GNU Emacs Survival Card Searching

for version 28 C-s search for a string

C-r search for a string backwards
RET quit searching
In the following, C-z means hit the ‘z’ key while holding M-C-s regular expression search
down the Ctrl key. M-z means hit the ‘z’ key while hitting M-C-r reverse regular expression search
the Meta (labeled Alt on some keyboards) or after hitting Use C-s or C-r again to repeat the search in either direction.
Esc key.
Tags
Running Emacs Tags tables files record locations of function and procedure
To enter GNU Emacs, just type its name: emacs. Emacs definitions, global variables, data types and anything else
divides the frame into several areas: menu line, buffer area convenient. To create a tags table file, type ‘etags input files’
with the edited text, mode line describing the buffer in the as a shell command.
window above it, and a minibuffer/echo area in the last line.
M-. find a definition
C-x C-c quit Emacs M-* pop back to where M-. was last invoked
C-x C-f edit file; this command uses the minibuffer to M-x tags-query-replace run query-replace on all files
read the file name; use this to create new files recorded in tags table
by entering the name of the new file M-, continue last tags search or query-replace
C-x C-s save the file
C-x k kill a buffer Compiling
C-g in most context: cancel, stop, abort partially M-x compile compile code in active window
typed or executing command C-c C-c go to the next compiler error, when in the
C-x u undo compile window or
C-x ‘ when in the window with source code
Moving About
C-l scroll current line to center of window Dired, the Directory Editor
C-x b switch to another buffer C-x d invoke Dired
M-< move to beginning of buffer d flag this file for deletion
M-> move to end of buffer ~ flag all backup files for deletion
M-g M-g go to a given line number u remove deletion flag
x delete the files flagged for deletion
Multiple Windows C copy file
C-x 0 remove the current window from the display g update the Dired buffer
C-x 1 make active window the only window f visit the file described on the current line
C-x 2 split window horizontally s switch between alphabetical date/time order
C-x 3 split window vertically
C-x o move to other window Reading and Sending Mail
M-x rmail start reading mail
Regions q quit reading mail
Emacs defines a ‘region’ as the space between the mark and h show headers
the point. A mark is set with C-space. The point is at the d mark the current message for deletion
cursor position. x remove all messages marked for deletion
M-h mark entire paragraph C-x m begin composing a message
C-x h mark entire buffer C-c C-c send the message and switch to another buffer
C-c C-f C-c move to the ‘Cc’ header field, creating one if
Killing and Copying there is none
C-w kill region
M-w copy region to kill-ring Miscellaneous
C-k kill from the cursor all the way to the end of M-q fill paragraph
the line M-/ expand previous word dynamically
M-DEL kill word C-z iconify (suspend) Emacs when running it
C-y yank back the last kill (C-w C-y combination under X or shell, respectively
could be used to move text around) M-x revert-buffer replace the text being edited with the
M-y replace last yank with previous kill text of the file on disk
Query Replace Spelling Check
M-% interactively search and replace M-$ check spelling of word at the cursor
M-C-% using regular expressions M-x ispell-region check spelling of all words in region
Valid responses in query-replace mode are M-x ispell-buffer check spelling of entire buffer
SPC replace this one, go on to next International Character Sets
, replace this one, don’t move
DEL skip to next without replacing C-x RET C-\ select and activate input method for the
! replace all remaining matches current buffer
^ back up to the previous match C-\ enable or disable input method
RET exit query-replace M-x list-input-methods show all input methods
C-r enter recursive edit (M-C-c to exit) M-x set-language-environment specify principal language
C-x RET c set coding system for next command
Regular Expressions M-x find-file-literally visit file with no conversion of
any kind
. (dot) any single character except a newline
M-x list-coding-systems show all coding systems
* zero or more repeats
M-x prefer-coding-system choose preferred coding system
+ one or more repeats
? zero or one repeat Keyboard Macros
[. . .] denotes a class of character to match
[^. . .] negates the class C-x ( start defining a keyboard macro
\c quote characters otherwise having a special C-x ) end keyboard macro definition
meaning in regular expressions C-x e execute last-defined keyboard macro
. . .\|. . .\|. . . matches one of the alternatives (“or”) C-u C-x ( append to last keyboard macro
\( . . . \) groups a series of pattern elements to a single M-x name-last-kbd-macro name last keyboard macro
element
\n same text as nth group
Simple Customization
^ matches at line beginning M-x customize customize variables and faces
$ matches at line end
\w matches word-syntax character Getting Help
\W matches non-word-syntax character Emacs does command completion for you. Typing M-x tab or
\< matches at word beginning space gives a list of Emacs commands.
\> matches at word end C-h Emacs help
\b matches at word break C-h t run the Emacs tutorial
\B matches at non-word break C-h i enter Info, the documentation browser
C-h a show commands matching a string (apropos)
Registers C-h k display documentation of the function invoked
C-x r s save region in register by keystroke
C-x r i insert register contents into buffer Emacs gets into different modes, each of which customizes
C-x r SPC save value of point in register Emacs for editing text of a particular sort. The mode line
C-x r j jump to point saved in register contains names of the current modes, in parentheses.
Rectangles C-h m get mode-specific information
C-x r r copy rectangle to register
C-x r k kill rectangle
C-x r y yank rectangle
C-x r t prefix each line with a string
C-x r o open rectangle, shifting text right
C-x r c blank out rectangle

Shells
M-x shell start a shell within Emacs
M-! execute a shell command
M-| run a shell command on the region
Copyright c 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
C-u M-| filter region through a shell command For GNU Emacs version 28
Author Wlodek Bzyl ([email protected])
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 https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs