Basics
| C- |
Press and hold Control |
| M- |
Press and release Esc, or hold Alt |
| C-x C-c |
quit |
| C-h |
help |
| C-h t |
emacs tutorial |
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Files and Buffers
| C-x C-f |
Load a file into a buffer |
| C-x C-s |
Save file in current buffer |
| C-x b |
List buffers |
| C-x C-b |
Switch to another buffer |
| C-x k |
Kill current buffer |
| C-x i |
Insert file at current point |
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Movement
| C-a |
Start of Line |
| C-e |
End of Line |
| M-< |
Start of File |
| M-> |
End of File |
| C-k |
Delete to end of Line |
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Windows
| C-x 2 |
Split windows |
| C-x 1 |
Join windows |
| C-x o |
Other window |
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Cut n Paste
| C-SPC |
Mark |
| C-w |
Cut |
| M-w |
Copy |
| C-y |
Paste |
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Misc
| C-_ |
Undo |
| TAB |
Complete |
| TAB TAB |
Show completions |
| C-g |
Panic! |
| C-s |
Search |
| M-x |
Execute Command |
| M-x goto-line |
Jump to line number |
| M-x replace-string |
Find and replace strings |
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R Running
| M-x R |
Start R |
| C-c C-d |
Dump an object |
| C-c C-l |
Load an object |
| TAB |
Complete object name |
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R Editing
| C-c C-b |
Run commands in buffer |
| C-c C-r |
Run marked region |
| TAB |
Indent nicely |
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