Cursor-Movement Commands
Keystrokes | Command name | Description |
---|---|---|
C-f | forward-char | Move forward one character (right). |
C-b | backward-char | Move backward one character (left). |
C-p | previous-line | Move to previous line (up). |
C-n | next-line | Move to next line (down). |
M-f | forward-word | Move one word forward. |
M-b | backward-word | Move one word backward. |
C-a | beginning-of-line | Move to beginning of line. |
C-e | end-of-line | Move to end of line. |
M-a | backward-sentence | Move backward one sentence. |
M-e | forward-sentence | Move forward one sentence. |
M-{ | backward-paragraph | Move backward one paragraph. |
M-} | forward-paragraph | Move forward one paragraph. |
C-v | scroll-up | Move forward one screen. |
M-v | scroll-down | Move backward one screen. |
C-x [ | backward-page | Move backward one page. |
C-x ] | forward-page | Move forward one page. |
M-> | end-of-buffer | Move to end of file. |
M-< | beginning-of-buffer | Move to beginning of file. |
M-g g or M-g M-g | goto-line | Go to line n of file. |
(none) | goto-char | Go to character n of file. |
C-l | recenter | Redraw screen with current line in the center. |
M-n | digit-argument | Repeat the next command n times. |
C-u n | universal-argument | Repeat the next command n times. |
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