Essential Commands

ESSENTIAL COMMANDS

The very essential commands which are the most important commands to know include:

abort-command(2) (C-g) Abort command
backward-char(2) (C-b) Move the cursor left
backward-delete-char(2) (backspace) Delete the previous character at the cursor position
backward-line(2) (C-p) Move the cursor to the previous line
file-browser(3) (f10) Browse the file system
file-browser-close(3) Close the file-browser
file-browser-swap-buffers(3) Swap between file-browser windows
forward-char(2) (C-f) Move the cursor right
forward-delete-char(2) (C-d) Delete the next character at the cursor position
forward-line(2) (C-n) Move the cursor to the next line
isearch-forward(2) (C-s) Search forward incrementally (interactive)
quick-exit(2) (esc z) Exit the editor writing changes
save-buffer(2) (C-x C-s) Save contents of changed buffer to file
save-buffers-exit-emacs(2) (esc z) Exit the editor prompt user to write changes
undo(2) (C-x u) Undo the last edit

Ref: Essential Commands File: me.0 Date: 2026/03/05