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Note: Emacs is invoked from the $ prompt by typing emacs filename.ext, where filename.ext is the name of the file you wish to create or edit.

    CURSOR MOVEMENT
    CTRL A    beginning of line        
    CTRL B    backward character  
    CTRL E    end of line                    
    CTRL F    forward character              
    CTRL N    next line                     
    CTRL P    previous line
    CTRL V    next page
    CTRL Z    scroll one line up
    ESC      end of file
    ESC B     backward word                       
    ESC F     forward word                        
    ESC V     previous page                 
    ESC Z     scroll one line down             
                                                          
    DELETE CHARACTERS, WORDS, LINES
    CTRL D   delete character cursor is on
    CTRL H   delete previous character
    CTRL K   delete to end of line
    ESC D    delete next word
    ESC H    delete previous word
    
    REGIONS OF TEXT
    ESC M   mark beginning of region
    CTRL W  delete region--the text from the character that was marked
            to the current position
    CTRL Y  insert the region of text at the current cursor position
    
    INTERRUPT LAST CONTROL OR ESCAPE COMMAND
    CTRL G    interrupt   
    
    EXIT EMACS
    CTRL X  CTRL F  exit and save file
    CTRL C  exit and abandon edited fill
    
    SEARCHING AND REPLACING
    ESC S   search for string in the forward direction
            Note:  Use ESC 




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For additional information, contact Jim Johnson, JJohnson@tntech.edu

Last updated:  December 14, 1998