This document contains a summary of useful GNU Emacs commands. Invoking Emacs To invoke the Emacs editor use the command:
% emacs [filename] e.g. % emacs test.file The following screen will then be displayed. If you are editing an existing file, the first 20 lines or so will be diplayed. == Emacs ================================= A status line is displayed near the bottom of the screen. Beneath the status line is the command line which is used to input information, such as the file name when you are reading a file. Emacs Commands Emacs employs commands which are executed by typing one or two keys.

The commands also have a name, usually consisting of a number of words, separated by hyphens. For example: consists of a single keystroke, and K simultaneously. The command is called kill-line. F consists of two separate keystrokes, followed by F. The command is called forwardword. Typing X name enables you to run the command name using the name given in this document. For example X kill-line

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