Emacs: Minibuffer

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

What is Minibuffer

Minibuffer is the area at the bottom where emacs prompt you for some answers. e.g. file name, command name, etc.

emacs minibuffer 2023-08-29 hc97
minibuffer 2023-08-29 hc97

Minibuffer Keys

The following are standard keys while in minibuffer.

Ctrl+j
minibuffer-complete-and-exit
Return
exit-minibuffer
Ctrl+g
abort-recursive-edit
previous-history-element
next-history-element
Meta+p
previous-history-element
Meta+n
next-history-element
Meta+s
next-matching-history-element
Meta+r
previous-matching-history-element

Reference

Emacs, minibuffer

Emacs Principle