| C-xC-c | Exit from editor |
| C-xC-s | Save (output) file |
| C-xC-f | Find file (opens it into emacs window) |
| C-xC-w | Write to a new file (similar to SAVE AS ) |
| C-v | Page Down 1 screen |
| M-v | Page UP 1 screen |
| C-e | Move cursor to END of LINE |
| C-a | Move cursor to BEGINNING of LINE |
| C-d | Delete character AT cursor |
| M- > | Move to END OF WHOLE TEXT |
| M- < | Move to BEGINNING of WHole TEXT |
| C-k | Delete to end of current line (Cut) |
| C-y | Paste (yank from buffer) last item Cut |
| C-spacebar | Set mark for a region |
| C-w | Kill region from mark to cursor |
| M-w | Copy region from mark to cursor |
| C-g | Kill current command, or STOP when stuck |
| C-x u | Undo previous command (allows several in a row) |
| C-s | Search for string in file (forward search) |
| C-r | Search for string in file (reverse search) |
| C-h | Get help on emacs commands |
| M-x insert-file | Inserts a File into current location |
| M-x compile | Runs compile command from within emacs |
| M-x shell | Runs a unix shell (command line) within emacs buffer |
| M-x help-with-tutorial | Runs the emacs tutorial for learning editor |
| M-x replace-string | Replaces old string with new string throughout |
| C-x k | Kill current buffer |
| C-xC-b | List all buffers currently open |
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