Execute other one-letter commands on all marked buffers
x
Unmark the previous buffer in the list
DEL
Mark buffer as unmodified
~
Toggle read-only status of buffer
%
Display buffer in a full screen
1
Display this buffer and the next one in horizontal windows
2
Replace buffer list with this buffer
f
Replace other window with this buffer
o
Mark buffers to be displayed in windows
m
Display buffers marked with m; Emacs makes as many windows as needed
v
Quit buffer list
q
1.4.2. Using Windows
Windows subdivide the current Emacs window. To create new Emacs
windows, see the following section on Frames.
To
Keystrokes
Command Name
Create two windows, one on top of the other
C-x 2 split-window-vertically
Move to the other window
C-x o other-window
Delete the current window
C-x 0 delete-window
Delete all windows but this one
C-x 1 delete-other-windows
Make window taller
C-x ^ enlarge-window
Make window shorter
ESC x shrink-window
Scroll other window
ESC C-v scroll-other-window
Find a file in another other window
C-x 4 f find-file-other-window
Delete buffer and window (asks for confirmation)
C-x 4 0 kill-buffer-and-window
1.4.3. Using Frames
Frame commands apply only when Emacs is running under a GUI, such as
X Windows.
To
Keystrokes
Command Name
Make a new frame
C-x 5 2 make-frame-command
Move to another frame
C-x 5 o other-frame
Delete current frame
C-x 5 0 delete-frame
Find file in a new frame
C-x 5 f find-file-other-frame
Make frame and display other buffer in it
C-x 5 b switch-to-buffer-other- frame>
1.4.4. Using Bookmarks
Bookmarks provide an easy way to get back to a particular place in a
file. They are also handy shortcuts for quickly finding files with
long pathnames.
1.7.4.1. Bookmark commands
To
Keystrokes
Command Name
Set a bookmark at the current cursor position
C-x r m bookmark-set
Jump to a bookmark
C-x r b bookmark-jump
Rename a bookmark
ESC x bookmark-rename
Delete a bookmark
ESC x bookmark-delete
Save bookmarks
ESC x bookmark-save
Move to bookmark list
C-x r l bookmark-bmenu-list
Insert full text of file associated with a given bookmark
ESC x bookmark-insert
Save all bookmarks in a specified file
ESC x bookmark-write
Load bookmarks from a specified file
ESC x bookmark-load
1.4.4.2. Bookmark list
To
Keystrokes
Flag bookmark for deletion
d
Rename bookmark
r
Save all bookmarks listed
s
Display the bookmark the cursor is on
f
Mark bookmarks to be displayed in multiple windows
m
Display marked bookmarks or the one the cursor is on if none is marked
v
Toggle display of paths to files associated with bookmarks
