Quick and Dirty EMACS

Note that any ordinary character goes into the buffer (no insert is needed).

For a more detailed emacs manual, check out the GNU emacs manual

Some necessary abbreviations:

C- a control character, hit the control key (CTRL) and the character key simultaneously

M- a two-character command sequence where the first character is the escape key (DEL/ESC)

(CR) the carriage return key

RUBOUT on an HP terminal, shift the DEL/ESC key on a VT100, hit the DELETE key

Cursor operations:

C-B move left (backwards)

C-F move right (forwards)

C-P move up a line (previous)

C-N move down a line(next)

RUBOUT delete character to the left

C-D delete character to the right

C-T transpose two characters to the left (th --> ht)

Word operations:

M-B move left (backwards)

M-F move right (forwards)

M-RUBOUT kill word to the left (C-Y yanks it back)

M-D kill word to the right (C-Y yanks it back)

M-T transpose two words around cursor (if only --> only if)

M-C capitalize word (first letter only)

M-U uppercase entire word

M-L lowercase entire word

Line operations:

C-A move cursor to the beginning of the line

C-E move cursor to the end of the line

C-K kill from cursor to end of line (C-Y yanks it back)

M-0 C-K kill from beginning of line to cursor (C-Y yanks it back)

Sentence operations:

M-A move cursor to beginning of sentence

M-E move cursor to end of sentence

M-K kill from cursor to end of sentence (C-Y yanks it back)

M-X RUBOUT kill from beginning of sentence to cursor (C-Y yanks it back)

Paragraph operations:

M-[ move cursor to beginning of paragraph

M-] move cursor to end of paragraph

Screen operations:

C-V show next screen

M-V show previous screen

C-L redisplay screen so that line with cursor on it is in the middle of the screen

M-0 C-L move line with cursor on it to top of screen

Buffer operations:

C-X C-F get a file into a buffer for editing

C-X C-V visit a file -- into buffer for editing

M-< move cursor to top of the current buffer

M-> move cursor to bottom of the current buffer

Search and Replace:

C-G terminates all searches (sometimes you have to hit it twice)

C-S string search for "string"

C-R string reverse search for "string"

M-X Replace String$string1$string2 (CR) the $ is the result of hitting the M- key, search for "string1" and replace it with "string2"

M-X Query Replace$string1$string2 (CR) the $ is the result of hitting the M- key, search for "string1" and query: replace it with "string2"?
if yes, hit the space bar
if no, hit the RUBOUT key
halt the procedure with C-G

Leaving:

C-X C-S write the current buffer into a new version of the current file name

C-X C-W write the current buffer into a file with a different name

C-X C-Z exit to the exec (the @ prompt)

Help and its functions:

C-G abort anything at any time (it beeps, sometimes you need to hit it twice)

M-? x show what key "x" does

C-_ general help

C-_ L show the last 60 keys pressed

C-_ A string (CR) show every command containing "string"

C-_ D string describe the command "string"

M-X Undo M- restore the buffer before the last kill, unkill, fill, sort, etc.

C-Y yank back the last thing killed

Some necessary abbreviations:
C-	a control character, hit the control key (CTRL) and the character key simultaneously
M-	a two-character command sequence where the first character is the escape key (DEL/ESC)
(CR)	the carriage return key
RUBOUT	on an HP terminal, shift the DEL/ESC key on a VT100, hit the DELETE key

Cursor operations:
C-B	move left (backwards)
C-F	move right (forwards)
C-P	move up a line (previous)
C-N	move down a line(next)
RUBOUT	delete character to the left
C-D	delete character to the right
C-T	transpose two characters to the left (th --> ht)

Word operations:
M-B	move left (backwards)
M-F	move right (forwards)
M-RUBOUT	kill word to the left (C-Y yanks it back)
M-D	kill word to the right (C-Y yanks it back)
M-T	transpose two words around cursor (if only --> only if)
M-C	capitalize word (first letter only)
M-U	uppercase entire word
M-L	lowercase entire word

Line operations:
C-A	move cursor to the beginning of the line
C-E	move cursor to the end of the line
C-K	kill from cursor to end of line (C-Y yanks it back)
M-0 C-K	kill from beginning of line to cursor (C-Y yanks it back)

Sentence operations:
M-A	move cursor to beginning of sentence
M-E	move cursor to end of sentence
M-K	kill from cursor to end of sentence (C-Y yanks it back)
M-X RUBOUT	kill from beginning of sentence to cursor (C-Y yanks it back)

Paragraph operations:
M-[	move cursor to beginning of paragraph
M-]	move cursor to end of paragraph

Screen operations:
C-V	show next screen
M-V	show previous screen
C-L	redisplay screen so that line with cursor on it is in the middle of the screen
M-0 C-L	move line with cursor on it to top of screen

Buffer operations:
C-X C-F	get a file into a buffer for editing
C-X C-V	visit a file -- into buffer for editing
M-<	move cursor to top of the current buffer
M->	move cursor to bottom of the current buffer

Search and Replace:
C-G	terminates all searches (sometimes you have to hit it twice)
C-S string	search for "string"
C-R string	reverse search for "string"
M-X Replace String$string1$string2 (CR)	the $ is the result of hitting the M- key, search for "string1" and replace it with "string2"
M-X Query Replace$string1$string2 (CR)	the $ is the result of hitting the M- key, search for "string1" and query: replace it with "string2"? if yes, hit the space bar if no, hit the RUBOUT key halt the procedure with C-G

Leaving:
C-X C-S	write the current buffer into a new version of the current file name
C-X C-W	write the current buffer into a file with a different name
C-X C-Z	exit to the exec (the @ prompt)

Help and its functions:
C-G	abort anything at any time (it beeps, sometimes you need to hit it twice)
M-? x	show what key "x" does
C-_	general help
C-_ L	show the last 60 keys pressed
C-_ A string (CR)	show every command containing "string"
C-_ D string	describe the command "string"
M-X Undo M-	restore the buffer before the last kill, unkill, fill, sort, etc.
C-Y	yank back the last thing killed