# General commands C-x C-c Quit Emacs C-x C-s Save current buffer C-g Cancel command M-x Execute command C-/ Undo C-g C-/ Undo undo C-x z Repeat last command M-X 'eval-buffer Load current buffer as elisp # Help C-h C-h Help C-h k Help about key binding C-h v Describe variable C-h f Describe function # Search C-M-s Regex search C-s Search forward C-r Search backward M-s . Search for symbol around point M-s w Start word search C-s Find next item (while searching) Backspace Previous search (while searching) M-% Search and replace # Buffers/windows/frames C-x s Save some buffers C-x C-f Find (open) file C-x k Kill buffer C-x b Select named buffer C-x C-b Show all buffers C-x o Switch to other window C-x 1 Switch to single window C-x 2 Split vertically C-x 3 Split horizontally M-x 'make-frame New frame (X11 window) M-= Display info about region # Text formatting M-/ Auto-complete M-; Comment line or region M-q Reformat paragraph M-l Lower case word M-u Upper case word M-c Capitalise word C-x C-l Lower case region C-x C-u Upper case region # Macros F3 , F4 Start recording macro C-u F3 Play last macro then append keys F4 Play back macro # Selecting/deleting/killing text C-Space Set mark (start selection) C-Space C-Space Set mark to point C-u C-space Return to mark C-M-p Back to start of balanced expression C-M-n Forward to end of balanced expression C-M-k Kill balanced expression M-@ Set mark at end of next word C-w Kill from mark to point C-y Yank text (paste) M-y Scroll through kill ring (paste buffer) M-z Kill until C-k Kill rest of line C-S-Backspace Delete current line C-d Delete next character M-d Delete next word M-Backspace Delete previous word M-Space Collpase to one space around point M-\ Delete spaces around point C-x C-o Collapse blank lines M-X delete-trailing-whitespace Delete trailing whitespace # Lines C-o Insert new line at point C-j Newline and maybe indent M-^ Join to previous line # Movement M-m Jump back to start of indentation M-r Jump to window top/bottom/middle M-g M-g Jump to line M-g Tab Jump to column C-a Beginning of line C-e End of line C-p Back one line C-n Forward one line C-b Back one character C-n Forward one character M-b Back a word M-f Forward a word M-a Backward sentence M-e Forward sentence M-v Back page C-v Forward page M-{ Back one paragraph M-} Forward one paragraph M-< Top of file M-> End of file