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| Key binding | Description | Name |
|---|---|---|
| C-v | Move forward one screen. | |
| M-v | Move backwards one screen. | |
| C-l | Move text so that the "point" becomes centered. | |
| C-p | Previous line. | |
| C-n | Next line. | next-line |
| C-b | Backward. | |
| C-f | Forward. | |
| M-f | Forward by a word. | |
| M-b | Backwards by a word. | |
| C-a | Move to beginning of a line. | |
| C-e | Move to the end of a line. | |
| M-a | Move to the beginning of a sentence. | |
| M-e | Move to the end of a sentence. | |
| M-< | Move to beginning of entire text. | beginning-of-buffer |
| M-> | Move to end of entire text. | end-of-buffer |
| C-u | Enter argument for next command. | |
| C-g | Stop the current command. | |
| C-x 1 | One window. | |
| <Delback> | Delete the character just before cursor. | |
| C-d | Delete the next character after the cursor. | |
| M-<Delback> | Kill the word immediately before the cursor. | |
| M-d | Kill the next word after the cursor. | |
| C-k | Kill from the cursor position to end of line. | |
| M-k | Kill to the end of the current sentence. | |
| C-<SPC> | Select beginning of text to kill. | set-mark-command |
| C-w | Select end of text to kill. | |
| C-y | Yanks back killed text. | |
| M-y | Replaces yanked text with previous kill. | |
| C-x u | Undo last change. | |
| C-x C-f | Find a file. | |
| C-x C-s | Save the file. (I.e., save the current buffer to the file which it is visiting.) | |
| C-x C-b | List buffers. | |
| C-x b | Switch buffer. | switch-to-buffer |
| C-x s | Save some buffers. | |
| C-z | Suspend Emacs temporarily. | |
| $ fg | (In Bash) Resume Emacs. | |
| C-x C-c | Quit Emacs. | |
| C-s | Search forwards. | |
| C-r | Search backwards. | |
| M-x goto-line | Prompts for number of line to jump to | goto-line |
| M-x replace-string | Search and replace. | replace-string |
| M-x text-mode | Switch to text mode. | text-mode |
| M-x fundamental-mode | Switch to fundamental mode. | fundamental-mode |
| M-x org-mode | Switch to org mode. | org-mode |
| M-x lisp-mode | Switch to Lisp mode. | lisp-mode |
| M-x prolog-mode | Switch to Prolog mode. | prolog-mode |
| M-x list-input-methods | Lists possible input methods | list-input-methods |
| C-x <RET> C-\ | Prompts for input method.[1] | set-input-method |
| C-x <RET> C-\ ucs <RET> | Mode for Unicode input (U+U). (Type U followed by four digits to input special character.) | |
| C-\ | Switches to default input method (stored in variable default-input-method).[2] | |
| Options > Customize Emacs > Specific Option... | (Menu item) Prompts for the name of a variable whose value is to be changed. | |
| C-h m | Help for current mode. | |
| C-x 2 | Two windows. | |
| C-x 3 | Three windows. | |
| C-x o | Move cursor to (o)ther window. | |
| C-x C-x | Exchanges positions of mark and blinking cursor. | exchange-point-and-mark |
| C-x d | Lists directory. (Cf. UNIX ls) | dired |
| M-x cd | Changes directory. (Cf. UNIX cd) | cd |
| C-h f | Prompts for the name of a function, for which a documentation string is then presented (in a new, Help-mode, buffer). | describe-function |
| C-h v | Prompts for the name of a variable, for which a help file is then presented. | describe-variable |
| (variable) | Major version of the current instance of Emacs. | emacs-major-version |
| (variable) | "Column beyond which automatic line-wrapping should happen." | fill-column |
| M-x | Prompts for the name of an interactive function (which will then be executed). | |
| C-u | Prompts for an argument (Should be used right before M-x to pass the argument to the interactive function (called with M-x)) | |
| M-x goto-char | Goes to character number %PROMPT in the current buffer. | goto-char |
| C-x h | Marks entire current buffer as a region. | mark-whole-buffer |
| C-x C-e | Shows the result of executing an Emacs Lisp statement in the command line (at the bottom). Note: there is no need to enter lisp mode to be able to execute this. |
Legend edit
C = Control key
M = Meta key (e.g., Command key)
M = ESC key in Terminal (ALT key in v. 23.4)
S = Shift key
Org-mode edit
| C-c C-t | Changes a TODO item to DONE | |
| <TAB> | toggle show/hide | org-cycle |
| M-x org-indent-mode | "Org Ind" mode (in Emacs v. 23.2 or later) | org-indent-mode |
| C-c C-c | Toggle checkbox status. | org-toggle-checkbox |
| C-c C-x C-i | Start clock on current headline. | org-clock-in |
| C-c C-x C-o | Stop the clock on current headline | org-clock-out |
Lisp-mode edit
| C-x C-e | Echoes the evaluation of the list which immediately precedes the blinking cursor | eval-last-sexp |
| C-u C-x C-e | Inserts (at the blinking cursor's position) the evaluation of the list which immediately precedes the blinking cursor | |
| q | quit/close the debugger/error_message window | |
| name of the current buffer | buffer-name | |
| name of the file which the current buffer is visiting | buffer-file-name | |
| size of the current buffer | buffer-size | |
| number of the cursor's current position | point | |
| Defines function with name %1, parameter list %2, documentation string %3, interactive list %4 (optional), body %5 | defun | |
| Sets a mark at the current position of the blinking cursor. | push-mark |
References edit
- Tutorial which comes included with Carbon Emacs.
- How Major Modes are Chosen
- Emacs Commands List
- Indiana University Knowledge Base
Link edit
- Emacs for Mac OS X (v. 23.4)