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The Emacs keys that I need to remember

Buffers, Windows and Frames

Close Buffer
C-x k
Switch buffers
C-x b
Close Window
C-x 0
Close all other Windows
C-x 1
Split Win Vert
C-x 2
Split Win Horz
C-x 3
Close Buffer and Window
C-x 4 0
kill-b­uff­er-­and­-window
Grow Win Ver
C-x ^
Toggle Scratch
C-c b
switch­-to­-sc­rat­ch-­and­-back
Open file
C-x C-f

Bookmarks

Bookmark list
Jump to Bookmark
Save Bookmark

Kill / Yank

Kill selection
C-w
Kill line
C-k
Yank
C-y
Prior yank
M-y
 

Navigation

Page Up / Dn
Push Mark
C-<­SPC> C-<­SPC>
cua-se­t-mar
Pop Mark
C-u C-<­SPC>
cua-se­t-mark
Expres­sions Fwd
C-M-f
Expres­sions Back
C-M-b
Goto line
M-g-g
goto-line

Mini-b­uffer

 
M-x
Universal Argument
C-u OR C-u C-U OR C-u #

Special Characters

Carriage return
C-q C-j
Tab
C-q <ta­b>

Search / Replace

 

Coding

 
C-c @ C-c
toggle hide/show
 
C-c @ C-M-h
hide all
 
C-c @ C-M-s
show all
Code Folding
 
outlin­e-m­ino­r-mode
 

Column Editing

Mark Column
C-<­Ent­er>
cua-se­t-r­ect­ang­le-mark
Auto increment
M-n
cua-se­que­nce­-re­ctangle

Icicles

 

Dired Mode

Omit Mode
C-x M-o
dired-­omi­t-mode
Execute
Move
Copy

Help

Keystroke
C-h k
Apropos
C-h a
Command
C-h c
Function
C-h f
Info Browser
C-h i
Using Info?

Org Mode

Change item depth
M-<­rig­ht> / M-<­lef­t>
Insert new TODO
S-M-<R­ET>
Change TODO state
S-<­rig­ht> / S-<­lef­t>
Set Deadline
C-c C-d
Set Schedule date
C-c C-s
Sparse TODO
C-c / t
Un-col­lapse all
S-<­tab>
Global TODO list
C-c a t

Calc Mode

Sum a column
C-u C-x * :
After selecting column
   
 

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  • Published: 3rd June, 2016

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