Essential EMACS/EDWIN
This page contains a very abbreviated collection of commands that will help get you started using Emacs and/or Edwin. It is by no means complete, but should be sufficient to be able to use these programs in a useful way.
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| Cursor commands
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| C-f | forward 1 character
| | C-b | back 1 character
| | C-n | next line
| | C-p | previous line
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Rearranging text
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| C-[space] | set mark
| | C-w | cut
| | M-w | copy
| | C-y | yank
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Windows
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| C-x 1 | close all other windows
| | C-x 2 | split window horizontally
| | C-x o | switch to other window
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| Buffers
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| C-x b | switch to buffer / open file
| | C-x C-b | list buffers
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Exit and Save
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| C-x C-c | Exit (and save)
| | C-x C-s | Save
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Help!
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| C-g | Escape mini-buffer
| | C-h | Help
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EDWIN (Scheme) only
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| C-x C-e | Evaluate expression
| | M-x eval-current-buffer
| | [tab] | Smart indent
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In the table above, the following conventions are used:
C-x - Hold down the control key and type the letter x.
M-x - Hold down the meta (alt) key and type the letter x.
C-x b - Hold down the control key, type the letter x, release the control key, and type the letter b.
C-x C-b - Hold down the control key, type the letter x, type the letter b, and release the control key.