3 Command Reference

This chapter contains full details of most of the editor commands. Details of related editor variables have also been included alongside commands, where appropriate. Not included in this chapter, are commands used to facilitate the editing of Lisp programs. See Editing Lisp Programs.

Commands are grouped according to functionality as follows:

• Aborting commands and processes
• Executing commands
• Help
• Prefix arguments
• File handling
• Movement
• Marks and regions
• Deleting and killing text
• Inserting text
• Undoing
• Case conversion
• Transposition
• Overwriting
• Indentation
• Filling

3.1 Aborting commands and processes

3.2 Executing commands

3.3 Help

3.4 Prefix arguments

3.5 File handling

3.6 Movement

3.7 Marks and regions

3.8 Deleting and killing text

3.9 Inserting text

3.10 Delete Selection

3.11 Undoing

3.12 Case conversion

3.13 Transposition

3.14 Overwriting

3.15 Indentation

3.16 Filling

3.17 Buffers

3.18 Windows

3.19 Pages

3.20 Searching and replacing

3.21 Registers

3.22 Modes

3.23 Abbreviations

3.24 Keyboard macros

3.25 Echo area operations

3.26 Editor variables

3.27 Recursive editing

3.28 Key bindings

3.29 Running shell commands from the editor

3.30 Buffers, windows and the mouse

3.31 Miscellaneous