Table E-7. Regular expression search commands (Chapter 3)
Keystrokes
Command name
Action
C-M-s Enter Edit Search Regexp Forward
re-search-forward
Search for a regular expression forward.
C-M-r Enter Edit Search Regexp Backwards
re-search-backward
Search for a regular expression backward.
C-M-s Edit Search Incremental Search Forward Regexp
isearch-forward-regexp
Search incrementally forward for a regular expression.
C-M-r Edit Search Incremental Search Backward Regexp
isearch-backward-regexp
Search incrementally backward for a regular expression.
C-M-% Edit Replace Replace Regexp
query-replace-regexp
Query-replace a regular expression.
Table E-8. Spell-checking commands (Chapter 3)
Keystrokes
Command name
Action
(none) Tools Spell Checking Spell-Check Buffer
ispell-buffer
Check spelling of the buffer.
(none) Tools Spell Checking Spell-Check Comments
ispell-comments-and-strings
Checks spelling of comments and strings in a program.
(none) Tools Spell Checking Automatic Spell-Checking (Flyspell)
flyspell-mode
Enter the flyspell minor mode, in which incorrectly spelled words are highlighted.
(none)
flyspell-buffer
Spell-check the current buffer, underlining all misspelled words. Use middle mouse button to correct.
Table E-9. Buffer commands (Chapter 4)
Keystrokes
Command name
Action
C-x b Buffers Select Named Buffer
switch-to-buffer
Move to the buffer specified.
C-x Buffers Next Buffer
next-buffer
Move to the next buffer in the buffer list.
C-x Buffers Previous Buffer
previous-buffer
Move to the previous buffer in the buffer list.
C-x C-b Buffers List All Buffers
list-buffers
Display the buffer list.
C-x k
kill-buffer
Delete the buffer specified.
(none)
kill-some-buffers
Ask about deleting each buffer.
Table E-10. Windows and frames (Chapter 4)
Keystrokes
Command name
Action
C-x 2 File Split Window
split-window-vertically
Divide current window into two windows, one above the other.
C-x 3
split-window-horizontally
Divide current window into two side-by-side windows.
C-x o
other-window
Move to the other window; if there are several, move to the next window.
C-x 0
delete-window
Delete the current window.
C-x 1 File Unsplit Windows
delete-other-windows
Delete all windows but this one.
C-x 4 f
find-file-other-window
Find a file in the other window.
C-x 4 b
switch-to-buffer-other-window
Select a buffer in the other window.
(none) Tools Compare (Ediff) This Window and Next Window
compare-windows
Compare this window with the next window and show the first difference.
C-x 5 o Buffers Frames
other-frame
Move to other frame.
C-x 5 0 File Delete Frame
delete-frame
Delete current frame.
C-x 5 2 File New Frame
make-frame
Create a new frame on the current buffer.
C-x 5 f
find-file-other-frame
Find file in a new frame.
C-x 5 r
find-file-read-only-other-frame
Finds a file in a new frame, but it is read-only.
C-x 5 b
switch-to-buffer-other-frame
Make frame and display other buffer in it.
Table E-11. Shell mode commands (Chapter 5)
Keystrokes
Command name
Action
(none)
shell
Enter shell mode.
C-c C-c Signals BREAK
comint-interrupt-subjob
Interrupt current job; equivalent to C-c.
C-c C-z Signals STOP
comint-stop-subjob
Suspend or stop a job; C-z in Unix shells.
M-p In/Out Previous Input
comint-previous-input
Retrieve previous commands (can be repeated to find earlier commands).
M-n In/Out Next Input
comint-next-input
Retrieve subsequent commands (can be repeated to find more recent commands).
Enter
comint-send-input
Send input on current line.
Tab
comint-dynamic-complete
Complete current command, filename, or variable name.
Table E-12. Dired commands (Chapter 5)
Keystrokes
Command name
Action
C-x d File Open Directory
dired
Start Dired.
C Operate Copy to
dired-do-copy
Copy file.
d Mark Flag
dired-flag-file-deletion
Flag for deletion.
D Operate Delete
dired-do-delete
Query for immediate deletion.
f
dired-advertised-find-file
Find (so you can edit).
g Immediate Refresh
revert-buffer
Reread the directory from disk.
m or * m Mark Mark
dired-mark
Mark with *.
Q Operate Query Replace in Files
dired-do-query-replace
Query replace string in marked files.
R Operate Rename to
dired-do-rename
Rename file.
s
dired-sort-toggle-or-edit
Sort the Dired display by date or by filename (toggles between these).
t Mark Toggle Marks
dired-toggle-marks
Toggle marks on files and directories; pressing t once marks all unmarked files and directories; pressing t again restores original marks.
u Mark Unmark
dired-unmark
Remove mark.
+ Immediate Create Directory
dired-create-directory
Create a directory.
* ! or M-Del Mark Unmark All
dired-unmark-all-files
Remove all marks from all files.