp             ESC @    mark-word
ESC C-c  exit-recursive-edit         ESC O    ??
ESC C-d  down-list             ESC [    backward-paragraph
ESC C-e  end-of-defun             ESC \    delete-horizontal-space
ESC C-f  forward-sexp             ESC ]    forward-paragraph
ESC C-h  mark-defun             ESC ^    delete-indentation
ESC LFD  indent-new-comment-line     ESC a    backward-sentence
ESC C-k  kill-sexp             ESC b    backward-word
ESC C-n  forward-list             ESC c    capitalize-word
ESC C-o  split-line             ESC d    kill-word
ESC C-p  backward-list             ESC e    forward-sentence
ESC C-s  isearch-forward-regexp         ESC f    forward-word
ESC C-t  transpose-sexps         ESC g    fill-region
ESC C-u  backward-up-list         ESC h    mark-paragraph
ESC C-v  scroll-other-window         ESC i    tab-to-tab-stop
ESC C-w  append-next-kill         ESC j    indent-new-comment-line
ESC ESC  ??                 ESC k    kill-sentence
ESC C-\  indent-region             ESC l    downcase-word
ESC SPC  just-one-space             ESC m    back-to-indentation
ESC !    shell-command             ESC q    fill-paragraph
ESC $    spell-word             ESC r    move-to-window-line
ESC %    query-replace             ESC t    transpose-words
ESC '    abbrev-prefix-mark         ESC u    upcase-word
ESC (    insert-parentheses         ESC v    scroll-down
ESC )    move-past-close-and-reindent     ESC w    copy-region-as-kill
ESC ,    tags-loop-continue         ESC x    execute-extended-command
ESC -    negative-argument         ESC y    yank-pop
ESC .    find-tag             ESC z    zap-to-char
ESC 0 .. ESC 9  digit-argument         ESC |    shell-command-on-region
ESC ;    indent-for-comment         ESC ~    not-modified
ESC <    beginning-of-buffer         ESC DEL  backward-kill-word

C-x 4 C-f       find-file-other-window     C-x 4 d  dired-other-window
C-x 4 .  find-tag-other-window         C-x 4 f  find-file-other-window
C-x 4 b  pop-to-buffer             C-x 4 m  mail-other-window
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:: Quick EMACS Commands
 - Source: http://en.opensuse.org/Emacs
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Action     Key-sequence     Command
Open file     C-x C-f     find-file
Close     C-x C-c     save-buffers-kill-emacs
Save file     C-x C-s     save-buffer
Save as     C-x C-w     write-file
Page down     C-v     scroll-up
Page up     M-v     scroll-down
Goto top     M-<     beginning-of-buffer
Goto end     M->     end-of-buffer
Goto line     M-g g     goto-line
Goto start of line     C-a     beginning-of-line
Goto end of line     C-e     end-of-line
Search forwards     C-s search term     isearch-forward search term
Repeat last search forwards     C-s C-s     isearch-repeat-forward
Search backwards     C-r search term     isearch-backward search term
Repeat last search backwards     C-r C-r     isearch-repeat-backward
Cancel command     C-g     keyboard-quit
Kill line     C-k     kill-line
Kill sentence     M-k     kill-sentence
Yank last kill     C-y     yank
Yank previous kill     M-y     yank-pop
Split window horizontally     C-x 2   
Split window vertically     C-x 3   
Swap active window     C-x o   
Merge windows     C-x 1   
List buffers     C-x C-b     list-buffers
Switch to buffer     C-x b     switch-to-buffer
Switch active buffer left     C-x [LEFT]     previous-buffer
Switch active buffer right     C-x [RIGHT]     next-buffer
Kill Buffer     C-x f     kill-buffer
Spell-check current buffer    none     ispell-buffer
Spell-check current word    none     ispell-word
Indent code     C-M-\     indent-region
Goto matching closing bracket     C-M-f   
Goto matching opening bracket     C-M-b   
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June