Meta-Key Sequences
Binding |
Command |
Action |
M-- M-c |
negative-argument; capitalize-word |
Capitalize previous word. |
M-- M-l |
negative-argument; downcase-word |
Lowercase previous word. |
M-- M-u |
negative-argument; upcase-word |
Uppercase previous word. |
M-$ |
spell-word |
Check spelling of word after cursor. |
M-% |
query-replace |
Search for and replace a string. |
M-! |
shell-command |
Prompt for a shell command and run it. |
M-< |
beginning-of-buffer |
Move to beginning of file. |
M-> |
end-of-buffer |
Move to end-of-file. |
M-{ |
backward-paragraph |
Move backward one paragraph. |
M-} |
forward-paragraph |
Move forward one paragraph. |
M-^ |
delete-indentation |
Join this line to the previous one. |
M-n |
digit-argument |
Repeat the next command n times. |
M-n C-x e |
digit-argument; call-last-kbd-macro |
Execute the last defined macro n times. |
M-a |
backward-sentence |
Move backward one sentence. |
M-b |
backward-word |
Move one word backward. |
M-c |
capitalize-word |
Capitalize first letter of word. |
M-C-\ |
indent-region |
Indent a region to match first line in region. |
M-C-c |
exit-recursive-edit |
Exit a recursive edit. |
M-C-o |
split-line |
Split line at cursor; indent to column of cursor. |
M-C-r |
isearch-backward-regexp |
Incremental search backward for regular expression. |
M-C-s |
isearch-forward-regexp |
Incremental search forward for regular expression. |
M-C-v |
scroll-other-window |
Scroll other window. |
M-d |
kill-word |
Delete word that cursor is on. |
M-Del |
backward-kill-word |
Delete previous word. |
M-e |
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