emacs

EMACS KEYS

HELP
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C-h a		command-apropos		What commands work like this...?
		apropos			What functions and variables work like this...?
C-h c		describe-key-briefly	What command does this key sequence do?
C-h b		describe-bindings	What are the key bindings for this buffer?
C-h k		describe-key		What command does this sequence do, and tell me about it.
C-h l		view-lossage		What are the last 100 characters typed?
C-h w		where-is		What is the key binding for this?
C-h f		describe-function	What does this function do?
C-h v		describe-variable	What is this variable?
C-h m		describe-mode		Tell me about this mode.
C-h s		describe-syntax		What is the syntax table for this buffer?


IMPORTANT
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quit the running/entered command: C-g
undo previous action: C-x y
undo all changes since last save: M-x revert-buffer RETURN
Recover text from an autosave-file: M-x recover-file RETURN
recover-session RETURN if you edited several files: M-x
display load path: chv load-path
view command history: mx list-command-history
terminal emulator: mx term

WINDOWS
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C-x 2		split-window-horizontally	Divide the current window horizontally in two.
C-x 5		split-windws-vertically		Divide the current window vertically in two.
C-x >		scroll-right			Scroll the window right.
C-x <		scroll-left			Scroll the window left.
C-x 0		delete-window			Delete the current window.
C-x 1		delete-other-windows		Delete all the windows except this one.
		delete-windows-on		Delete all windows open to a particular buffer.
C-x ^		enlarge-window			Make the current window taller.
		shrink-window			Make the current window smaller.
C-x }		enlarge-window-horizontally	Make the window wider.
C-x {		shrink-window-horizontally	Make the window less wide.
M-C-v		scroll-other-window		Scroll the other window.
C-x 4 f		find-file-other-window		Find a file in the other window.
C-x 4 b		switch-to-buffer-other-window	Select a buffer in the other window.
		compare-windows			Compare two buffers and show the first difference.


FILE
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C-x C-f		find-file		Find a file and read it to screen.
C-x C-v		find-alternate-file	Read a different file.
C-x i		insert-file		Insert a file at the cursors position.
C-x C-s		save-buffer		Save the current buffer.
C-x C-w		write-file		Write the contents of the buffer to a file.
C-x C-c		save-buffers-kill-emacs	Save all open buffers and get out of emacs.
C-z		suspend-emacs		Suspend emacs.
save-some-buffers: cx s
Save As: CX CW	
Save All: CX, S	
Revert to File: CXCV	
revert-buffer: MX, 
Quit: CXCC

BUFFER
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switch-to-buffer: CXB
list-buffers: CXCB
kill-buffer: CXK
vc-toggle-read-only: CXCQ

EDIT
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repeat the following command n times: M-n 
repeat the following command 4 times: C-u
repeat n times: C-u n 

undo: cx u

Begin Selection: Ctrl-SPC	
Cancel Selection: Ctrl-G	
Cut Selection: Ctrl-W	
Cut Line	: Ctrl-K	

Copy: Meta-W
Paste: Ctrl-Y	
Copy Selection to Numbered Clipboard: Ctrl-X R S [#]	
Paste from Numbered Clipboard: Ctrl-X R I [#]

Del		backward-delete-char	Delete the previous character.
C-d		delete-char		Delete the character under the cursor.
M-Del		backward-kill-word	Delete the previous word.
C-k		kill-line		Delete from the cursor to the end of line.
M-k		kill-sentence		Delete the sentence the cursor is in.
C-x Del		backward-kill-sentence	Delete the previous sentence.
C-y		yank			Restore deleted text at cursor.
C-w		kill-region		Delete a marked region.
		backward-kill-paragraph	Delete the previous paragraph.
		kill-paragraph		Delete from the cursor to the end of the paragraph.

C-t		transpose-chars		Transpose the two letters.
M-t		transpose-words		Switch two words.
C-x C-t		transpose-lines		Switch two lines.
		transpose-sentences	Switch two sentences.
		transpose-paragraphs	Switch two paragraphs.

M-c		capitalize-word		Capitalize the first letter of the current word.
M-u		upcase-word		Make the word all uppercase.
M-l		downcase-word		Make the word all lowercase.
C-x C-l		downcase-region		Make the region all lowercase.
C-x C-u		uppercase-region	Make the region all uppercase.

M-s		center-line		Center the current line.
		center-paragraph	Center the paragraph that the cursor is on.
		center-region		Center the currently defined region.


INDENTATION
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C-x		set-fill-prefix		Prepend each line in paragrph with characters
					from beginning of the line up to the current
					cursor column.  cancel by doing this in column 1.
M-C-\		indent-region		Indent a region to match the first line in region.
M-m		back-to-indentation	Move the cursor to first character in line.
M-C-o		split-line			Split line at cursor into two lines...  weird.
		fill-individual-paragraphs	Reformat indented paragraphs, keep indentation.

set indent width: 
newline-and-indent: cj

CURSOR MOVEMENT
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C-f		forward-char		Move cursor one character.
C-b		backward-char		Move backward one character.
C-p		previous-line		Move up one line.
C-n		next-line		Move down one line.
M-f		forward-word		Move to the next word.  (words are defined by whitespace/special characters.)
M-b		backward-word		Move to the previous word.
C-a		beginning-of-line	Move to the beginning of the line.
C-e		end-of-line		Move to the end of the line.
M-a		backward-sentence	Move back one sentence.
C-v		scroll-up		Scroll up one screen.
M-v		scroll-down		Scroll down one screen.
C-x [		backward-page		Go back one page.
C-x ]		forward-page		Go forward one page.
M->		end-of-buffer		Move to end of buffer.
M-<		beginning-of-buffer	Move to beginning of the current buffer.
C-l		recenter		Redraw the screen with the current line in the center.
M-(a number)	digit-argument		Do the next command (a number) of times.


SEARCH
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isearch-forward: Ctrl-S	
isearch-backward: Ctrl-R	
Regexp Inc Search: Meta-Ctrl-S	
Regexp Inc Search Reverse: Meta-Ctrl-R	
Interactive Search and Replace: Meta-%	
Goto Line Numbe: Meta-X goto-line	
Previous Matching Bracket: Meta-Ctrl-B (or ESC Ctrl-B)	
Next Matching Bracket: Meta-Ctrl-F (or ESC Ctrl-F)

word search: csRETcw

WINDOW
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Close	Ctrl-X, K	
Next Window Ctrl-X, B	
Choose Window	Ctrl-X, Ctrl-B	
delete-other-windows cx1
split-window-vertically cx3
split-window-horizontally cx2
other-window cxo
delete-window: cx0
balance-windows cx+
Activate Menu Bar	Meta-`

REGISTERS
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Copy Selection to Numbered Clipboard	Ctrl-X R S [#]	
Paste from Numbered Clipboard	Ctrl-X R I [#]	


FORMATTING
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Re-flow Paragraph: Meta-Q	
Indent Selection:	Meta-Control-\	
Uppercase Word: Meta-U	
Lowercase Word: Meta-L	
Capitalize Word: Meta-C	
Uppercase Selection: Ctrl-X, Ctrl-U	
Lowercase Selection: Ctrl-X, Ctrl-L	

MACROS
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C-x (		start-kbd-macro		Start a new macro definition.
C-x )		end-kbd-macro		End the current macro definition.
C-x e		call-last-kbd-macro	Execute the last defined macro.
M-(number) C-x e	call-last-kbd-maco	Do that last macro (number times).
C-u C-x (	stat-kbd-macro		Execute last macro and add to it.
		name-last-kbd-macro	Name the last macro before saving it.
		insert-last-keyboard-macro	Insert the macro you made into a file.
		load-file			Load a file with macros in it.
C-x q		kbd-macro-query		Insert a query into a keyboard macro.
M-C-c		exit-recursive-edit		Get the hell out of a recursive edit.


MARK
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C-@		set-mark		Mark the beginning (or end) of a region.
C-Space		set-mark		Ibid.
C-x C-p		mark-page		Mark the current page.
C-x C-x		exchange-point-and-make	Exchange the location of the cursor and the mark.
C-x h		mark-whole-buffer	Mark the current buffer.
M-q		fill-paragraph		Reset the paragraph.
M-g		fill-region		Reformat individual paragraphs with region.
M-h		mark-paragraph		Mark select paragraph.

mark-word: m@
mark-paragraph: mh
mark-sexp: cm@
mark-defun: cmh
mark-page: cxcp
mark-whole-buffer: cxh

exchange-point-and-mark: cxcx
kill-region: cw
kill-ring-save: mw
indent-rigidly: cxci
cxcl: downcase-region
upcase-region: cxcu
fill-region

Set Numbered Bookmark: Ctrl-X R SPC [#]	
Jump to Numbered Bookmarks: Ctrl-X R J [#]

SESSION
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SaveSession:
OpenSession:

COLOR THEME
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Open: color-theme-{themename}

PYTHON
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switch to interpreter: cccz
eval buffer: cccc
check file: cccv