EMACS Keyboard commands


Move forward one character	            Ctrl-f
Move backward one character	            Ctrl-b
Move to next line	                    Ctrl-n
Move to previous line	                    Ctrl-p
Move forward one word	                    Esc f
Move backward one word	                    Esc b
Move to beginning of line	            Ctrl-a
Move to end of line 	                    Ctrl-e
Scroll forward a page	                    Ctrl-v
Scroll backward a page	                    Esc v
Scroll screen to left	                    Ctrl-x <
Scroll screen to right	                    Ctrl-x >
Move to top of buffer (file)	            Esc <
Move to bottom of buffer (file)	            Esc >

Delete character under cursor	            Ctrl-d
Delete character to left of cursor	    Del
Delete next word	                    Esc d
Delete (kill) rest of line	            Ctrl-k
Set mark	                            Ctrl-@
Exchange mark and cursor	            Ctrl-x Ctrl-x
Delete region to kill buffer	            Ctrl-w
Copy region to kill buffer	            Esc w
Yank region from kill buffer	            Ctrl-y
Yank previous region from kill buffer	    Esc y

Forward search	                            Ctrl-s Esc
Reverse search	                            Ctrl-r Esc
Replace	                                    Esc x replace-string

Find file 	                            Ctrl-x Ctrl-f
Insert file at cursor	                    Ctrl-x Ctrl-i
Save buffer under same name	            Ctrl-x Ctrl-s
Write buffer under new name	            Ctrl-x Ctrl-w

Split the current window	            Ctrl-x 2
Move to other window	                    Ctrl-x o (letter "o")
Return to single window mode	            Ctrl-x 1
Look at buffers; choose one and	            Ctrl-x Ctrl-b 
    select it with letter f  

Repeat extended command 	            Esc x
Repeat command	                            Ctrl-c
Abort command	                            Ctrl-g
Undo command	                            Ctrl-x u
Refresh screen	                            Ctrl-l (letter "l")
Help 	                                    Ctrl-_ (underscore)
Quit	                                    Ctrl-x Ctrl-c