Moving the CURSOR without the mouse
If you're logged into a workstation, you can use the arrow keys
(though not the numeric keypad arrows) to move the cursor around your
window. Additionally, emacs has another set of control characters for
movement:
To move forward one character, type: CTRL-f
To move backward one character, type: CTRL-b
To move to the next line, type: CTRL-n
To move to the previous line, type: CTRL-p
To move to the end of a line: CTRL-e
To move to the beginning of a line: CTRL-a
There are also some useful commands that use the Meta key. On Suns,
this is bound to both the Alt key and the diamond-symbol keys; on
SGIs, it is bound to the Alt keys. Additionally, the ESC key can be
used in place of Alt/Meta.
(Note that you must hold down Alt and then press the next key; ESC can
be pressed and released before hitting the next key).
To move forward one word: ESC f or M-f
To move backwards one word: ESC b or M-b
To move to the end of a sentence: ESC e or M-e
To move to the beginning of a sentence: ESC a or M-a
To move to the end of the buffer: ESC > or M->
To move to the beginning of the buffer: ESC < or M-<
Notice how most of the commands are mnemonic.
last updated: 4/15/00
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