Operation | Command |
General | |
Quit Emacs | Ctrl-x Ctrl-c |
Cancel an operation | Ctrl-g |
Undo | Ctrl-Shift-dash (-) |
Menu (from putty) | F10 |
File | |
Open | Ctrl-x Ctrl-f |
Save | Ctrl-x Ctrl-s |
Close (kill a buffer) | Ctrl-x k |
Switch to file (buffer) | Ctrl-x b |
Edit | |
Select | Ctrl-space |
Copy | Alt-w |
Cut | Ctrl-w |
Paste | Ctrl-y |
Indent | tab |
Go to line | Alt-g g |
Find (and again) | Ctrl-s |
Replace | Alt-Shift-% |
This is only a short list of the most common key bindings that would be good to remember. A more complete reference can be found at http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Reference_Sheet_by_Aaron_Hawley