Emacs cheatsheet

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Macro: How to record and play

1. Start recording a macro by pressing #C-X (#

High Level Steps to Record and Play inside Emacs

1. C-x ( : Start recording a macro
2. C-x ) : Stop recording a macro
3. C-x e : Play last recorded macro

Naming and Saving macros, and playing later

1. C-x C-k n : naming a macro
2. M-x <macro-name> : run the named

General Stuff

1. C-j: Add new line below the one you are in
2. C-r: Backward search
3. C-s: Forward search
4. M-/: Complete Word at cursor
5. M-w: Copy selected text into clipboard
6. C-d: Delete character forward
7. M-d: Delete word forward
8. C-k: Delete line
9. C-x C-k: Delete marked region
10. C-M-\: Indent Region
11. C-u M-u: Join from above with below
12. M-^: Join up from the line where you are

Windows/ Buffers/ Frames

1. C-x 1: One Window(i.e. Kill all other windows)
2. C-x C-b: List all buffers
3. C-M-v/ C-M-S-v: Scroll the bottom window
4. C-x 4 C-f: Finding a file in another window independently