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Emacs Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

A few useful Emacs commands for my customized Emacs configuration.

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Handling Files

C-x C-f
[
C-f
]
Open file [without IDO]
C-x C-s
Save file
C-x C-w
Save file as...
C-x s
Save all buffers
C-x C-r
Rename file
C-x C-d
Delete file
C-x C-a
Edit as root
C-x RET c
Encoding for next command
C-x RET f
Encoding for saving file

TRAMP

/[user­@]h­ost­:path
Remote access via SSH
/sudo:­:/path
Open as root

General editing

C-y
Yank (paste)
M-y
Cycle in kill ring
C-c y
Browse kill ring
C-Spc
[
C-Spc
]
Set mark [and deactivate it]
C-u C-Spc
Jump to mark

Dired (open with C-x d)

C/R/D
Copy/r­ena­me/­delete
!/&
Shell comman­d/a­syn­chr­onous
Z
Compre­ss/­unc­ompress
M/G/O
Change mode/g­rou­p/owner
A/Q
Search­/re­place
m/u/U
Mark/u­nma­rk/­unmark all
+
New directory
g
Refresh
 

Frames

C-x 0
Close current frame
C-x 1
Close all except current frame
C-x
{
2
/
3
}
Split frame {horiz­ont­all­y/v­ert­ically}
C-TAB
Switch to next frame
M-S-arrows
Resize frame
C-c s a
Scroll all frames simult­ane­ously

Screens

F9
Create new screen
S-F9
Kill current screen
M-1
...
M-0
Go to screen number 1 ... 10
C-z l
List active screens
C-z C-b
Escreen menu

Desktops

C-x x r
Load session
C-x x s
Save current session
C-x x d
Save current session & clear
C-x x c
Change session (save & load)
C-x x n
Show current session name

Google

C-c g RET
Google search
C-c g g
Google search on cursor
C-c g r
Google C++ reference
C-c g m
Google maps search
C-c t
Google translate at point
C-c T
Google translate

Org-mode: General

[
S-
]
TAB
Fold/u­nfold [all]
M-arrows
Move/c­hange indent­ation level
M-S-arrows
... for entire subtree
C-c c
Quickly capture a note
...
C-c C-c
... save the note
...
C-c C-k
... abort

Org-mode: Lists

+ - 
*
Un-ordered list
1. 1)
Ordered list
term :: def
Definition list
[ ]
Checkbox
C-c C-c
Toggle checkbox
Lists are recognized as sub-tasks for to-dos.

Org-mode: To-dos

C-c C-d
Deadline for to-do item
C-c C-s
Schedule to-do item
C-c C-t
Rotate to-do state
C-c ,
Set to-do priority
C-c a a
Calend­ar-like agenda
C-c a t
Global to-do overview
[/]
or
[%]
in a to-do heading show subtask comple­tion.

Org-mode: Misc.

[[link­][t­ext]]
Define a link
C-c l
Save current buffer as link
C-c C-l
Insert link
C-c C-o
Open link
M-S-left/up
Kill table column/row
M-S-right/down
Insert table column/row
C-c C-e
Export...
C-c C-e t
Insert options template
 

Progra­mming

C-c C-r
Comment in/out a line or region
F3
Next occurence of symbol
S-F3
Previous occurence of symbol
M-F3
Replace symbol
M-^
Jump to defini­tion...
C-c C-c
[Python] Execute buffer
C-c !
[Python] Switch to interp­reter
C-c C-e
[Python] Help on symbol
C-c C-x
[sh] Execute script
C-c C-f
[HTML] Fold/u­nfold block
C-c C-f
[JS] Fold/u­nfold all functions
C-c C-t
[JS] Fold/u­nfold block comments
C-c C-o
[JS] Fold/u­nfold at point

Flycheck

F5
Jump to previous error
F6
Jump to next error
F7
List all errors
S-F7
Toggle Flycheck mode

Magit (Open with F4)

M-S
/
M-H
Show/hide all diffs
s
/
S
Stage / Stage all
u
/
U
Unstage / Unstage all
i
Ignore untracked file
k
Delete file perman­ently
c
Open commit buffer
C-c C-c
Perform commit
l l
/
l L
List of revisions / Verbose list
a
Apply commit ("ch­err­y-p­ick­")
v
Revert commit
X
Revert all uncomm­itted changes
P P
Push current branch
F F
Pull current branch
b
Manipulate branches
q
Quit current Magit buffer
Many commands can be used on parts of a diff, e.g. to stage or revert partial changes.