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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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Window Commands

Keystrokes

Command name

Description

C-x 2

split-window-vertically

Divide the current window into two, one on top of the other.

C-x 3

split-window-horizontally

Divide the current window into two, side by side.

C-x >

scroll-right

Scroll the window right.

C-x <

scroll-left

Scroll the window left.

C-x o

other-window

Move to the other window.

C-x 0

delete-window

Delete current window.

C-x 1

delete-other-windows

Delete all windows but this one.

(none)

delete-windows-on

Delete all windows on a given buffer.

C-x ^

enlarge-window

Make window taller.

(none)

shrink-window

Make window shorter.

C-x }

enlarge-window-horizontally

Make window wider.

C-x {

shrink-window-horizontally

Make window narrower.

C-M-v

scroll-other-window

Scroll other window.

C-x 4 f

find-file-other-window

Find a file in the other window.

C-x 4 b

switch-to-buffer-other-window

Select a buffer in the other window.

C-x 5 f

find-file-other-frame

Find a file in a new frame.

C-x 5 b

switch-to-buffer-other-frame

Select a buffer in another frame.

(none)

compare-windows

Compare two buffers; show first difference.

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