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13.2    Cursor Movement

Besides the cursor keys, Emacs uses numerous keyboard shortcuts for the cursor movement.

The most important shortcuts are listed in Table 13.3.

Keyboard Shortcut	Function
(Alt)+(F)/(Alt)+(B)	Moves the cursor one word forward or backward (forward/backward)
(Ctrl)+(A)/(Ctrl)+(E)	Places the cursor at the beginning or the end of the line
(Alt)+(A)/(Alt)+(E)	Places the cursor at the beginning or the end of the paragraph
(Ctrl)+(V)/(Alt)+(V)	Moves the text one page down or up
(Alt)+(<)/(Alt)+(Shift)+(>)	Moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the text
(Ctrl)+(L)	Scrolls the text so that the cursor is in the center of the screen
(Alt)+(G) n (Enter)	Places the cursor in line ...