Fundamental Emacs Keybindings #emacs

emacs_keybindings

* Movement
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C-v             Move next screen
M-v             Move backwords one screen

C-f             Move forward a character
C-b             Move backward a character

M-f             Move forward a word
M-b             Move backward a word

C-n             Move to next line
C-p             Move to previous lne

C-a             Move to beginning of line
C-e             Move to end of line

M-a             Move back to beginning of sentence
M-e             Move forward to end of sentence

M-<             Move to start of document
M->             Move to end of document

C-u 10 C-f      Move forward 10 characters 


* Alteration
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M-u             Upcase
M-l             Lowercase


* Text
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<DEL>           Delete the character just before the cursor
C-d             Delete the next character after the cursor

M-<DEL>         Kill the word immediately before the cursor
M-d             Kill the next word after the cursor

C-k             Kill from the cursor position to end of line
M-k             Kill to the end of the current sentence

C-<SPC> C-w     Kill segment (aka cut text)

C-y             Yank (aka Paste)

C-/             Undo ( or C-_ or C-x u)


* Files
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C-x C-f         Open a file
C-x C-s         Save the file


* Buffers
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Emacs stores each file's text inside an object called a "buffer".
Finding a file makes a new buffer inside Emacs.

C-x C-b         List buffers
C-x b           Switch to different buffer
C-x s           Save modified buffers interactively


* Search
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C-s             Search for text (C-s again to repeat)
C-r             Reverse search


* Multiple Windows
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C-x 1           Kill all but current window
C-x 2           Create a window at the bottom
C-x 3           Create a window at the right
C-x 4 C-f       Open a file in right-side window
C-x o           Switch between windows


* Misc
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M-x             Run command
C-x C-c         Quit Emacs
C-h k C-f       Display help documentation of C-f


* Rails
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C-c p f         Projectile Search Project
C-c p p         Switch Projects


* NeoTree
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<F8>            toggle NeoTree
n               the next row
P               previous row
TAB             fold-unfold tree
g               refresh the tree
A               maximum / minimum of NeoTree window
H               switch the display hidden files
Cc Cn           create a file, if the / at the end of the folders that you create
Cc Cd           delete a file or directory
Cc Cr           rename a file or directory
Cc Cc           change the root directory