Emacs 22 Command Index (sorted by Category)

Date: Sept. 13, 2007 | Tags: emacs | 4 Comments

I could not find an Emacs command reference arranged by category so I wrote a Python script to create one. Here is the original index sorted by command name. Below is the index sorted by category. This command index is for Emacs 22.1 Windows. UPDATE: I recategorized the commands at a higher level so they match the top level chapters in the Emacs manual. I also added default keybindings for those commands which have them.

CONTENTS

Inportant General Concepts
1. The Organization of the Screen
7. Exiting Emacs

Fundamental Editing Commands
8. Basic Editing Commands
9. The Minibuffer
10. Running Commands by Name
11. Help

Important Text-Changing Commands
12. The Mark and the Region
13. Killing and Moving Text
14. Yanking
15. Accumulating Text
16. Rectangles
17. CUA Bindings
18. Registers
19. Controlling the Display
20. Searching and Replacement
21. Commands for Fixing Typos
22. Keyboard Macros

Major Structures of Emacs
23. File Handling
24. Using Multiple Buffers
25. Multiple Windows
26. Frames and Graphical Displays
27. International Character Set Support

Advanced Features
28. Major Modes
29. Indentation
30. Commands for Human Languages

31. Editing Programs
32. Compiling and Testing Programs
33. Maintaining Large Programs
34. Abbrevs
35. Editing Pictures
36. Sending Mail
37. Reading Mail with Rmail
38. Dired, the Directory Editor
39. The Calendar and the Diary
40. Gnus
41. Running Shell Commands from Emacs
42. Using Emacs as a Server
43. Printing Hard Copies
44. PostScript Hardcopy
46. Printing Package
47. Sorting Text
48. Narrowing
49. Two-Column Editing
51. Saving Emacs Sessions
52. Recursive Editing Levels
53. Emulation
54. Hyperlinking and Navigation Features
55. Dissociated Press
56. Other Amusements
57. Customization

Recovery from Problems
58. Quitting and Aborting
59. Dealing with Emacs Trouble
60. Reporting Bugs
Appendix. C Command Line Arguments for Emacs Invocation
Appendix. F Emacs and Mac OS
Appendix. G Emacs and Microsoft Windows/MS-DOS

CATEGORY	COMMANDS
The Organization of the Screen	`menu-bar-open` `tmm-menubar`['M-`']
Exiting Emacs	`iconify-or-deiconify-frame['C-z', 'C-x C-z']` `save-buffers-kill-emacs['C-x C-c']` `suspend-emacs`
Basic Editing Commands	`backward-char['C-b', '<left>']` `beginning-of-buffer['<C-home>', '<begin>', 'M-<']` `count-lines-region['M-=']` `delete-blank-lines['C-x C-o']` `digit-argument['C-0 .. C-9', 'M-0 .. M-9', 'C-M-0 .. C-M-9']` `end-of-buffer['<C-end>', 'M->']` `forward-char['C-f', '<right>']` `goto-char` `goto-line['M-g g', 'M-g M-g']` `help-with-tutorial['C-h t', '<f1> t', '<help> t']` `move-beginning-of-line['C-a', '<home>']` `move-end-of-line['C-e', '<end>']` `move-to-window-line['M-r']` `negative-argument['C--', 'M--', 'C-M--']` `newline['RET']` `next-line['C-n', '<down>']` `open-line['C-o', '<insertline>']` `previous-line['C-p', '<up>']` `quoted-insert['C-q']` `repeat['C-x z']` `self-insert` `set-goal-column['C-x C-n']` `universal-argument['C-u']` `what-cursor-position['C-x =']` `what-line` `what-page`
The Minibuffer	`choose-completion` `file-name-shadow-mode` `icomplete-mode` `list-command-history` `minibuffer-complete` `minibuffer-complete-word` `mouse-choose-completion` `next-completion` `next-history-element` `next-matching-history-element` `partial-completion-mode` `previous-completion` `previous-history-element` `previous-matching-history-element` `repeat-complex-command['<again>', '<redo>', 'C-x ESC ESC', 'C-x M-:']` `switch-to-completions`
Running Commands by Name	`execute-extended-command['<execute>', '<menu>', 'M-x']`
Help	`Info-goto-emacs-command-node['C-h F', '<f1> F', '<help> F']` `Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node['C-h K', '<f1> K', '<help> K']` `apropos` `apropos-command['C-h a', '<f1> a', '<help> a']` `apropos-documentation['C-h d', '<f1> d', '<help> d']` `apropos-value` `apropos-variable` `browse-url` `describe-bindings['C-h b', '<f1> b', '<help> b']` `describe-copying['C-h C-c', '<f1> C-c', '<help> C-c']` `describe-distribution['C-h C-d', '<f1> C-d', '<help> C-d']` `describe-function['C-h f', '<f1> f', '<help> f']` `describe-key['C-h k', '<f1> k', '<help> k']` `describe-key-briefly['C-h c', '<f1> c', '<help> c']` `describe-mode['C-h m', '<f1> m', '<help> m']` `describe-no-warranty['C-h C-w', '<f1> C-w', '<help> C-w']` `describe-project['C-h C-p', '<f1> C-p', '<help> C-p']` `describe-variable['C-h v', '<f1> v', '<help> v']` `display-local-help['C-h .', '<f1> .', '<help> .']` `finder-by-keyword['C-h p', '<f1> p', '<help> p']` `help-command['C-h', '<f1>', '<help>']` `help-for-help['C-h C-h', 'C-h ?', 'C-h <f1>', 'C-h <help>', '<f1> C-h', '<f1> ?', '<f1> <f1>', '<f1> <help>', '<help> C-h', '<help> ?', '<help> <f1>', '<help> <help>']` `help-next-ref` `help-previous-ref` `info['C-h i', '<f1> i', '<help> i']` `info-lookup-symbol['C-h S', '<f1> S', '<help> S']` `view-echo-area-messages['C-h e', '<f1> e', '<help> e']` `view-emacs-FAQ['C-h C-f', '<f1> C-f', '<help> C-f']` `view-emacs-news['C-h C-n', 'C-h n', '<f1> C-n', '<f1> n', '<help> C-n', '<help> n']` `view-emacs-problems['C-h C-e', '<f1> C-e', '<help> C-e']` `view-emacs-todo` `view-lossage['C-h l', '<f1> l', '<help> l']` `where-is['C-h w', '<f1> w', '<help> w']`
The Mark and the Region	`exchange-point-and-mark['C-x C-x']` `mark-whole-buffer['C-x h']` `pop-global-mark['C-x C-@', 'C-x C-SPC']` `set-mark-command['C-@', 'C-SPC']` `transient-mark-mode`
Killing and Moving Text	`delete-backward-char` `delete-char['C-d', '<deletechar>']` `delete-horizontal-space['M-\\']` `just-one-space['M-SPC']` `kill-line['C-k', '<deleteline>']` `kill-region['C-w', '<S-delete>']` `kill-whole-line['<C-S-backspace>']` `normal-erase-is-backspace-mode` `zap-to-char['M-z']`
Yanking	`append-next-kill['C-M-w']` `kill-ring-save['<C-insert>', '<C-insertchar>', 'M-w']` `yank['C-y', '<S-insert>', '<S-insertchar>']` `yank-pop['M-y']`
Accumulating Text	`append-to-buffer` `append-to-file` `copy-to-buffer` `prepend-to-buffer`
Rectangles	`clear-rectangle['C-x r c']` `delete-rectangle['C-x r d']` `delete-whitespace-rectangle` `kill-rectangle['C-x r k']` `open-rectangle['C-x r o']` `string-insert-rectangle` `string-rectangle['C-x r t']` `yank-rectangle['C-x r y']`
CUA Bindings	`cua-mode`
Registers	`append-to-register` `bookmark-delete` `bookmark-insert` `bookmark-insert-location` `bookmark-jump['C-x r b']` `bookmark-load` `bookmark-save` `bookmark-set['C-x r m']` `bookmark-write` `copy-rectangle-to-register['C-x r r']` `copy-to-register['C-x r s', 'C-x r x']` `frame-configuration-to-register['C-x r f']` `increment-register['C-x r +']` `insert-register['C-x r g', 'C-x r i']` `jump-to-register['C-x r j']` `list-bookmarks` `number-to-register['C-x r n']` `point-to-register['C-x r C-@', 'C-x r SPC', 'C-x r C-SPC']` `prepend-to-register` `view-register` `window-configuration-to-register['C-x r w']`
Controlling the Display	`blink-cursor-mode` `column-number-mode` `delete-trailing-whitespace` `display-time` `follow-mode` `font-lock-add-keywords` `font-lock-mode` `font-lock-remove-keywords` `fringe-mode` `global-font-lock-mode` `global-hl-line-mode` `hi-lock-find-patterns` `hi-lock-mode` `hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns` `highlight-changes-mode` `highlight-lines-matching-regexp` `highlight-regexp` `hl-line-mode` `line-number-mode` `list-faces-display['<C-down-mouse-2> <df>']` `recenter['C-l']` `reposition-window['C-M-l']` `scroll-down['<prior>', 'M-v']` `scroll-left['<C-next>', 'C-x <']` `scroll-right['<C-prior>', 'C-x >']` `scroll-up['C-v', '<next>']` `set-face-background` `set-face-foreground` `set-fringe-style` `set-selective-display['C-x $']` `size-indication-mode` `toggle-truncate-lines` `tty-suppress-bold-inverse-default-colors` `turn-on-font-lock` `unhighlight-regexp`
Searching and Replacement	`delete-matching-lines` `delete-non-matching-lines` `describe-categories` `flush-lines` `how-many` `isearch-backward['C-r']` `isearch-backward-regexp['C-M-r']` `isearch-forward['C-s']` `isearch-forward-regexp['C-M-s']` `isearch-toggle-input-method` `isearch-toggle-specified-input-method` `keep-lines` `list-matching-lines` `multi-occur` `multi-occur-in-matching-buffers` `occur` `query-replace['M-%']` `query-replace-regexp['C-M-%']` `re-search-backward` `re-search-forward` `replace-regexp` `replace-string` `search-backward` `search-forward['<find>']` `word-search-backward` `word-search-forward`
Commands for Fixing Typos	`flyspell-mode` `flyspell-prog-mode` `ispell` `ispell-buffer` `ispell-complete-word` `ispell-kill-ispell` `ispell-region` `ispell-word['M-$']` `transpose-chars['C-t']` `transpose-lines['C-x C-t']` `transpose-words['M-t']` `undo['C-_', 'C-/', '<undo>']` `undo-only`
Keyboard Macros	`apply-macro-to-region-lines` `edit-kbd-macro` `insert-kbd-macro` `kbd-macro-query['C-x q']` `kmacro-add-counter` `kmacro-bind-to-key` `kmacro-cycle-ring-next` `kmacro-cycle-ring-previous` `kmacro-edit-lossage` `kmacro-edit-macro` `kmacro-end-and-call-macro['C-x e']` `kmacro-end-macro['C-x )']` `kmacro-end-or-call-macro-repeat` `kmacro-insert-counter` `kmacro-name-last-macro` `kmacro-set-counter` `kmacro-set-format` `kmacro-start-macro['C-x (']` `kmacro-step-edit-macro`
File Handling	`add-name-to-file` `ask-user-about-lock` `auto-compression-mode` `auto-revert-mode` `auto-revert-tail-mode` `auto-save-mode` `cd` `compare-windows` `copy-file` `delete-file` `diff` `diff-backup` `diff-mode` `do-auto-save` `file-cache-add-directory` `file-cache-minibuffer-complete` `filesets-add-buffer` `filesets-init` `filesets-remove-buffer` `find-alternate-file['C-x C-v']` `find-file['<open>', 'C-x C-f']` `find-file-literally` `find-file-other-frame['C-x 5 C-f', 'C-x 5 f']` `find-file-other-window['C-x 4 C-f', 'C-x 4 f']` `find-file-read-only['C-x C-r']` `global-auto-revert-mode` `image-mode` `image-toggle-display` `insert-file['C-x i']` `insert-file-literally` `list-directory['C-x C-d']` `log-edit-insert-changelog` `make-symbolic-link` `mode, thumbs` `not-modified['M-~']` `pwd` `recentf-edit-list` `recentf-mode` `recentf-save-list` `recover-file` `recover-session` `rename-file` `revert-buffer` `save-buffer['C-x C-s']` `save-some-buffers['C-x s']` `set-visited-file-name` `shadow-initialize` `smerge-mode` `substitute-in-file-name` `thumbs-mode` `time-stamp` `vc-annotate['C-x v g']` `vc-cancel-version['C-x v c']` `vc-create-snapshot['C-x v s']` `vc-diff['C-x v =']` `vc-directory['C-x v d']` `vc-dired-mark-locked` `vc-dired-toggle-terse-mode` `vc-insert-headers['C-x v h']` `vc-merge['C-x v m']` `vc-next-action['C-x v v']` `vc-print-log['C-x v l']` `vc-register['C-x v i']` `vc-rename-file` `vc-retrieve-snapshot['C-x v r']` `vc-revert-buffer['C-x v u']` `vc-switch-backend['C-x v b']` `vc-toggle-read-only` `vc-update-change-log['C-x v a']` `vc-version-other-window['C-x v ~']` `view-file` `write-file['C-x C-w']` `write-region`
Using Multiple Buffers	`bs-show` `buffer-menu` `buffer-menu-other-window` `clean-buffer-list` `clone-indirect-buffer` `clone-indirect-buffer-other-window['C-x 4 c']` `iswitchb-mode` `kill-buffer['C-x k']` `kill-some-buffers` `list-buffers['C-x C-b']` `make-indirect-buffer` `mouse-buffer-menu['<C-down-mouse-1>']` `msb-mode` `next-buffer['C-x <C-right>', 'C-x <right>']` `previous-buffer['C-x <C-left>', 'C-x <left>']` `rename-buffer` `rename-uniquely` `switch-to-buffer['C-x b']` `switch-to-buffer-other-frame['C-x 5 b']` `switch-to-buffer-other-window['C-x 4 b']` `toggle-read-only['C-x C-q']` `view-buffer`
Multiple Windows	`balance-windows['C-x +']` `delete-other-windows['C-x 1']` `delete-window['C-x 0']` `enlarge-window['C-x ^']` `enlarge-window-horizontally['C-x }']` `kill-buffer-and-window['C-x 4 0']` `other-window['C-x o']` `scroll-other-window['<M-next>', 'C-M-v', 'ESC <next>']` `shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer['C-x -']` `split-window-horizontally['C-x 3']` `split-window-vertically['C-x 2']` `windmove-default-keybindings` `windmove-right` `winner-mode`
Frames and Graphical Displays	`auto-lower-mode` `auto-raise-mode` `delete-frame['C-x 5 0']` `delete-other-frames['C-x 5 1']` `delete-selection-mode` `find-file-read-only-other-frame['C-x 5 r']` `iconify-or-deiconify-frame['C-z', 'C-x C-z']` `make-frame-command['C-x 5 2']` `make-frame-on-display` `menu-bar-enable-clipboard` `menu-bar-mode` `mouse-avoidance-mode` `mouse-save-then-click` `mouse-secondary-save-then-kill['<M-mouse-3>']` `mouse-set-point['<double-mouse-1>', '<mouse-1>', '<triple-mouse-1>', '<right-fringe> <mouse-1>', '<left-fringe> <mouse-1>']` `mouse-set-region['<drag-mouse-1>']` `mouse-set-secondary['<M-drag-mouse-1>']` `mouse-start-secondary['<M-mouse-1>']` `mouse-wheel-mode` `mouse-yank-at-click['<mouse-2>', '<right-fringe> <mouse-2>', '<left-fringe> <mouse-2>']` `mouse-yank-secondary['<M-mouse-2>']` `other-frame['C-x 5 o']` `scroll-bar-mode` `select-frame-by-name` `set-frame-name` `toggle-scroll-bar` `tool-bar-mode` `tooltip-mode`
International Character Set Support	`create-fontset-from-fontset-spec` `describe-character-set` `describe-coding-system['C-h C', '<f1> C', '<help> C']` `describe-input-method['C-h C-\\', 'C-h I', '<f1> C-\\', '<f1> I', '<help> C-\\', '<help> I']` `describe-language-environment['C-h L', '<f1> L', '<help> L']` `list-charset-chars` `list-coding-systems` `list-input-methods` `prefer-coding-system` `quail-set-keyboard-layout` `quail-show-key` `recode-file-name` `recode-region` `revert-buffer-with-coding-system['C-x RET r']` `set-buffer-file-coding-system['C-x RET f']` `set-buffer-process-coding-system['C-x RET p']` `set-file-name-coding-system['C-x RET F']` `set-input-method['C-x RET C-\\']` `set-keyboard-coding-system['C-x RET k']` `set-language-environment['C-x RET l']` `set-locale-environment` `set-next-selection-coding-system['C-x RET X']` `set-selection-coding-system['C-x RET x']` `set-terminal-coding-system['C-x RET t']` `standard-display-8bit` `toggle-enable-multibyte-characters` `toggle-input-method['C-\\']` `unify-8859-on-decoding-mode` `universal-coding-system-argument['C-x RET c']` `view-hello-file['C-h h', '<f1> h', '<help> h']`
Major Modes	`normal-mode`
Indentation	`back-to-indentation['M-m']` `delete-indentation['M-^']` `edit-tab-stops` `edit-tab-stops-note-changes` `indent-region['C-M-\\']` `indent-relative` `indent-rigidly['C-x TAB']` `split-line['C-M-o']` `tab-to-tab-stop['M-i']` `tabify` `untabify`
Commands for Human Languages	`auto-fill-mode` `backward-kill-sentence['C-x DEL']` `backward-kill-word['<C-backspace>', 'M-DEL']` `backward-page['C-x [']` `backward-paragraph['<C-up>', 'M-{']` `backward-sentence['M-a']` `backward-text-line` `backward-word['<C-left>', '<M-left>', 'M-b', 'ESC <left>']` `capitalize-word['M-c']` `center-line` `count-lines-page['C-x l']` `count-text-lines` `describe-text-properties['<C-down-mouse-2> <dp>']` `doctex-mode` `downcase-region['C-x C-l']` `downcase-word['M-l']` `electric-nroff-mode` `enriched-mode` `facemenu-remove-all['<C-down-mouse-2> <ra>']` `facemenu-remove-face-props['<C-down-mouse-2> <rm>']` `facemenu-set-background['<C-down-mouse-2> <bg> o']` `facemenu-set-bold['M-o b', '<C-down-mouse-2> <fc> b']` `facemenu-set-bold-italic['M-o l', '<C-down-mouse-2> <fc> l']` `facemenu-set-default['M-o d', '<C-down-mouse-2> <fc> d']` `facemenu-set-face['M-o o', '<C-down-mouse-2> <fc> o']` `facemenu-set-foreground['<C-down-mouse-2> <fg> o']` `facemenu-set-italic['M-o i', '<C-down-mouse-2> <fc> i']` `facemenu-set-underline['M-o u', '<C-down-mouse-2> <fc> u']` `fill-individual-paragraphs` `fill-nonuniform-paragraphs` `fill-paragraph['M-q']` `fill-region` `fill-region-as-paragraph` `foldout-exit-fold` `foldout-zoom-subtree` `format-find-file` `forward-page['C-x ]']` `forward-paragraph['<C-down>', 'M-}']` `forward-sentence['M-e']` `forward-text-line` `forward-word['<C-right>', '<M-right>', 'M-f', 'ESC <right>']` `hide-body` `hide-entry` `hide-leaves` `hide-other` `hide-sublevels` `hide-subtree` `increase-left-margin['']` `iso-gtex2iso` `iso-iso2gtex` `iso-iso2tex` `iso-tex2iso` `kill-sentence['M-k']` `kill-word['<C-delete>', 'M-d']` `latex-mode` `longlines-auto-wrap` `longlines-mode` `longlines-show-hard-newlines` `mark-page['C-x C-p']` `mark-paragraph['M-h']` `mark-word['M-@']` `nroff-mode` `outline-backward-same-level` `outline-forward-same-level` `outline-minor-mode` `outline-mode` `outline-next-visible-heading` `outline-previous-visible-heading` `outline-up-heading` `paragraph-indent-minor-mode` `paragraph-indent-text-mode` `plain-tex-mode` `reveal-mode` `set-fill-column['C-x f']` `set-fill-prefix['C-x .']` `set-justification-center['<C-down-mouse-2> <ju> c']` `set-justification-full['<C-down-mouse-2> <ju> b']` `set-justification-left['<C-down-mouse-2> <ju> l']` `set-justification-none['<C-down-mouse-2> <ju> u']` `set-justification-right['<C-down-mouse-2> <ju> r']` `set-left-margin` `set-right-margin` `sgml-attributes` `sgml-close-tag` `sgml-delete-tag` `sgml-name-8bit-mode` `sgml-name-char` `sgml-skip-tag-backward` `sgml-skip-tag-forward` `sgml-tag` `sgml-tag-help` `sgml-tags-invisible` `sgml-validate` `show-all` `show-branches` `show-children` `show-entry` `show-subtree` `slitex-mode` `table-backward-cell` `table-capture` `table-delete-row` `table-fixed-width-mode` `table-forward-cell` `table-generate-source` `table-heighten-cell` `table-insert` `table-insert-column` `table-insert-row` `table-insert-sequence` `table-justify` `table-narrow-cell` `table-query-dimension` `table-recognize` `table-recognize-cell` `table-recognize-region` `table-recognize-table` `table-release` `table-shorten-cell` `table-span-cell` `table-split-cell` `table-split-cell-horizontally` `table-split-cell-vertically` `table-unrecognize` `table-unrecognize-cell` `table-unrecognize-region` `table-unrecognize-table` `table-widen-cell` `tex-bibtex-file` `tex-buffer` `tex-close-latex-block` `tex-compile` `tex-file` `tex-insert-braces` `tex-insert-quote` `tex-kill-job` `tex-latex-block` `tex-mode` `tex-print` `tex-recenter-output-buffer` `tex-region` `tex-show-print-queue` `tex-terminate-paragraph` `tex-validate-region` `tex-view` `text-mode` `up-list` `upcase-region['C-x C-u']` `upcase-word['M-u']`
Editing Programs	`Man-fontify-manpage` `backward-list['C-M-p']` `backward-sexp['<C-M-left>', 'C-M-b', 'ESC <C-left>']` `backward-up-list['<C-M-up>', 'C-M-u', 'ESC <C-up>']` `beginning-of-defun['<C-M-home>', 'C-M-a', 'ESC <C-home>']` `c-backslash-region` `c-backward-conditional` `c-beginning-of-defun` `c-beginning-of-statement` `c-context-line-break` `c-electric-backspace` `c-end-of-defun` `c-end-of-statement` `c-fill-paragraph` `c-forward-conditional` `c-hungry-delete-backwards` `c-hungry-delete-forward` `c-indent-command` `c-indent-command` `c-indent-defun` `c-indent-exp` `c-macro-expand` `c-mark-function` `c-set-style` `c-show-syntactic-information` `c-subword-mode` `c-toggle-auto-newline` `c-toggle-electric-state` `c-toggle-hungry-state` `c-up-conditional` `check-parens` `comment-dwim['M-;']` `comment-indent-new-line` `comment-kill` `comment-region` `comment-set-column['C-x ;']` `complete-symbol` `cpp-highlight-buffer` `cwarn-mode` `down-list['<C-M-down>', 'C-M-d', 'ESC <C-down>']` `eldoc-mode` `end-of-defun['<C-M-end>', 'C-M-e', 'ESC <C-end>']` `f90-beginning-of-block` `f90-end-of-block` `f90-mode` `f90-next-block` `f90-next-statement` `f90-previous-block` `f90-previous-statement` `ff-find-related-file` `fortran-beginning-of-block` `fortran-column-ruler` `fortran-comment-region` `fortran-end-of-block` `fortran-indent-comment` `fortran-indent-subprogram` `fortran-join-line` `fortran-mode` `fortran-next-statement` `fortran-previous-statement` `fortran-split-line` `fortran-strip-sequence-nos` `fortran-window-create` `fortran-window-create-momentarily` `forward-list['C-M-n']` `forward-sexp['<C-M-right>', 'C-M-f', 'ESC <C-right>']` `glasses-mode` `global-cwarn-mode` `hide-ifdef-mode` `hs-hide-all` `hs-hide-block` `hs-hide-level` `hs-minor-mode` `hs-show-all` `hs-show-block` `hs-show-region` `imenu` `imenu-add-menubar-index` `indent-code-rigidly` `indent-for-tab-command` `indent-line-function` `indent-pp-sexp['C-M-q']` `info-lookup-file` `info-lookup-symbol['C-h S', '<f1> S', '<help> S']` `kill-sexp['C-M-k']` `lisp-complete-symbol['M-TAB']` `manual-entry` `mark-defun['C-M-h']` `mark-sexp['C-M-@', 'C-M-SPC']` `newline-and-indent` `show-paren-mode` `transpose-sexps['C-M-t']` `which-function-mode` `woman`
Compiling and Testing Programs	`compilation-next-error` `compilation-next-file` `compilation-previous-error` `compilation-previous-file` `compile` `compile-goto-error` `dbx` `emacs-lisp-mode` `eval-buffer` `eval-defun['C-M-x']` `eval-expression['M-:', 'M-ESC :']` `eval-last-sexp['C-x C-e']` `eval-region` `find-grep` `gdb` `gdb-delete-breakpoint` `gdb-edit-value` `gdb-frames-select` `gdb-goto-breakpoint` `gdb-many-windows` `gdb-restore-windows` `gdb-threads-select` `gdb-toggle-breakpoint` `gdb-var-delete` `gdba` `grep` `grep-find` `gud-cont` `gud-def` `gud-down` `gud-finish` `gud-gdb-complete-command` `gud-jump` `gud-next` `gud-print` `gud-refresh` `gud-remove` `gud-step` `gud-stepi` `gud-tbreak` `gud-until` `gud-up` `gud-watch` `ielm` `jdb` `kill-compilation` `lgrep` `lisp-eval-defun` `lisp-interaction-mode` `lisp-mode` `load` `load-file` `load-library` `next-error`['C-x `', 'M-g n', 'M-g M-n'] `next-error-follow-minor-mode` `pdb` `perldb` `recompile` `rgrep` `run-lisp` `sdb` `toggle-gdb-all-registers` `xdb`
Maintaining Large Programs	`add-change-log-entry-other-window['C-x 4 a']` `change-log-merge` `change-log-mode` `emerge-auto-advance-mode` `emerge-buffers` `emerge-buffers-with-ancestor` `emerge-files` `emerge-files-with-ancestor` `emerge-skip-prefers-mode` `find-tag['M-.']` `find-tag-other-frame['C-x 5 .']` `find-tag-other-window['C-x 4 .']` `find-tag-regexp['C-M-.']` `list-tags` `pop-tag-mark['M-*']` `tags-apropos` `tags-loop-continue['M-,']` `tags-query-replace` `tags-search` `visit-tags-table`
Abbrevs	`abbrev-mode` `abbrev-prefix-mark["M-'"]` `add-global-abbrev['C-x a g']` `add-mode-abbrev['C-x a C-a', 'C-x a +', 'C-x a l']` `dabbrev-completion['C-M-/']` `dabbrev-expand['M-/']` `define-abbrevs` `define-global-abbrev` `define-mode-abbrev` `edit-abbrevs` `expand-abbrev["C-x '", "C-x a '", 'C-x a e']` `expand-region-abbrevs` `insert-abbrevs` `inverse-add-global-abbrev['C-x a -', 'C-x a i g']` `inverse-add-mode-abbrev['C-x a i l']` `kill-all-abbrevs` `list-abbrevs` `quietly-read-abbrev-file` `read-abbrev-file` `unexpand-abbrev` `write-abbrev-file`
Editing Pictures	`edit-picture` `picture-backward-clear-column` `picture-backward-column` `picture-clear-column` `picture-clear-line` `picture-clear-rectangle` `picture-clear-rectangle-to-register` `picture-forward-column` `picture-motion` `picture-motion-reverse` `picture-move-down` `picture-move-up` `picture-movement-down` `picture-movement-left` `picture-movement-ne` `picture-movement-nw` `picture-movement-right` `picture-movement-se` `picture-movement-sw` `picture-movement-up` `picture-newline` `picture-open-line` `picture-set-tab-stops` `picture-tab` `picture-tab-search` `picture-yank-rectangle` `picture-yank-rectangle-from-register`
Sending Mail	`compose-mail['C-x m']` `compose-mail-other-frame['C-x 5 m']` `compose-mail-other-window['C-x 4 m']` `define-mail-abbrev` `define-mail-alias` `expand-mail-aliases` `fortune-to-signature` `ispell-message` `mail-attach-file` `mail-bcc` `mail-cc` `mail-complete` `mail-fcc` `mail-fill-yanked-message` `mail-interactive-insert-alias` `mail-send` `mail-send-and-exit` `mail-signature` `mail-subject` `mail-text` `mail-to` `mail-yank-original` `mail-yank-region` `spook`
Reading Mail with Rmail	`rmail` `rmail-add-label` `rmail-beginning-of-message` `rmail-bury` `rmail-continue` `rmail-delete-backward` `rmail-delete-forward` `rmail-edit-current-message` `rmail-end-of-message` `rmail-expunge` `rmail-expunge-and-save` `rmail-first-message` `rmail-forward` `rmail-get-new-mail` `rmail-input` `rmail-kill-label` `rmail-last-message` `rmail-mail` `rmail-mode` `rmail-next-labeled-message` `rmail-next-message` `rmail-next-undeleted-message` `rmail-output` `rmail-output-body-to-file` `rmail-output-to-rmail-file` `rmail-previous-labeled-message` `rmail-previous-message` `rmail-previous-undeleted-message` `rmail-quit` `rmail-redecode-body` `rmail-reply` `rmail-resend` `rmail-retry-failure` `rmail-search` `rmail-show-message` `rmail-summary` `rmail-summary-by-labels` `rmail-summary-by-recipients` `rmail-summary-by-regexp` `rmail-summary-by-topic` `rmail-summary-quit` `rmail-summary-wipe` `rmail-toggle-header` `rmail-undelete-previous-message` `rot13-other-window` `set-rmail-inbox-list` `undigestify-rmail-message` `unforward-rmail-message` `unrmail`
Dired, the Directory Editor	`dired['C-x d']` `dired-backup-diff` `dired-change-marks` `dired-clean-directory` `dired-compare-directories` `dired-copy-filename-as-kill` `dired-create-directory` `dired-diff` `dired-display-file` `dired-do-byte-compile` `dired-do-chgrp` `dired-do-chmod` `dired-do-chown` `dired-do-compress` `dired-do-copy` `dired-do-copy-regexp` `dired-do-delete` `dired-do-flagged-delete` `dired-do-hardlink` `dired-do-hardlink-regexp` `dired-do-kill-lines` `dired-do-load` `dired-do-print` `dired-do-query-replace-regexp` `dired-do-redisplay` `dired-do-rename` `dired-do-rename-regexp` `dired-do-search` `dired-do-shell-command` `dired-do-symlink` `dired-do-symlink-regexp` `dired-do-touch` `dired-downcase` `dired-find-file` `dired-find-file-other-window` `dired-flag-auto-save-files` `dired-flag-backup-files` `dired-flag-file-deletion` `dired-flag-files-regexp` `dired-flag-garbage-files` `dired-goto-file` `dired-hide-all` `dired-hide-subdir` `dired-mark` `dired-mark-directories` `dired-mark-executables` `dired-mark-files-containing-regexp` `dired-mark-files-regexp` `dired-mark-subdir-files` `dired-mark-symlinks` `dired-maybe-insert-subdir` `dired-mouse-find-file-other-window` `dired-next-dirline` `dired-next-marked-file` `dired-next-subdir` `dired-other-frame['C-x 5 d']` `dired-other-window['C-x 4 d']` `dired-prev-dirline` `dired-prev-marked-file` `dired-prev-subdir` `dired-sort-toggle-or-edit` `dired-toggle-marks` `dired-tree-down` `dired-tree-up` `dired-undo` `dired-unmark` `dired-unmark-all-files` `dired-unmark-all-marks` `dired-unmark-backward` `dired-up-directory` `dired-upcase` `dired-view-file` `find-dired` `find-grep-dired` `find-name-dired` `image-dired-display-thumbs` `locate` `locate-with-filter` `revert-buffer` (Dired) `wdired-change-to-wdired-mode` `wdired-finish-edit`
The Calendar and the Diary	`american-calendar` `appt-activate` `appt-add` `appt-delete` `calendar` `calendar-backward-day` `calendar-backward-month` `calendar-backward-week` `calendar-beginning-of-month` `calendar-beginning-of-week` `calendar-beginning-of-year` `calendar-count-days-region` `calendar-cursor-holidays` `calendar-end-of-month` `calendar-end-of-week` `calendar-end-of-year` `calendar-forward-day` `calendar-forward-month` `calendar-forward-week` `calendar-forward-year` `calendar-goto-astro-day-number` `calendar-goto-chinese-date` `calendar-goto-coptic-date` `calendar-goto-date` `calendar-goto-day-of-year` `calendar-goto-ethiopic-date` `calendar-goto-french-date` `calendar-goto-hebrew-date` `calendar-goto-islamic-date` `calendar-goto-iso-date` `calendar-goto-iso-week` `calendar-goto-iso-week` `calendar-goto-julian-date` `calendar-goto-mayan-long-count-date` `calendar-goto-persian-date` `calendar-goto-today` `calendar-mark-today` `calendar-next-calendar-round-date` `calendar-next-haab-date` `calendar-next-tzolkin-date` `calendar-other-month` `calendar-phases-of-moon` `calendar-previous-haab-date` `calendar-previous-tzolkin-date` `calendar-print-astro-day-number` `calendar-print-chinese-date` `calendar-print-coptic-date` `calendar-print-day-of-year` `calendar-print-ethiopic-date` `calendar-print-french-date` `calendar-print-hebrew-date` `calendar-print-islamic-date` `calendar-print-iso-date` `calendar-print-julian-date` `calendar-print-mayan-date` `calendar-print-persian-date` `calendar-star-date` `calendar-sunrise-sunset` `calendar-unmark` `diary` `diary-anniversary` `diary-anniversary` `diary-astro-day-number` `diary-block` `diary-cyclic` `diary-cyclic` `diary-date` `diary-day-of-year` `diary-float` `diary-float` `diary-french-date` `diary-hebrew-date` `diary-islamic-date` `diary-iso-date` `diary-julian-date` `diary-mail-entries` `diary-mayan-date` `diary-omer` `diary-parasha` `diary-phases-of-moon` `diary-remind` `diary-rosh-hodesh` `diary-sabbath-candles` `diary-show-all-entries` `diary-sunrise-sunset` `diary-view-entries` `diary-yahrzeit` `european-calendar` `exit-calendar` `fancy-diary-display` `holidays` `icalendar-export-file, icalendar-export-region` `icalendar-import-buffer` `icalendar-import-file` `include-other-diary-files` `insert-anniversary-diary-entry` `insert-block-diary-entry` `insert-cyclic-diary-entry` `insert-diary-entry` `insert-hebrew-diary-entry` `insert-islamic-diary-entry` `insert-monthly-diary-entry` `insert-monthly-hebrew-diary-entry` `insert-monthly-islamic-diary-entry` `insert-weekly-diary-entry` `insert-yearly-diary-entry` `insert-yearly-hebrew-diary-entry` `insert-yearly-islamic-diary-entry` `list-calendar-holidays` `list-hebrew-diary-entries` `list-holidays` `list-islamic-diary-entries` `list-yahrzeit-dates` `mark-calendar-holidays` `mark-diary-entries` `mark-hebrew-diary-entries` `mark-included-diary-files` `mark-islamic-diary-entries` `phases-of-moon` `print-diary-entries` `redraw-calendar` `scroll-calendar-left` `scroll-calendar-left-three-months` `scroll-calendar-right` `scroll-calendar-right-three-months` `simple-diary-display` `sort-diary-entries` `sunrise-sunset` `timeclock-change` `timeclock-in` `timeclock-modeline-display` `timeclock-out` `timeclock-reread-log` `timeclock-when-to-leave` `timeclock-workday-remaining`
Gnus	`gnus` `gnus-group-exit` `gnus-group-kill-group` `gnus-group-list-all-groups` `gnus-group-list-groups` `gnus-group-next-group` `gnus-group-next-unread-group` `gnus-group-prev-group` `gnus-group-prev-unread-group` `gnus-group-read-group` `gnus-group-unsubscribe-current-group` `gnus-summary-isearch-article` `gnus-summary-next-subject` `gnus-summary-next-unread-article` `gnus-summary-prev-page` `gnus-summary-prev-subject` `gnus-summary-prev-unread-article` `gnus-summary-search-article-forward`
Running Shell Commands from Emacs	`comint-bol-or-process-mark` `comint-continue-subjob` `comint-copy-old-input` `comint-delchar-or-maybe-eof` `comint-delete-output` `comint-dynamic-complete` `comint-dynamic-list-filename...` `comint-dynamic-list-input-ring` `comint-get-next-from-history` `comint-input-previous-argument` `comint-interrupt-subjob` `comint-kill-input` `comint-magic-space` `comint-next-input` `comint-next-matching-input` `comint-next-prompt` `comint-previous-input` `comint-previous-matching-input` `comint-previous-prompt` `comint-quit-subjob` `comint-run` `comint-send-input` `comint-show-maximum-output` `comint-show-output` `comint-stop-subjob` `comint-strip-ctrl-m` `comint-truncate-buffer` `comint-write-output` `dirs` `dirtrack-mode` `send-invisible` `shell` `shell-backward-command` `shell-command['M-!']` `shell-command-on-region['M-\|']` `shell-forward-command` `shell-pushd-dextract` `shell-pushd-dunique` `shell-pushd-tohome` `term` `term-char-mode` `term-line-mode` `term-pager-toggle`
Using Emacs as a Server	`server-edit` `server-start`
Printing Hard Copies	`lpr-buffer` `lpr-region` `print-buffer` `print-region`
PostScript Hardcopy	`handwrite` `ps-print-buffer` `ps-print-buffer-with-faces` `ps-print-region` `ps-print-region-with-faces` `ps-spool-buffer` `ps-spool-buffer-with-faces` `ps-spool-region` `ps-spool-region-with-faces`
Printing Package	`pr-interface`
Sorting Text	`sort-columns` `sort-fields` `sort-lines` `sort-numeric-fields` `sort-pages` `sort-paragraphs`
Narrowing	`narrow-to-defun['C-x n d']` `narrow-to-page['C-x n p']` `narrow-to-region['C-x n n']` `widen['C-x n w']`
Two-Column Editing	`2C-associate-buffer` `2C-dissociate` `2C-merge` `2C-newline` `2C-split` `2C-two-columns`
Saving Emacs Sessions	`desktop-change-dir` `desktop-clear` `desktop-revert` `desktop-save`
Recursive Editing Levels	`exit-recursive-edit['C-M-c']`
Emulation	`crisp-mode` `edt-emulation-off` `edt-emulation-on` `scroll-all-mode` `tpu-edt-on` `vi-mode` `vip-mode` `viper-mode` `wordstar-mode`
Hyperlinking and Navigation Features	`browse-url` `browse-url-at-mouse` `browse-url-at-point` `dired-at-point` `ffap` `ffap-menu` `ffap-mode` `ffap-next` `find-file-at-point` `goto-address`
Dissociated Press	`dissociated-press`
Other Amusements	`5x5` `blackbox` `decipher` `dunnet` `gomoku` `hanoi` `life` `lm` `morse-region` `mpuz` `pong` `snake` `solitaire` `studlify-region` `tetris` `unmorse-region` `yow` `zone`
Customization	`add-hook` `binary-overwrite-mode` `customize` `customize-apropos` `customize-browse` `customize-changed` `customize-create-theme` `customize-face` `customize-group` `customize-option` `customize-saved` `customize-unsaved` `default-value` `define-key` `describe-syntax['C-h s', '<f1> s', '<help> s']` `disable-command` `disable-theme` `enable-command` `enable-theme` `global-set-key` `global-unset-key` `kill-local-variable` `load-theme` `local-set-key` `local-unset-key` `make-local-variable` `make-variable-buffer-local` `modify-face` `overwrite-mode['<insert>', '<insertchar>']` `remove-hook` `set-variable` `setq-default` `substitute-key-definition` `widget-backward` `widget-complete` `widget-forward`
Quitting and Aborting	`abort-recursive-edit['C-]']` `keyboard-escape-quit['M-ESC ESC']` `keyboard-quit['C-g']` `top-level`
Dealing with Emacs Trouble	`doctor` `normal-erase-is-backspace-mode`
Reporting Bugs	`debug_print` `emacs-version` `open-dribble-file` `open-termscript` `report-emacs-bug` `toggle-debug-on-error`
C Command Line Arguments for Emacs Invocation	`getenv` `list-colors-display['<C-down-mouse-2> <dc>']` `setenv`
F Emacs and Mac OS	`do-applescript` `mac-file-name-to-posix` `mac-get-file-creator` `mac-get-file-type` `mac-get-preference` `mac-set-file-creator` `mac-set-file-type` `posix-file-name-to-mac`
G Emacs and Microsoft Windows/MS-DOS	`add-untranslated-filesystem` `codepage-setup` `compile` (MS-DOS) `grep` (MS-DOS) `mode25` `mode4350` `msdos-set-mouse-buttons` `print-buffer` (MS-DOS) `print-region` (MS-DOS) `ps-print-buffer` (MS-DOS) `ps-spool-buffer` (MS-DOS) `remove-untranslated-filesystem` `w32-shell-execute`

Colorized, interactive "git blame" in Emacs: vc-annotate — posted 2011-05-28
My Emacs Python environment — posted 2010-05-10
Emacs espresso-mode for jQuery — posted 2010-03-10
Notes on C++ development with Emacs on Ubuntu Linux — posted 2009-07-08
Creating remote server nicknames with .ssh/config — posted 2008-11-20
Emacs notes — posted 2008-11-03

4 Comments — Comments feed for this post

#1 Arky commented on 2008-10-17:

Good work! Bookmarked it !

#2 plh commented on 2008-10-17:

You might also like the printable Emacs refcards (in the Emacs etc/ directory) - though they don't cover everything of course.

#3 Eliot commented on 2008-10-17:

Thanks, Arky. After using Emacs for a while, I think the preferred way to use documentation is through Emacs itself. For example, C-h a to search for a command using part of the command name. If this list can be useful as an overview, great!

#4 KigeGuigh commented on 2008-12-19:

Site really resource


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