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% Reference Card for GNU Emacs

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\centerline{Copyright \copyright\ \year\ Free Software Foundation, Inc.}
\centerline{For GNU Emacs version \versionemacs}
\centerline{Designed by Stephen Gildea}

Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or later.

For more Emacs documentation, and the \TeX{} source for this card,
see the Emacs distribution, or {\tt https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs}
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\def\threecol#1#2#3{\hskip\keyindent\relax#1\hfil&\kbd{#2}\hfil\quad
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%**end of header


\title{GNU Emacs Reference Card}

\centerline{(for version \versionemacs)}

\section{Starting Emacs}

To enter GNU Emacs \versionemacs, just type its name: \kbd{emacs}

\section{Leaving Emacs}

\key{suspend Emacs (or iconify it under X)}{C-z}
\key{exit Emacs permanently}{C-x C-c}

\section{Files}

\key{{\bf read} a file into Emacs}{C-x C-f}
\key{{\bf save} a file back to disk}{C-x C-s}
\key{save {\bf all} files}{C-x s}
\key{{\bf insert} contents of another file into this buffer}{C-x i}
\key{replace this file with the file you really want}{C-x C-v}
\key{write buffer to a specified file}{C-x C-w}
\key{toggle read-only status of buffer}{C-x C-q}

\section{Getting Help}

The help system is simple.  Type \kbd{C-h} (or \kbd{F1}) and follow
the directions.  If you are a first-time user, type \kbd{C-h t} for a
{\bf tutorial}.

\key{remove help window}{C-x 1}
\key{scroll help window}{C-M-v}

\key{apropos: show commands matching a string}{C-h a}
\key{describe the function a key runs}{C-h k}
\key{describe a function}{C-h f}
\key{get mode-specific information}{C-h m}

\section{Error Recovery}

\key{{\bf abort} partially typed or executing command}{C-g}
\metax{{\bf recover} files lost by a system crash}{M-x recover-session}
\metax{{\bf undo} an unwanted change}{C-x u, C-_ {\rm or} C-/}
\metax{restore a buffer to its original contents}{M-x revert-buffer}
\key{redraw garbaged screen}{C-l}

\section{Incremental Search}

\key{search forward}{C-s}
\key{search backward}{C-r}
\key{regular expression search}{C-M-s}
\key{reverse regular expression search}{C-M-r}

\key{select previous search string}{M-p}
\key{select next search string}{M-n}
\key{exit incremental search}{RET}
\key{undo effect of last character}{DEL}
\key{abort current search}{C-g}

Use \kbd{C-s} or \kbd{C-r} again to repeat the search in either direction.
If Emacs is still searching, \kbd{C-g} cancels only the part not matched.

\shortcopyrightnotice

\newcolumn
\section{Motion}

\paralign to \hsize{#\tabskip=10pt plus 1 fil&#\tabskip=0pt&#\cr
\threecol{{\bf entity to move over}}{{\bf backward}}{{\bf forward}}
\threecol{character}{C-b}{C-f}
\threecol{word}{M-b}{M-f}
\threecol{line}{C-p}{C-n}
\threecol{go to line beginning (or end)}{C-a}{C-e}
\threecol{sentence}{M-a}{M-e}
\threecol{paragraph}{M-\{}{M-\}}
\threecol{page}{C-x [}{C-x ]}
\threecol{sexp}{C-M-b}{C-M-f}
\threecol{function}{C-M-a}{C-M-e}
\threecol{go to buffer beginning (or end)}{M-<}{M->}
}

\key{scroll to next screen}{C-v}
\key{scroll to previous screen}{M-v}
\key{scroll left}{C-x <}
\key{scroll right}{C-x >}
\key{scroll current line to center, top, bottom}{C-l}

\key{goto line}{M-g g}
\key{goto char}{M-g c}
\key{back to indentation}{M-m}

\section{Killing and Deleting}

\paralign to \hsize{#\tabskip=10pt plus 1 fil&#\tabskip=0pt&#\cr
\threecol{{\bf entity to kill}}{{\bf backward}}{{\bf forward}}
\threecol{character (delete, not kill)}{DEL}{C-d}
\threecol{word}{M-DEL}{M-d}
\threecol{line (to end of)}{M-0 C-k}{C-k}
\threecol{sentence}{C-x DEL}{M-k}
\threecol{sexp}{M-- C-M-k}{C-M-k}
}

\key{kill {\bf region}}{C-w}
\key{copy region to kill ring}{M-w}
\key{kill through next occurrence of {\it char}}{M-z {\it char}}

\key{yank back last thing killed}{C-y}
\key{replace last yank with previous kill}{M-y}

\section{Marking}

\key{set mark here}{C-@ {\rm or} C-SPC}
\key{exchange point and mark}{C-x C-x}

\key{set mark {\it arg\/} {\bf words} away}{M-@}
\key{mark {\bf paragraph}}{M-h}
\key{mark {\bf page}}{C-x C-p}
\key{mark {\bf sexp}}{C-M-@}
\key{mark {\bf function}}{C-M-h}
\key{mark entire {\bf buffer}}{C-x h}

\section{Query Replace}

\key{interactively replace a text string}{M-\%}
% query-replace-regexp is bound to C-M-% but that can't be typed on
% consoles.
\metax{using regular expressions}{M-x query-replace-regexp}

Valid responses in query-replace mode are

\key{{\bf replace} this one, go on to next}{SPC {\rm or} y}
\key{replace this one, don't move}{,}
\key{{\bf skip} to next without replacing}{DEL {\rm or} n}
\key{replace all remaining matches}{!}
\key{{\bf back up} to the previous match}{^}
\key{{\bf exit} query-replace}{RET}
\key{enter recursive edit (\kbd{C-M-c} to exit)}{C-r}

\newcolumn
\section{Multiple Windows}

When two commands are shown, the second is a similar command for a
frame instead of a window.

{\setbox0=\hbox{\kbd{0}}\advance\hsize by 0\wd0
\paralign to \hsize{#\tabskip=10pt plus 1 fil&#\tabskip=0pt&#\cr
\threecol{delete all other windows}{C-x 1\ \ \ \ }{C-x 5 1}
\threecol{split window, above and below}{C-x 2\ \ \ \ }{C-x 5 2}
\threecol{delete this window}{C-x 0\ \ \ \ }{C-x 5 0}
}}
\key{split window, side by side}{C-x 3}

\key{scroll other window}{C-M-v}

{\setbox0=\hbox{\kbd{0}}\advance\hsize by 2\wd0
\paralign to \hsize{#\tabskip=10pt plus 1 fil&#\tabskip=0pt&#\cr
\threecol{switch cursor to another window}{C-x o}{C-x 5 o}

\threecol{select buffer in other window}{C-x 4 b}{C-x 5 b}
\threecol{display buffer in other window}{C-x 4 C-o}{C-x 5 C-o}
\threecol{find file in other window}{C-x 4 f}{C-x 5 f}
\threecol{find file read-only in other window}{C-x 4 r}{C-x 5 r}
\threecol{run Dired in other window}{C-x 4 d}{C-x 5 d}
\threecol{find tag in other window}{C-x 4 .}{C-x 5 .}
}}

\key{grow window taller}{C-x ^}
\key{shrink window narrower}{C-x \{}
\key{grow window wider}{C-x \}}

\section{Formatting}

\key{indent current {\bf line} (mode-dependent)}{TAB}
\key{indent {\bf region} (mode-dependent)}{C-M-\\}
\key{indent {\bf sexp} (mode-dependent)}{C-M-q}
\key{indent region rigidly {\it arg\/} columns}{C-x TAB}
\key{indent for comment}{M-;}

\key{insert newline after point}{C-o}
\key{move rest of line vertically down}{C-M-o}
\key{delete blank lines around point}{C-x C-o}
\key{join line with previous (with arg, next)}{M-^}
\key{delete all white space around point}{M-\\}
\key{put exactly one space at point}{M-SPC}

\key{fill paragraph}{M-q}
\key{set fill column to {\it arg}}{C-x f}
\key{set prefix each line starts with}{C-x .}

\section{Case Change}

\key{uppercase word}{M-u}
\key{lowercase word}{M-l}
\key{capitalize word}{M-c}

\key{uppercase region}{C-x C-u}
\key{lowercase region}{C-x C-l}

\section{The Minibuffer}

The following keys are defined in the minibuffer.

\key{complete as much as possible}{TAB}
\key{complete up to one word}{SPC}
\key{complete and execute}{RET}
\key{show possible completions}{?}
\key{fetch previous minibuffer input}{M-p}
\key{fetch later minibuffer input or default}{M-n}
\key{regexp search backward through history}{M-r}
\key{regexp search forward through history}{M-s}
\key{abort command}{C-g}

Type \kbd{C-x ESC ESC} to edit and repeat the last command that used the
minibuffer.  Type \kbd{F10} to activate menu bar items on text terminals.

\newcolumn
\title{GNU Emacs Reference Card}

\section{Buffers}

\key{select another buffer}{C-x b}
\key{list all buffers}{C-x C-b}
\key{kill a buffer}{C-x k}

\section{Transposing}

\key{transpose {\bf characters}}{C-t}
\key{transpose {\bf words}}{M-t}
\key{transpose {\bf lines}}{C-x C-t}
\key{transpose {\bf sexps}}{C-M-t}

\section{Spelling Check}

\key{check spelling of current word}{M-\$}
\metax{check spelling of all words in region}{M-x ispell-region}
\metax{check spelling of entire buffer}{M-x ispell-buffer}
\metax{toggle on-the-fly spell checking}{M-x flyspell-mode}

\section{Tags}

\key{find a tag (a definition)}{M-.}
\metax{specify a new tags file}{M-x visit-tags-table}

\metax{regexp search on all files in tags table}{M-x tags-search}
\metax{run query-replace on all the files}{M-x tags-query-replace}
\key{continue last tags search or query-replace}{M-,}

\section{Shells}

\key{execute a shell command}{M-!}
\key{execute a shell command asynchronously}{M-\&}
\key{run a shell command on the region}{M-|}
\key{filter region through a shell command}{C-u M-|}
\key{start a shell in window \kbd{*shell*}}{M-x shell}

\section{Rectangles}

\key{copy rectangle to register}{C-x r r}
\key{kill rectangle}{C-x r k}
\key{yank rectangle}{C-x r y}
\key{open rectangle, shifting text right}{C-x r o}
\key{blank out rectangle}{C-x r c}
\key{prefix each line with a string}{C-x r t}

\section{Abbrevs}

\key{add global abbrev}{C-x a g}
\key{add mode-local abbrev}{C-x a l}
\key{add global expansion for this abbrev}{C-x a i g}
\key{add mode-local expansion for this abbrev}{C-x a i l}
\key{explicitly expand abbrev}{C-x a e}

\key{expand previous word dynamically}{M-/}

\section{Miscellaneous}

\key{numeric argument}{C-u {\it num}}
\key{negative argument}{M--}
\key{quoted insert}{C-q {\it char}}

\newcolumn
\section{Regular Expressions}

\key{any single character except a newline}{. {\rm(dot)}}
\key{zero or more repeats}{*}
\key{one or more repeats}{+}
\key{zero or one repeat}{?}
\key{quote special characters}{\\}
\key{quote regular expression special character {\it c\/}}{\\{\it c}}
\key{alternative (``or'')}{\\|}
\key{grouping}{\\( {\rm$\ldots$} \\)}
\key{shy grouping}{\\(?: {\rm$\ldots$} \\)}
\key{explicit numbered grouping}{\\(?NUM: {\rm$\ldots$} \\)}
\key{same text as {\it n\/}th group}{\\{\it n}}
\key{at word break}{\\b}
\key{not at word break}{\\B}

\paralign to \hsize{#\tabskip=10pt plus 1 fil&#\tabskip=0pt&#\cr
\threecol{{\bf entity}}{{\bf match start}}{{\bf match end}}
\threecol{line}{^}{\$}
\threecol{word}{\\<}{\\>}
\threecol{symbol}{\\_<}{\\_>}
\threecol{buffer}{\\`}{\\'}
%% FIXME: "`" and "'" isn't displayed correctly in the output PDF file

\threecol{{\bf class of characters}}{{\bf match these}}{{\bf match others}}
\threecol{explicit set}{[ {\rm$\ldots$} ]}{[^ {\rm$\ldots$} ]}
\threecol{word-syntax character}{\\w}{\\W}
\threecol{character with syntax {\it c}}{\\s{\it c}}{\\S{\it c}}
\threecol{character with category {\it c}}{\\c{\it c}}{\\C{\it c}}
}

\section{International Character Sets}

\key{specify principal language}{C-x RET l}
\metax{show all input methods}{M-x list-input-methods}
\key{enable or disable input method}{C-\\}
\key{set coding system for next command}{C-x RET c}
\metax{show all coding systems}{M-x list-coding-systems}
\metax{choose preferred coding system}{M-x prefer-coding-system}

\section{Info}

\key{enter the Info documentation reader}{C-h i}
\key{find specified function or variable in Info}{C-h S}
\beginindentedkeys

Moving within a node:

\key{scroll forward}{SPC}
\key{scroll reverse}{DEL}
\key{beginning of node}{b}

Moving between nodes:

\key{{\bf next} node}{n}
\key{{\bf previous} node}{p}
\key{move {\bf up}}{u}
\key{select menu item by name}{m}
\key{select {\it n\/}th menu item by number (1--9)}{{\it n}}
\key{follow cross reference  (return with \kbd{l})}{f}
\key{return to last node you saw}{l}
\key{return to directory node}{d}
\key{go to top node of Info file}{t}
\key{go to any node by name}{g}

Other:

\key{run Info {\bf tutorial}}{h}
\key{look up a subject in the indices}{i}
\key{search nodes for regexp}{s}
\key{{\bf quit} Info}{q}

\endindentedkeys

\newcolumn
\section{Registers}

\key{save region in register}{C-x r s}
\key{insert register contents into buffer}{C-x r i}

\key{save value of point in register}{C-x r SPC}
\key{jump to point saved in register}{C-x r j}

\section{Keyboard Macros}

\key{{\bf start} defining a keyboard macro}{C-x (}
\key{{\bf end} keyboard macro definition}{C-x )}
\key{{\bf execute} last-defined keyboard macro}{C-x e}
\key{append to last keyboard macro}{C-u C-x (}
\metax{name last keyboard macro}{M-x name-last-kbd-macro}
\metax{insert Lisp definition in buffer}{M-x insert-kbd-macro}

\section{Commands Dealing with Emacs Lisp}

\key{eval {\bf sexp} before point}{C-x C-e}
\key{eval current {\bf defun}}{C-M-x}
\metax{eval {\bf region}}{M-x eval-region}
\key{read and eval minibuffer}{M-:}
\metax{load a Lisp library from {\bf load-path}}{M-x load-library}

\section{Simple Customization}

\metax{customize variables and faces}{M-x customize}

% The intended audience here is the person who wants to make simple
% customizations and knows Lisp syntax.

Making global key bindings in Emacs Lisp (example):

\beginexample%
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c g") 'search-forward)
(global-set-key (kbd "M-\#") 'query-replace-regexp)
\endexample

\section{Writing Commands}

\beginexample%
(defun \<command-name> (\<args>)
  "\<documentation>" (interactive "\<template>")
  \<body>)
\endexample

An example:

\beginexample%
(defun this-line-to-top-of-window (line)
  "Reposition current line to top of window.
With prefix argument LINE, put point on LINE."
  (interactive "P")
  (recenter (if (null line)
                0
              (prefix-numeric-value line))))
\endexample

The \kbd{interactive} spec says how to read arguments interactively.
Type \kbd{C-h f interactive RET} for more details.

\copyrightnotice

\bye

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