Cursor movement command reference ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Move cursor to the beginning of the file goto line Move cursor to a specific line # in file Repeat following command; e.g., 8 moves down 8 lines Refresh the screen with cursor location at center Quit command but stay in emacs File-content modification command reference ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- delete Backspace Character delete, like 'x' in vi Kill previous word Kill next word Kill to end of line Kill to end of sentence Mark paragraph Mark a point Save a marked region as though killed but do not kill Paste, but concatenate commands in buffer Same as but goes back previous deletes Replace from u UNDO command; can also go many commands back File manipulation command reference ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Load/find a file. emacs prompts for file name Save the current buffer s Save the current buffers; interrogative k Kill selected buffer Show local buffers b BUF Select buffer BUF 1 Eliminate extra windows 0 Eliminate upper window kill-some-buffers Kill the current buffers; interrogative Global options command reference ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- auto-fill Sets mode to word wrap mode Autofills paragraph from within the paragraph Forward search; delete key moves backward; terminates Backward search; delete key moves backward; terminates Unhang a command; if emacs is taking too long, or if you mistype on the command line Refreshes the screen HELP; emacs prompts for a command name Session command reference ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- emacs FILE Invoke emacs, with or without filename FILE Suspend emacs fg or %emacs Resume emacs Exit/Quit emacs Help options command reference ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a Apropos to find command names; type a string with any term you would like information on; identical to UNIX apropos and man -k b Describe bindings; display a table of all key values c Describe a key briefly f Describe name; type a command name and emacs prints full documentation for the function name k Describe key; type a command key sequence and emacs will print a full description of the function associated with the key sequence l View-lossage; shows the last one hundred char you typed w Type a command name and emacs prints which keystrokes invoke that command; first find the command name with apropos BUGS Generally system specific, with notes from sys programmers t Run the emacs tutorial Utilities command reference ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- shell Run a C shell telnet telnet to a remote host run-lisp Run a LISP interpreter run-scheme Run a SCHEME interpreter run-prolog Run a PROLOG interpreter doctor Run the psychotherapist game lpr-buffer Print a buffer using lpr spell-buffer Run the spell checker on a buffer calendar Display a 3-month calendar in buffer mail Run the mailer rn Run the news reader