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Summary

Keys for the emacs Editor. Memorize the keys!

Basics

Action (memorize)	Shortcuts (memorize)
Quit	C-x C-c
Open File	C-x C-f
Save	C-x C-s
Undo	C-/
Search (incremental)	C-s (then start typing search string)

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Question (memorize)	Answer (memorize)
Help (tutorial)	C-h t
Help (other options)	C-h ?
Switch to buffer (or file)	C-x b tab (then start typing name and press tab again)
Close buffer	C-x k enter
Cancel current command	C-g

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Misc

Cursor movement

The arrow keys can be used to move the cursor. Optionally, you can use the following keys to move the cursor as well.

Question (memorize)	Answer (memorize)
back (left)	C-b
forward (right)	C-f
previous line (up)	C-p
next line (down)	C-n
beginning of line	C-a
end of line	C-e

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Keys to navigate the file or terminal in addition to using the arrow keys.

Question (memorize)	Answer (memorize)
forward word	M-f
backward word	M-b
page down	C-v
page up	M-v
beginning of file	M-<
end of file	M->

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Question (memorize)	Answer (memorize)
View current dir	C-x C-f . enter
Split window	C-x 2
Jump to next window	C-x o
Close frame	C-x 0
Expand frame	C-x 1

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