B.7 Emacs Mode Commands

Here is a complete list of all Emacs editing mode commands.

Command	Meaning
CTRL-A	Move to beginning of line
CTRL-B	Move backward one character (without deleting)
CTRL-C	Capitalize character after point
CTRL-D	Delete one character forward
CTRL-E	Move to end of line
CTRL-F	Move forward one character
CTRL-J	Same as RETURN.
CTRL-K	Delete ("kill") forward to end of line
CTRL-L	Redisplay the line
CTRL-M	Same as RETURN
CTRL-N	Next line
CTRL-O	Same as RETURN, then display next line in history file
CTRL-P	Previous line
CTRL-R	Search backward
CTRL-T	Transpose two characters
CTRL-U	Repeat the following command four times
CTRL-V	Print the version of the Korn shell
CTRL-W	Delete ("wipe") all characters between point and mark (see below)
CTRL-Y	Retrieve ("yank") last item deleted
CTRL-X CTRL-X	Exchange point and mark
CTRL-] x	Search forward for x, where x is any character
DEL	Delete one character backward
CTRL-[	Same as ESC (most keyboards)
ESC b	Move one word backward
ESC c	Change word after point to all capital letters
ESC d	Delete one word forward
ESC f	Move one word forward
ESC h	Delete one word backward
ESC l	Change word after point to all lowercase letters
ESC p	Save characters between point and mark as if deleted
ESC CTRL-H	Delete one word backward
ESC CTRL-]x	Search backward for x, where x is any character
ESC SPACE	Set mark at point
ESC #	Insert line in history file for future editing
ESC DEL	Delete one word backward
ESC <	Move to first line of history file
ESC >	Move to last line of history file
ESC .	Insert last word in previous command line after point
ESC _	Same as above
ESC ESC	Do filename completion on current word
ESC *	Do filename expansion on current word
ESC =	Insert line in history file for future editing