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Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition
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Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition

by Ellen Siever, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
September 2009
Beginner
942 pages
85h 34m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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File-Handling Commands

Keystrokes

Command name

Description

C-x C-f

find-file

Find file and read it.

C-x C-v

find-alternate-file

Read another file; replace the one read with C-x C-f.

C-x i

insert-file

Insert file at cursor position.

C-x C-s

save-buffer

Save file (may hang terminal; use C-q to restart).

C-x C-w

write-file

Write buffer contents to file.

C-x C-c

save-buffers-kill-emacs

Exit Emacs.

C-z

suspend-emacs

Suspend Emacs (use exit or fg to restart).

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