User:Vchimpanzee/List of emacs keyboard shortcuts by letter

In computing, a keyboard shortcut is a sequence and or combination of keystrokes on Computer keyboard that invoke commands in software.

Some keyboard shortcuts require the user to press a single key or a sequence of keys one after the other. Other keyboard shortcuts require pressing and holding several keys simultaneously.

Key combination	Action
`Ctrl`+`A`	Move cursor forward (line)
`Meta`+`Ctrl`+`A`	C function (forward)
`Ctrl`+`X`, B	Next window
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`B`	Choose window
`Meta`+`B`	Move cursor backward (word)
`Meta`+`Ctrl`+`B`	Previous matching bracket
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`C`	Quit
`Meta`+`C`	Capitalize word
`Ctrl`+`D`	Forward delete
`Meta`+`D`	Forward delete word
`Ctrl`+`E`	Move cursor backward (line)
`[Meta`+`Ctrl`+`A`	C function (backward)
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`F`	Open
`Meta`+`F`	Move cursor forward (word)
`Ctrl`+`G`	Cancel selection
`Ctrl`+`X`, R I #	Paste from numbered clipboard
`Ctrl`+`X`, J #	Jump to numbered bookmark
`Ctrl`+`X`, K	Close window/buffer
`Ctrl`+`K`	Cut line
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`L`	Lower case selection
`Meta`+`Ctrl`+`L`	Lower case word
`Meta`+`Ctrl`+`N`	Next matching bracket
`Meta`+`Q`	Re-flow paragraph
`Ctrl`+`X`, R S #	Copy selection to numbered clipboard
`Ctrl`+`X`, R I #	Paste from numbered clipboard
`Ctrl`+`R`	Incremental search reverse
`Meta`+`Ctrl`+`R`	Regexp inc search reverse
`Ctrl`+`X`, R S #	Copy selection to numbered clipboard
`Ctrl`+`X`, S	Save all
`Ctrl`+`S`	Incremental search
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`S`	Save
`Meta`+`Ctrl`+`S`	Regexp inc search
`Ctrl`+`U`, #	repeat command # times
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`U`	Upper case selection
`Meta`+`U`	Upper case word
`Ctrl`+`V`	Move cursor forward (page)
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`V`	Revert to file
`Meta`+`V`	Move cursor backward (page)
Ctrl}}+`W`	Save
`Ctrl`+`W`	Cut selection
`Ctrl`+`X`, 0	Switch focus between windows
`Ctrl`+`X`, 1	Maximize
`Ctrl`+`X`, 2	Split horizontal
`Ctrl`+`X`, 3	Split vertical
`Ctrl`+`X`, B	Next window
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`E`	Play macro
`Ctrl`+`X`, K	Close window/buffer
`Ctrl`+`X`, R I #	Paste from numbered clipboard
`Ctrl`+`X`, R J #	Jump to numbered bookmark
`Ctrl`+`X`, R S #	Copy selection to numbered clipboard
`Ctrl`+`X`, R SPC #	Set numbered bookmark
`Ctrl`+`X`, S	Save all
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`B`	Choose window
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`C`	Quit
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`F`	Open
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`L`	Lower case selection
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`S`	Save
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`U`	Upper case selection
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`V`	Revert to file
`Ctrl`+`X`, `Ctrl`+`W`	Save as
`Meta`+`X`, revert-buffer	Revert buffer
`Meta`+`X`, goto-line	go to line number
`Ctrl`+`Y`	Paste

References

"Emacs keyboard shortcuts". Retrieved 2010-11-18.

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