[Appendix B] B.7 Emacs Mode Commands
Author: Bill Rosenblatt
Date: 1998-08-03T21:18:53Z

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| Appendix B Reference Lists |

## B.7 Emacs Mode Commands

Here is a complete list of all Emacs editing mode commands.

Command | Meaning
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CTRL-A | Move to beginning of line
CTRL-B | Move backward one character (without deleting)
CTRL-C | Capitalize character after point
CTRL-D | Delete one character forward
CTRL-E | Move to end of line
CTRL-F | Move forward one character
CTRL-J | Same as RETURN.
CTRL-K | Delete ("kill") forward to end of line
CTRL-L | Redisplay the line
CTRL-M | Same as RETURN
CTRL-N | Next line
CTRL-O | Same as RETURN, then display next line in history file
CTRL-P | Previous line
CTRL-R | Search backward
CTRL-T | Transpose two characters
CTRL-U | Repeat the following command four times
CTRL-V | Print the version of the Korn shell
CTRL-W | Delete ("wipe") all characters between point and mark (see below)
CTRL-Y | Retrieve ("yank") last item deleted
CTRL-X CTRL-X | Exchange point and mark
CTRL-] x | Search forward for x, where x is any character
DEL | Delete one character backward
CTRL-[ | Same as ESC (most keyboards)
ESC b | Move one word backward
ESC c | Change word after point to all capital letters
ESC d | Delete one word forward
ESC f | Move one word forward
ESC h | Delete one word backward
ESC l | Change word after point to all lowercase letters
ESC p | Save characters between point and mark as if deleted
ESC CTRL-H | Delete one word backward
ESC CTRL-]x | Search backward for x, where x is any character
ESC SPACE | Set mark at point
ESC # | Insert line in history file for future editing
ESC DEL | Delete one word backward
ESC < | Move to first line of history file
ESC > | Move to last line of history file
ESC . | Insert last word in previous command line after point
ESC _ | Same as above
ESC ESC | Do filename completion on current word
ESC * | Do filename expansion on current word
ESC = | Insert line in history file for future editing

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