Hotkeys and shortcuts for GNU Emacs

(Total 190)

`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `F`	Files Read a file into Emacs
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `S`	Files Save a file back to disk
`Ctrl` + `X` then `S`	Files Save all files
`Ctrl` + `X` then `I`	Files Insert contents of another file into this buffer
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `V`	Files Replace this file with another file
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `W`	Files Write buffer to specified file
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `Q`	Files Toggle read only status of buffer
`Ctrl` + `Z`	Leaving Emacs Suspend or iconify Emacs
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `C`	Leaving Emacs Exit Emacs completely
`Ctrl` + `X` then `1`	Multiple windows Delete all other windows
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `V`	Multiple windows Scroll other window
`Ctrl` + `H` then `A`	Help Show commands matching a string
`Ctrl` + `H` then `K`	Help Describe the function a key runs
`Ctrl` + `H` then `F`	Help Describe a function
`Ctrl` + `H` then `M`	Help Get mode specific information
`Ctrl` + `G`	The minibuffer Abort command
`Meta` + `X`	Simple customization (then customize) Customize variables and faces
`Ctrl` + `X` then `U`	Error recovery Undo an unwanted change
`Ctrl` + `_`	Error recovery Undo an unwanted change
`Ctrl` + `/`	Error recovery Undo an unwanted change
`Ctrl` + `L`	Motion Scroll current line to center, top, bottom
`Ctrl` + `S`	Incremental search Search forward
`Ctrl` + `R`	Query replace Enter recursive edit
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `S`	Incremental search Regular expression search
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `R`	Incremental search Reverse regular expression search
`Meta` + `P`	The minibuffer Fetch previous minibuffer input
`Meta` + `N`	The minibuffer Fetch later minibuffer input or default
`⤶ Enter`	The minibuffer Complete and execute
`Del`	Info Scroll reverse
`Ctrl` + `B`	Motion Character - backward
`Ctrl` + `F`	Motion Character - forward
`Meta` + `B`	Motion Word - backward
`Meta` + `F`	Motion Word - forward
`Ctrl` + `P`	Motion Line - backward
`Ctrl` + `N`	Motion Line - forward
`Ctrl` + `A`	Motion Go to line beginning
`Ctrl` + `E`	Motion Go to line ending
`Meta` + `A`	Motion Sentence - backward
`Meta` + `E`	Motion Sentence - forward
`Meta` + `{`	Motion Paragraph - backward
`Meta` + `}`	Motion Paragraph - forward
`Ctrl` + `X` then `[`	Motion Page - backward
`Ctrl` + `X` then `]`	Motion Page - forward
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `B`	Motion sexp - backward
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `F`	Motion sexp - forward
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `A`	Motion function - backward
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `E`	Motion function - forward
`Meta` + `<`	Motion Go to beginning of buffer
`Meta` + `>`	Motion Go to end of buffer
`Ctrl` + `V`	Motion Scroll to next screen
`Meta` + `V`	Motion Scroll to previous screen
`Ctrl` + `X` then `<`	Motion Scroll left
`Ctrl` + `X` then `>`	Motion Scroll right
`Meta` + `G` then `G`	Motion Go to line
`Meta` + `G` then `C`	Motion Go to character
`Meta` + `M`	Motion Back to indentation
`Ctrl` + `D`	Killing and deleting Character (delete, not kill) - forward
`Meta` + `Del`	Killing and deleting Word - backward
`Meta` + `D`	Killing and deleting Word - forward
`Meta` + `0` then `Ctrl` + `K`	Killing and deleting Line (to end of) - backward
`Ctrl` + `K`	Killing and deleting Line (to end of) - forward
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Del`	Killing and deleting Sentence - backward
`Meta` + `K`	Killing and deleting Sentence - forward
`Meta` + `-` then `Ctrl` + `Meta` + `K`	Killing and deleting sexp - backward
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `K`	Killing and deleting sexp - forward
`Ctrl` + `W`	Killing and deleting Kill region
`Meta` + `W`	Killing and deleting Copy region to kill ring
`Meta` + `Z`	Killing and deleting then press char to kill through next occurence of char
`Ctrl` + `Y`	Killing and deleting Yank back last thing killed
`Meta` + `Y`	Killing and deleting Replace last yank with previous kill
`Ctrl` + `@`	Marking Set mark here
`Ctrl` + `Space`	Marking Set mark here
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `X`	Marking Exchange point and mark
`Meta` + `@`	Marking Set mark arg words away
`Meta` + `H`	Marking Mark paragraph
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `P`	Marking Mark page
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `@`	Marking Mark sexp
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `H`	Marking Mark function
`Ctrl` + `X` then `H`	Marking Mark entire buffer
`Meta` + `%` then `Meta` + `X`	Query replace (then query-replace-regexp) Interactively replace a text string using regular expressions
`Space`	Info Scroll forward
`Y`	Query replace Replace this one, go to next
`N`	Info Go to next node
`!`	Query replace Replace all remaining matches
`^`	Query replace Back up to the previous match
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `C`	Query replace Exit recursive edit
`Ctrl` + `X` then `5` then `1`	Multiple windows Delete all other windows (for frame)
`Ctrl` + `X` then `2`	Multiple windows Split window, above and below
`Ctrl` + + `X` then `5` then `2`	Multiple windows Split window, above and below (for frame)
`Ctrl` + `X` then `0`	Multiple windows Delete this window
`Ctrl` + `X` then `5` then `0`	Multiple windows Delete this window (for frame)
`Ctrl` + `X` then `3`	Multiple windows Split window, side by side
`Ctrl` + `X` then `O`	Multiple windows Switch cursor to another window
`Ctrl` + `X` then `5` then `O`	Multiple windows Switch cursor to another window (for frame)
`Ctrl` + `X` then `4` then `B`	Multiple windows Select buffer in other window
`Ctrl` + `X` then `5` then `B`	Multiple windows Select buffer in other window (for frame)
`Ctrl` + `X` then `4` then `Ctrl` + `O`	Multiple windows Display buffer in other window
`Ctrl` + `X` then `5` then `Ctrl` + `O`	Multiple windows Display buffer in other window (for frame)
`Ctrl` + `X` then `4` then `F`	Multiple windows Find file in other window
`Ctrl` + `X` then `5` then `F`	Multiple windows Find file in other window (for frame)
`Ctrl` + `X` then `4` then `R`	Multiple windows Find file read-only in other window
`Ctrl` + `X` then `5` then `R`	Multiple windows Find file read-only in other window (for frame)
`Ctrl` + `X` then `4` then `D`	Multiple windows Run Dired in other window
`Ctrl` + `X` then `5` then `D`	Multiple windows Run Dired in other window (for frame)
`Ctrl` + `X` then `4` then `.`	Multiple windows Find tag in other window
`Ctrl` + `X` then `5` then `.`	Multiple windows Find tag in other window (for frame)
`Ctrl` + `X` then `^`	Multiple windows Grow window taller
`Ctrl` + `X` then `{`	Multiple windows Shrink window smaller
`Ctrl` + `X` then `}`	Multiple windows Grow window wider
`⭾ Tab`	The minibuffer Complete as much as possible
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `\`	Formatting Indent region (mode-dependent)
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `Q`	Formatting Indent sexp (mode-dependent)
`Ctrl` + `X` then `⭾ Tab`	Formatting Indent region rigidly arg columns
`Meta` + `;`	Formatting Indent for comment
`Ctrl` + `O`	Formatting Insert newline after point
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `O`	Formatting Move rest of line vertically down
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `O`	Formatting Delete blank lines around point
`Meta` + `^`	Formatting Join line with previous (with arg, next)
`Meta` + `\`	Formatting Delete all white space around point
`Meta` + `Space`	Formatting Put exactly one space at point
`Meta` + `Q`	Formatting Fill paragraph
`Ctrl` + `X` then `F`	Formatting Set fill column to arg
`Ctrl` + `X` then `.`	Formatting Prefix each line starts with
`Meta` + `O`	Formatting Set face
`Meta` + `U`	Case change Uppercase word
`Meta` + `L`	Case change Lowercase word
`Meta` + `C`	Case change Capitalize word
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `U`	Case change Uppercase region
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `L`	Case change Lowercase region
`?`	The minibuffer Show possible completions
`Meta` + `R`	The minibuffer Regexp search backward through history
`Meta` + `S`	The minibuffer Regexp search forward through history
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Esc` then `Esc`	The minibuffer Edit and repeat the last command that used the minibuffer
`F10`	The minibuffer Activate menu bar items in text terminals
`Ctrl` + `X` then `B`	Buffers Select another buffer
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `B`	Buffers List all buffers
`Ctrl` + `X` then `K`	Buffers Kill a buffer
`Ctrl` + `T`	Transposing Transpose characters
`Meta` + `T`	Transposing Transpose words
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `T`	Transposing Transpose lines
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `T`	Transposing Transpose sexps
`Meta` + `$`	Spelling check Check spelling of current word
`Meta` + `.`	Tags Find a tag (a definition)
`Ctrl` + `U` then `Meta` + `.`	Tags Find next occurence of a tag
`Meta` + `,`	Tags Continue last tags search on query-replace
`Meta` + `!`	Shells Execute a shell command
`Meta` + `&`	Shells Execute a shell command asynchronously
`Meta` + `\|`	Shells Run a shell command on the region
`Ctrl` + `X` then `R` then `R`	Rectangles Copy rectangle to register
`Ctrl` + `X` then `R` then `K`	Rectangles Kill rectangle
`Ctrl` + `X` then `R` then `Y`	Rectangles Yank rectangle
`Ctrl` + `X` then `R` then `O`	Rectangles Open rectangle, shifting text right
`Ctrl` + `X` then `R` then `C`	Rectangles Black out rectangle
`Ctrl` + `X` then `R` then `T`	Rectangles Prefix each line with string
`Ctrl` + `X` then `A` then `G`	Abbrevs Add global abbrev
`Ctrl` + `X` then `A` then `L`	Abbrevs Add mode-local abbrev
`Ctrl` + `X` then `A` then `I` then `G`	Abbrevs Add global expansion for this abbrev
`Ctrl` + `X` then `A` then `I` then `L`	Abbrevs Add mode-local expansion for this abbrev
`Ctrl` + `X` then `A` then `E`	Abbrevs Explicitly expand abbrev
`Meta` + `/`	Abbrevs Expand previous word dynamically
`Ctrl` + `U` then `Num 0` - `Num 9`	Miscellaneous Numeric argument
`Meta` + `-`	Miscellaneous Negative argument
`Ctrl` + `Q`	Miscellaneous then char: Quoted insert
`Ctrl` + `\`	International character sets Enable or disable input method
`Ctrl` + `H` then `I`	Info Enter the Info documentation reader
`Ctrl` + `H` then `S`	Info Find specified function or variable in Info
`B`	Info Beginning of node
`P`	Info Go to previous node
`U`	Info Move up
`M`	Info Select menu item by name
`Num 1` - `Num 9`	Info Select menu item by number
`F`	Info Follow cross reference (return with 1)
`L`	Info Return to last node you saw
`D`	Info Return to directory node
`T`	Info Go to top node of Info file
`G`	Info Go to any node by name
`H`	Info Run info tutorial
`I`	Info Look up a subject in the indices
`S`	Info Search nodes for regexp
`Q`	Info Quit Info
`Ctrl` + `X` then `R` then `S`	Registers Save region in register
`Ctrl` + `X` then `R` then `I`	Registers Insert register contents into buffer
`Ctrl` + `X` then `R` then `Space`	Registers Save value of point in register
`Ctrl` + `X` then `R` then `J`	Registers Jump to point saved in register
`Ctrl` + `X` then `(`	Keyboard macros Start defining a keyboard macro
`Ctrl` + `X` then `)`	Keyboard macros End keyboard macro definition
`Ctrl` + `X` then `E`	Keyboard macros Eappend to last keyboard macro
`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `E`	Dealing with Emacs Lisp Eval sexp before point
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `X`	Dealing with Emacs Lisp Eval current defun
`Meta` + `:`	Dealing with Emacs Lisp Read and eval minibuffer

Hotkeys and shortcuts for GNU Emacs

(Total 190)

Ctrl + X then Ctrl + F

Files

Read a file into Emacs

Ctrl + X then Ctrl + S

Files

Save a file back to disk

Ctrl + X then S

Files

Save all files

Ctrl + X then I

Files

Insert contents of another file into this buffer

Ctrl + X then Ctrl + V

Files

Replace this file with another file

Ctrl + X then Ctrl + W

Files

Write buffer to specified file

Ctrl + X then Ctrl + Q

Files

Toggle read only status of buffer

Ctrl + Z

Leaving Emacs

Suspend or iconify Emacs

Ctrl + X then Ctrl + C

Leaving Emacs

Exit Emacs completely

Ctrl + X then 1

Multiple windows

Delete all other windows

Ctrl + Meta + V

Multiple windows

Scroll other window

Ctrl + H then A

Help

Show commands matching a string

Ctrl + H then K

Help

Describe the function a key runs

Ctrl + H then F

Help

Describe a function

Ctrl + H then M

Help

Get mode specific information

Ctrl + G

The minibuffer

Abort command

Meta + X

Simple customization

(then customize) Customize variables and faces

Ctrl + X then U

Error recovery

Undo an unwanted change

Ctrl + _

Error recovery

Undo an unwanted change

Ctrl + /

Error recovery

Undo an unwanted change

Ctrl + L

Motion

Scroll current line to center, top, bottom

Ctrl + S

Incremental search

Search forward

Ctrl + R

Query replace

Enter recursive edit

Ctrl + Meta + S

Incremental search

Regular expression search

Ctrl + Meta + R

Incremental search

Reverse regular expression search

Meta + P

The minibuffer

Fetch previous minibuffer input

`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `F`

`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `S`

`Ctrl` + `X` then `S`

`Ctrl` + `X` then `I`

`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `V`

`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `W`

`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `Q`

`Ctrl` + `Z`

`Ctrl` + `X` then `Ctrl` + `C`

`Ctrl` + `X` then `1`

`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `V`

`Ctrl` + `H` then `A`

`Ctrl` + `H` then `K`

`Ctrl` + `H` then `F`

`Ctrl` + `H` then `M`

`Ctrl` + `G`

`Meta` + `X`

`Ctrl` + `X` then `U`

`Ctrl` + `_`

`Ctrl` + `/`

`Ctrl` + `L`

`Ctrl` + `S`

`Ctrl` + `R`

`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `S`

`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `R`

`Meta` + `P`

`Meta` + `N`

`⤶ Enter`

`Del`

`Ctrl` + `B`

`Ctrl` + `F`

`Meta` + `B`

`Meta` + `F`

`Ctrl` + `P`

`Ctrl` + `N`

`Ctrl` + `A`

`Ctrl` + `E`

`Meta` + `A`

`Meta` + `E`

`Meta` + `{`

`Meta` + `}`

`Ctrl` + `X` then `[`

`Ctrl` + `X` then `]`

`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `B`

`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `F`

`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `A`

`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `E`

`Meta` + `<`

`Meta` + `>`

`Ctrl` + `V`