emacs/etc/survival.tex

16 % \key{KEY-NAME} description of key or
17 % \mkey{M-x LONG-LISP-NAME} description of Elisp function
121 \def\key{\par\hangafter=0\hang\textindent}
166 In the following, \kbd{C-z} means hit the `\kbd{z}' key while
167 holding down the {\it Ctrl}\ \ key. \kbd{M-z} means hit the
168 `\kbd{z}' key while hitting the {\it Meta\/} (labeled {\it Alt\/}
169 on some keyboards) or after hitting {\it Esc\/} key.
180 \key{C-x C-c} quit Emacs
181 \key{C-x C-f} edit file; this command uses the minibuffer to read
184 \key{C-x C-s} save the file
185 \key{C-x k} kill a buffer
186 \key{C-g} in most context: cancel, stop, abort partially typed or
188 \key{C-x u} undo
192 \key{C-l} scroll current line to center of window
193 \key{C-x b} switch to another buffer
194 \key{M-<} move to beginning of buffer
195 \key{M->} move to end of buffer
196 \key{M-x goto-line} go to a given line number
200 \key{C-x 0} remove the current window from the display
201 \key{C-x 1} make active window the only window
202 \key{C-x 2} split window horizontally
203 \key{C-x 3} split window vertically
204 \key{C-x o} move to other window
212 \key{M-h} mark entire paragraph
213 \key{C-x h} mark entire buffer
217 \key{C-w} kill region
218 \key{M-w} copy region to kill-ring
219 \key{C-k} kill from the cursor all the way to the end of the line
220 \key{M-DEL} kill word
221 \key{C-y} yank back the last kill (\kbd{C-w C-y} combination could be
223 \key{M-y} replace last yank with previous kill
227 \key{C-s} search for a string
228 \key{C-r} search for a string backwards
229 \key{RET} quit searching
230 \key{M-C-s} regular expression search
231 \key{M-C-r} reverse regular expression search
242 \key{M-.} find a definition
243 \key{C-u M-.} find next occurrence of definition
244 \key{M-*} pop back to where \kbd{M-.} was last invoked
247 \key{M-,} continue last tags search or query-replace
251 \key{M-x compile} compile code in active window
252 \key{C-c C-c} go to the next compiler error, when in
254 \key{C-x `} when in the window with source code
258 \key{C-x d} invoke Dired
259 \key{d} flag this file for deletion
260 \key{\~{}} flag all backup files for deletion
261 \key{u} remove deletion flag
262 \key{x} delete the files flagged for deletion
263 \key{C} copy file
264 \key{g} update the Dired buffer
265 \key{f} visit the file described on the current line
266 \key{s} switch between alphabetical date/time order
270 \key{M-x rmail} start reading mail
271 \key{q} quit reading mail
272 \key{h} show headers
273 \key{d} mark the current message for deletion
274 \key{x} remove all messages marked for deletion
276 \key{C-x m} begin composing a message
277 \key{C-c C-c} send the message and switch to another buffer
278 \key{C-c C-f C-c} move to the `CC' header field, creating one
283 \key{M-q} fill paragraph
284 \key{M-/} expand previous word dynamically
285 \key{C-z} iconify (suspend) Emacs when running it under X or
292 \key{M-\%} interactively search and replace
293 \key{M-C-\%} using regular expressions
297 \key{SPC} replace this one, go on to next
298 \key{,} replace this one, don't move
299 \key{DEL} skip to next without replacing
300 \key{!} replace all remaining matches
301 \key{\^{}} back up to the previous match
302 \key{RET} exit query-replace
303 \key{C-r} enter recursive edit (\kbd{M-C-c} to exit)
307 \key{. {\rm(dot)}} any single character except a newline
308 \key{*} zero or more repeats
309 \key{+} one or more repeats
310 \key{?} zero or one repeat
311 \key{[$\ldots$]} denotes a class of character to match
312 \key{[\^{}$\ldots$]} negates the class
314 \key{\\{\it c}} quote characters otherwise having a special
317 \key{$\ldots$\\|$\ldots$\\|$\ldots$} matches one of
319 \key{\\( $\ldots$ \\)} groups a series of pattern elements to
321 \key{\\{\it n}} same text as {\it n\/}th group
323 \key{\^{}} matches at line beginning
324 \key{\$} matches at line end
326 \key{\\w} matches word-syntax character
327 \key{\\W} matches non-word-syntax character
328 \key{\\<} matches at word beginning
329 \key{\\>} matches at word end
330 \key{\\b} matches at word break
331 \key{\\B} matches at non-word break
335 \key{C-x r s} save region in register
336 \key{C-x r i} insert register contents into buffer
338 \key{C-x r SPC} save value of point in register
339 \key{C-x r j} jump to point saved in register
343 \key{C-x r r} copy rectangle to register
344 \key{C-x r k} kill rectangle
345 \key{C-x r y} yank rectangle
346 \key{C-x r t} prefix each line with a string
348 \key{C-x r o} open rectangle, shifting text right
349 \key{C-x r c} blank out rectangle
353 \key{M-x shell} start a shell within Emacs
354 \key{M-!} execute a shell command
355 \key{M-|} run a shell command on the region
356 \key{C-u M-|} filter region through a shell command
360 \key{M-\$} check spelling of word at the cursor
366 \key{C-x RET C-\\} select and activate input method for
368 \key{C-\\} enable or disable input method
372 \key{C-x RET c} set coding system for next command
381 \key{C-x (} start defining a keyboard macro
382 \key{C-x )} end keyboard macro definition
383 \key{C-x e} execute last-defined keyboard macro
384 \key{C-u C-x (} append to last keyboard macro
389 \key{M-x customize} customize variables and faces
396 \key{C-h} Emacs help
397 \key{C-h t} run the Emacs tutorial
398 \key{C-h i} enter Info, the documentation browser
399 \key{C-h a} show commands matching a string (apropos)
400 \key{C-h k} display documentation of the function invoked by
407 \key{C-h m} get mode-specific information