Emacs Cheat Sheet

General and File Commands

C-x C-c                  Exit Emacs    
C-_        (C-g)         Undo - you can also use C-x u   (Cancel command)
C-x C-f    (C-x C-i)     Open a file.   (open file and paste in buffer)
C-x C-s    (C-x C-w)     Save buffer to file (Save as).
M-x revert-buffer        Revert to the last saved version.
M-x print-buffer         Send buffer to the printer

Search

C-s        (C-r)         Search forward (backwards)
M-% (M-x replace-string) Replace (Replace all)
M-g g                    Go to line number

Kill and Yank Commands

C-SPACE    (C-x C-x)     Set mark (Swap mark and cursor)
C-w        (M-w)         Kill region (copy)
C-d        (M-d) (C-k)   Delete character (Kill Word) (Kill Line) 
C-y        (M-y)         Yank  (cycle kill ring) 

Help Commands

c-h ?   (C-h m) (C-c ?)  Help main menu (mode help) (current mode)
C-h i   (C-h a) (C-h b)  Info Manuals (Command help) (key binding) 
C-M-v                    Scroll the help window

Navigation Commands

C-f        (C-b)         Forward (backward) one character
M-f        (M-b)         Forward (backward) one word
C-n        (C-p)         Next (previous) line
C-a        (C-e)         Beginning (end) of line
C-v        (M-v)         Page down (up)
M-<        (M-<)         Beginning (end) of buffer
C-l                      Redraw screen (centres on current line)

Multiple Buffer Commands

C-x k                    Close current buffer
C-x b <buffer name>      Switch to named buffer
C-x 2      (C-x 5)       Horizontal split (vertical)
C-x 1      (C-x 0)       Only show this buffer (Hide this buffer) 

Rectangle Commands

C-x r k    (C-x r y)     Kill rectangle (Yank rectangle)
C-x r d    (C-x r c)     Delete rectangle (clear)
C-x r t    (C-x r o)     replace rectangle with string (space)

Formatting and Python Mode

M-/                      auto-complete
M-q        (C-M-\)       format text to paragraphs (reindent code)
C-c C-c    (C-c C-w      Executes the current Python buffer (Runs pychecker).
C-c !      (M-x shell)   Brings up the Python Shell (bash shell).

C-g means CTRL and the g key. M-x means ALT and the x key.								
If you do not have an ALT key then use ESC then key. Do not type the brackets.								
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