Character Operations: DELETE : Delete character to the left of point (Also marked ROBOUT) C-d : Delete character to the right of (or under) point Word Operations: M-d : Delete one word to the right (C-y yanks it back at point) Cursor movement: C-p : Move to the previous line C-n : Move to the next line C-f : Move forward one char C-b : Move backward one char M-f : Move forward one word M-b : Move backward one word C-a : Move cursor beggining of the line C-e : Move cursor end of the line M-> : End of file M-< : Beginning of file Line operations: M-m : Move point to the first non-space in the line Copying Text: M-w : Runs command kill-ring-save. This is like copy in Windows editors Deleting Text: C- select text C-w : Delete selected text M-d : Kill the next word after the cursor Searching for text: C-s : Incremental search forward C-r : Incremental search backward Convenience function
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