Key Sequence

Command

C-h

Enter the online help system.

C-x C-s

Save the file.

C-x C-c

Exit emacs.

C-s

Search.

C-d

Delete a character.

Key Sequence

Command

C-x C-f

Find a file and read it.

C-x i

Insert file at cursor position.

C-x C-s

Save file

C-x C-c

Search.

Key Sequence

Command

C-f

Move forward one character.

C-b

Move backward one character.

C-p

Move to previous line.

C-n

Move to next page.

M-f

Move one word forward.

M-b

Move one word backward.

C-a

Move to beginning of line.

C-e

End-of-line.

M-a

Move backward one sentence.

M-e

Move forward one sentence.

M-[

Move backward one paragraph.

M-]

Move forward one paragraph.

C-v

Move forward one screen.

M-v

Move backward one screen.

C-x [

Move backward one page.

c-x ]

Move forward one page.

M->

Move to end of file.

M-<

Move to beginning of file.

C-l

Redraw screen with current line in the center.

M-n

Repeat the next command n times.

C-u n

Repeat the next command n times

Key Sequence

Command

DEL

Delete previous character.

C-d

Delete character under cursor

M-DEL

Delete previous word.

M-d

Delete the word the cursor is on.

C-k

Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.

M-k

Delete the sentence the cursor is on.

C-x DEL

Delete previous sentence.

C-y

Restore what you’ve deleted.

C-w

Delete a marked region.

Key Sequence

Command

C-SPACE

Mark the beginning (or end) of a region.

C-x C-p

Mark page.

c-x h

Mark buffer

M-q

Reformat paragraph.

M-g

Reformat individual paragraphs within a region.

M-h

Mark paragraph.

Key Sequence

Command

C-g

Abort current command.

C-x u

Undo last edit (can be done repeatedly).

Key Sequence

Command

C-s

Start incremental search forward.

C-r

Start incremental search backwards.

Meta

Exit a successful search.

C-g

Cancel incremental search; return to starting point.