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<H1> The GNU Emacs Commands in sequence of how to learn </H1>
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<H2> C-x C-f </H2>
<P> <STRONG> find-file </STRONG> open a file to edit. </P>
<H2> C-x C-v </H2>
<P> <STRONG> find-alternate-file </STRONG> read a different file instead of the one i just read. </P>
<H2> C-x i</H2>
<P> <STRONG> insert-file </STRONG> insert a file into the current </P>
<H2> C-x C-s </H2>
<P> <STRONG> save-buffer </STRONG> save </P>
<H2> C-x C-w </H2>
<P> <STRONG> write-file </STRONG> save as </P>
<H2> C-x C-c </H2>
<P> <STRONG> save-buffers-kill-emacs </STRONG> exit emacs </P>
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<H2> C-h c </H2>
<P> <STRONG> describe-key-briefly </STRONG> give the command name of a key </P>
<H2> C-h b </H2>
<P> <STRONG> describe-bindings </STRONG> display a list of key bindings </P>
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<H2> ESC f </H2>
<P> <STRONG> forward-word </STRONG> goto next word </P>
<H2> ESC b </H2>
<P> <STRONG> backward-word </STRONG> goto previous word </P>
<H2> (none) </H2>
<P> <STRONG> goto-line </STRONG> goto line number n </P>
<H2> (none) </H2>
<P> <STRONG> goto-char </STRONG> goto char number n </P>
<H2> ESC n </H2>
<P> <STRONG> digit-argument </STRONG> repeat next command n times </P>
<H2> C-l </H2>
<P> <STRONG> recenter </STRONG> redraw screen with currrent line in center </P>
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<H2> C-d </H2>
<P> <STRONG> delete-character </STRONG> delete character under cursor </P>
<H2> ESC d </H2>
<P> <STRONG> kill-word </STRONG> delete next word </P>
<H2> ESC DEL </H2>
<P> <STRONG> backward-kill-word </STRONG> delete previous word </P>
<H2> C-q </H2>
<P> <STRONG> quoted-insert </STRONG> insert next char as is and not perform
the action. e.g. C-q C-m inserts a ^M </P>
<H2> (none) </H2>
<P> <STRONG> replace-string </STRONG> replace all occurences of a string </P>
<H2> C-x C-x </H2>
<P> <STRONG> exchange-point-and-mark </STRONG> put cursor to the previously set mark </P>
<H2> C-x h </H2>
<P> <STRONG> mark-whole-buffer </STRONG> </P>
<H2> ESC y </H2>
<P> <STRONG> yank-pop </STRONG> after C-y past second last deletion </P>
<H2> C-t </H2>
<P> <STRONG> transpose-chars </STRONG> exchange two chars </P>
<H2> ESC t </H2>
<P> <STRONG> transpose-words </STRONG> exchange two words </P>
<H2> C-x C-t </H2>
<P> <STRONG> transpose-lines </STRONG> exchange two lines </P>
<H2> ESC c </H2>
<P> <STRONG> capitalize-word </STRONG> first char is uppercase the following lower </P>
<H2> ESC u </H2>
<P> <STRONG> upcase-word </STRONG> </P>
<H2> ESC l </H2>
<P> <STRONG> downcase-word </STRONG> </P>
<H2> C-_ or C-/ </H2>
<P> <STRONG> undo </STRONG> </P>
<H2> (none) </H2>
<P> <STRONG> revert-buffer </STRONG> restore version of last save </P>
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<H2> C-s </H2>
<P> <STRONG> isearch-forward </STRONG> start incremental search </P>
<H2> C-r </H2>
<P> <STRONG> isearch-backward </STRONG> start incremental search backward </P>
<H2> C-s C-w </H2>
<P> <STRONG> (none) </STRONG> start incremental search with word the cursor is on </P>
<H2> C-s C-y </H2>
<P> <STRONG> (none) </STRONG> start incremental search with text to end of line </P>
<H2> C-s ESC y </H2>
<P> <STRONG> (none) </STRONG> start incremental search with kill ring </P>
<H2> C-s C-s </H2>
<P> <STRONG> (none) </STRONG> repeat previous search </P>
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<P> <STRONG> </STRONG> </P>
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<P> <STRONG> </STRONG> </P>
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<P> <STRONG> </STRONG> </P>
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<P> <STRONG> </STRONG> </P>
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