The Meta key is usually the Alt key.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Meta-x sgml-parse-prolog, Enter | Parse DTD |
| Meta-xsgml-save-dtd, Enter | Save the Parse DTD |
| Meta-xsgml-load-dtd, Enter | Load DTD |
| Ctrl-c, Shift-, Tab | Display list of valid tags |
| Ctrl-c, Shift-, type beginning of tag, Tab | Complete the tag |
| Ctrl-g | Cancel a command in the minibuffer |
| Ctrl-c, / | Close tag |
| Ctrl-a | Move cursor to beginning of line |
| Ctrl-e | Move cursor to the end of the line |
| Ctrl-Home | Move cursor to the beginning of the file |
| Ctrl-End | Move cursor to the end of the file |
| Ctrl-k | Cut line |
| Ctrl-y | Paste line |
| Ctrl-s | Search forward in the file |
| Ctrl-r | Search backwards in the file |
| Meta-$ | Check spelling of current word |
| Meta-x ispell-word, Enter | Check spelling of current word |
| Meta-x ispell-buffer, Enter | Check spelling of current buffer |
| Ctrl-x, Ctrl-f | Open file |
| Ctrl-x, Ctrl-s | Save file |
| Ctrl-x, Ctrl-c | Exit Emacs and prompt to save files if necessary |
| Meta-q | Fill paragraph |
| Ctrl-c, Ctrl-a | Edit attributes for a tag (for example, you can edit the
url attribute of the
ulink tag) |
| Ctrl-c, Ctrl-c | Exit edit attributes |
Table 3.1. Emacs Commands