| 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