Undo. (To redo, type Ctrl+g then undo. (all subsequent undo is redo, until you type something else.))
Alt+w
kill-ring-save
Copy
Ctrl+w
kill-region
Cut
Ctrl+y
yank
Paste
Move Cursor
Use the arrow keys ↑↓←→, and Home, End, PageUp, PageDown keys.
Also availble are the following more complex keys.
key
command name
description
Ctrl+← or Alt+b
backward-word
Move cursor left by word.
Ctrl+→ or Alt+f
forward-word
Move cursor right by word.
Ctrl+Home or Alt+<
beginning-of-buffer
Beginning of file.
Ctrl+End or Alt+>
end-of-buffer
End of document.
key
command name
description
Ctrl+f
forward-char
Move cursor right 1 char.
Ctrl+b
backward-char
Move cursor left 1 char.
key
command name
description
Ctrl+v
scroll-up-command
page down
Alt+v
scroll-down-command
page up
Delete Text
key
command name
description
Alt+d
kill-word
Delete the word to the right.
Alt+Backspace ⌫
backward-kill-word
Delete the previous word
Ctrl+k
kill-line
Delete all characters from cursor to end of line
Select Text
key
command name
description
Ctrl+Space
set-mark-command
Mark the starting point for copy/cut a text. (then move cursor to extend selection.)
Ctrl+xh
mark-whole-buffer
Select All
Split Window
key
command name
description
Ctrl+x2
split-window-below
Split window top/bottom
Ctrl+x3
split-window-right
Split window side by side
Ctrl+x1
delete-other-windows
Remove all split panes
Ctrl+xo
other-window
Move cursor to the other pane
Search Text
To search a word, press Ctrl+s, then type your
search text.
Press Ctrl+s to find next occurrence.
Press Enter to exit.
[see Emacs: Search Text in Current File]
