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- ALT x (written as M-x) opens the emacs command.
- M-x then press tab, to view all possible commands/functions (tab completion).
- u type the command to enable/disable functions.
- M-x eshell ---> opens emacs shell.
- M-x term ---> opens bash.
- CTRL x (written as C-x) for commands related to the editor.
- C-x C-f ---> open file.
- C-x C-s ---> save file.
- C-x C-c ---> quit emacs.
- C-x d ---> opens dired mode.
- CTRL c (written as C-c) for commands related to the mode u r in.
- CTRL h (written as C-h) for help commands, also u can access it through F1.
- C-h C-h ---> about help.
- C-h b ---> key bindings.
- C-h t ---> interactive tutorial.
- u can press ESC then press x, instead of typing ALT x.
- examples of Major modes (C++ mode, erc, gnus, etc.).
- examples of minor modes (spell checking mode).
- a very important command is CTRL g (C-g), to cancel any command u started writing in the emacs command line.
- for changing the default color of emacs, download the color-theme package from the emacs wiki, gunzip it under the elisp/ directory (create it first), then open it using M-x color-theme-select and select a nicer theme.
- if u want to change the emacs defaults, u have to edit the .emacs file (create it first), and then u have to know some lisp syntax to be able to write ur own preferences.
- also u can customize emacs through options ---> customize emacs.
- text-editing commands:
- C-space ---> set a mark.
- type C-x C-x to switch between the set mark and the cursor (after C-space).
- C-w ---> cut.
- M-w ---> copy.
- C-y ---> yank/paste.
- type M-y to browse through the "kill ring" (all what u have copied, cut, killed, selected in the clipboard), after C-y
- C-k ---> deletes from the point of the cursor to the end of the line.
- if u press C-k many times quickly, u can kill many lines and when u paste emacs paste them all not only the last line.
- C-_ ---> undo (when undos end, start redoing).
- Multi windows:
- C-x 2 ---> splits the window in focus horizontally.
- C-x 3 ---> splits the window in focus vertically.
- C-x o ---> switches focus to the next window.
- C-x 0 ---> closes the window in focus.
- Major Modes:
- tramp: ssh through emacs.
- gnus: news reader and mail client.
- w3m: web browser, supports tables and images.
- latex: with the latex-preview minor mode, u can c the generated output of latex while u r writing.
- psgml: validator editor of sgml, xml, html.
- erc: irc client.
- supports nick completion.
- supports completion of other words using M-/ TAB
