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1 % Reference Card for GNU Emacs
3 % Copyright (C) 1987, 1993, 1996-1997, 2001-2012
4 % Free Software Foundation, Inc.
6 % Author: Stephen Gildea <gildea@stop.mail-abuse.org>
8 % This file is part of GNU Emacs.
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24 % This file is intended to be processed by plain TeX (TeX82).
26 % The final reference card has six columns, three on each side.
27 % This file can be used to produce it in any of three ways:
28 % 1 column per page
29 % produces six separate pages, each of which needs to be reduced to 80%.
30 % This gives the best resolution.
31 % 2 columns per page
32 % produces three already-reduced pages.
33 % You will still need to cut and paste.
34 % 3 columns per page
35 % produces two pages which must be printed sideways to make a
36 % ready-to-use 8.5 x 11 inch reference card.
37 % For this you need a dvi device driver that can print sideways.
38 % Which mode to use is controlled by setting \columnsperpage.
40 % To compile and print this document:
41 % tex refcard.tex
42 % dvips -t landscape refcard.dvi
44 % Thanks to Paul Rubin, Bob Chassell, Len Tower, and Richard Mlynarik
45 % for their many good ideas.
47 %**start of header
48 \newcount\columnsperpage
49 \newcount\letterpaper
51 % This file can be printed with 1, 2, or 3 columns per page.
52 % Specify how many you want here.
53 \columnsperpage=3
55 % Set letterpaper to 0 for A4 paper, 1 for letter (US) paper. Useful
56 % only when columnsperpage is 2 or 3.
57 \letterpaper=1
59 % PDF output layout. 0 for A4, 1 for letter (US), a `l' is added for
60 % a landscape layout.
61 \input pdflayout.sty
62 \pdflayout=(1l)
64 % Nothing else needs to be changed below this line.
66 \def\versionemacs{24} % version of Emacs this is for
67 \def\year{2012} % copyright year
69 \def\shortcopyrightnotice{\vskip 1ex plus 2 fill
70 \centerline{\small \copyright\ \year\ Free Software Foundation, Inc.
71 Permissions on back.}}
73 \def\copyrightnotice{
74 \vskip 1ex plus 2 fill\begingroup\small
75 \centerline{Copyright \copyright\ \year\ Free Software Foundation, Inc.}
76 \centerline{For GNU Emacs version \versionemacs}
77 \centerline{Designed by Stephen Gildea}
79 Permission is granted to make and distribute modified or unmodified
80 copies of this card provided the copyright notice and this permission
81 notice are preserved on all copies.
83 For copies of the GNU Emacs manual, see:
85 {\tt http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/\#Manuals}
86 \endgroup}
88 % make \bye not \outer so that the \def\bye in the \else clause below
89 % can be scanned without complaint.
90 \def\bye{\par\vfill\supereject\end}
92 \newdimen\intercolumnskip %horizontal space between columns
93 \newbox\columna %boxes to hold columns already built
94 \newbox\columnb
96 \def\ncolumns{\the\columnsperpage}
98 \message{[\ncolumns\space
99 column\if 1\ncolumns\else s\fi\space per page]}
101 \def\scaledmag#1{ scaled \magstep #1}
103 % This multi-way format was designed by Stephen Gildea October 1986.
104 % Note that the 1-column format is fontfamily-independent.
105 \if 1\ncolumns %one-column format uses normal size
106 \hsize 4in
107 \vsize 10in
108 \voffset -.7in
109 \font\titlefont=\fontname\tenbf \scaledmag3
110 \font\headingfont=\fontname\tenbf \scaledmag2
111 \font\smallfont=\fontname\sevenrm
112 \font\smallsy=\fontname\sevensy
114 \footline{\hss\folio}
115 \def\makefootline{\baselineskip10pt\hsize6.5in\line{\the\footline}}
116 \else %2 or 3 columns uses prereduced size
117 \hsize 3.2in
118 \if 1\the\letterpaper
119 \vsize 7.95in
120 \else
121 \vsize 7.65in
123 \hoffset -.75in
124 \voffset -.745in
125 \font\titlefont=cmbx10 \scaledmag2
126 \font\headingfont=cmbx10 \scaledmag1
127 \font\smallfont=cmr6
128 \font\smallsy=cmsy6
129 \font\eightrm=cmr8
130 \font\eightbf=cmbx8
131 \font\eightit=cmti8
132 \font\eighttt=cmtt8
133 \font\eightmi=cmmi8
134 \font\eightsy=cmsy8
135 \textfont0=\eightrm
136 \textfont1=\eightmi
137 \textfont2=\eightsy
138 \def\rm{\eightrm}
139 \def\bf{\eightbf}
140 \def\it{\eightit}
141 \def\tt{\eighttt}
142 \if 1\the\letterpaper
143 \normalbaselineskip=.8\normalbaselineskip
144 \else
145 \normalbaselineskip=.7\normalbaselineskip
147 \normallineskip=.8\normallineskip
148 \normallineskiplimit=.8\normallineskiplimit
149 \normalbaselines\rm %make definitions take effect
151 \if 2\ncolumns
152 \let\maxcolumn=b
153 \footline{\hss\rm\folio\hss}
154 \def\makefootline{\vskip 2in \hsize=6.86in\line{\the\footline}}
155 \else \if 3\ncolumns
156 \let\maxcolumn=c
157 \nopagenumbers
158 \else
159 \errhelp{You must set \columnsperpage equal to 1, 2, or 3.}
160 \errmessage{Illegal number of columns per page}
161 \fi\fi
163 \intercolumnskip=.46in
164 \def\abc{a}
165 \output={% %see The TeXbook page 257
166 % This next line is useful when designing the layout.
167 %\immediate\write16{Column \folio\abc\space starts with \firstmark}
168 \if \maxcolumn\abc \multicolumnformat \global\def\abc{a}
169 \else\if a\abc
170 \global\setbox\columna\columnbox \global\def\abc{b}
171 %% in case we never use \columnb (two-column mode)
172 \global\setbox\columnb\hbox to -\intercolumnskip{}
173 \else
174 \global\setbox\columnb\columnbox \global\def\abc{c}\fi\fi}
175 \def\multicolumnformat{\shipout\vbox{\makeheadline
176 \hbox{\box\columna\hskip\intercolumnskip
177 \box\columnb\hskip\intercolumnskip\columnbox}
178 \makefootline}\advancepageno}
179 \def\columnbox{\leftline{\pagebody}}
181 \def\bye{\par\vfill\supereject
182 \if a\abc \else\null\vfill\eject\fi
183 \if a\abc \else\null\vfill\eject\fi
184 \end}
187 % we won't be using math mode much, so redefine some of the characters
188 % we might want to talk about
189 \catcode`\^=12
190 \catcode`\_=12
192 \chardef\\=`\\
193 \chardef\{=`\{
194 \chardef\}=`\}
196 \hyphenation{mini-buf-fer}
198 \parindent 0pt
199 \parskip 1ex plus .5ex minus .5ex
201 \def\small{\smallfont\textfont2=\smallsy\baselineskip=.8\baselineskip}
203 % newcolumn - force a new column. Use sparingly, probably only for
204 % the first column of a page, which should have a title anyway.
205 \outer\def\newcolumn{\vfill\eject}
207 % title - page title. Argument is title text.
208 \outer\def\title#1{{\titlefont\centerline{#1}}\vskip 1ex plus .5ex}
210 % section - new major section. Argument is section name.
211 \outer\def\section#1{\par\filbreak
212 \vskip 3ex plus 2ex minus 2ex {\headingfont #1}\mark{#1}%
213 \vskip 2ex plus 1ex minus 1.5ex}
215 \newdimen\keyindent
217 % beginindentedkeys...endindentedkeys - key definitions will be
218 % indented, but running text, typically used as headings to group
219 % definitions, will not.
220 \def\beginindentedkeys{\keyindent=1em}
221 \def\endindentedkeys{\keyindent=0em}
222 \endindentedkeys
224 % paralign - begin paragraph containing an alignment.
225 % If an \halign is entered while in vertical mode, a parskip is never
226 % inserted. Using \paralign instead of \halign solves this problem.
227 \def\paralign{\vskip\parskip\halign}
229 % \<...> - surrounds a variable name in a code example
230 \def\<#1>{{\it #1\/}}
232 % kbd - argument is characters typed literally. Like the Texinfo command.
233 \def\kbd#1{{\tt#1}\null} %\null so not an abbrev even if period follows
235 % beginexample...endexample - surrounds literal text, such a code example.
236 % typeset in a typewriter font with line breaks preserved
237 \def\beginexample{\par\leavevmode\begingroup
238 \obeylines\obeyspaces\parskip0pt\tt}
239 {\obeyspaces\global\let =\ }
240 \def\endexample{\endgroup}
242 % key - definition of a key.
243 % \key{description of key}{key-name}
244 % prints the description left-justified, and the key-name in a \kbd
245 % form near the right margin.
246 \def\key#1#2{\leavevmode\hbox to \hsize{\vtop
247 {\hsize=.75\hsize\rightskip=1em
248 \hskip\keyindent\relax#1}\kbd{#2}\hfil}}
250 \newbox\metaxbox
251 \setbox\metaxbox\hbox{\kbd{M-x }}
252 \newdimen\metaxwidth
253 \metaxwidth=\wd\metaxbox
255 % metax - definition of a M-x command.
256 % \metax{description of command}{M-x command-name}
257 % Tries to justify the beginning of the command name at the same place
258 % as \key starts the key name. (The "M-x " sticks out to the left.)
259 \def\metax#1#2{\leavevmode\hbox to \hsize{\hbox to .75\hsize
260 {\hskip\keyindent\relax#1\hfil}%
261 \hskip -\metaxwidth minus 1fil
262 \kbd{#2}\hfil}}
264 % threecol - like "key" but with two key names.
265 % for example, one for doing the action backward, and one for forward.
266 \def\threecol#1#2#3{\hskip\keyindent\relax#1\hfil&\kbd{#2}\hfil\quad
267 &\kbd{#3}\hfil\quad\cr}
269 %**end of header
272 \title{GNU Emacs Reference Card}
274 \centerline{(for version \versionemacs)}
276 \section{Starting Emacs}
278 To enter GNU Emacs \versionemacs, just type its name: \kbd{emacs}
280 \section{Leaving Emacs}
282 \key{suspend Emacs (or iconify it under X)}{C-z}
283 \key{exit Emacs permanently}{C-x C-c}
285 \section{Files}
287 \key{{\bf read} a file into Emacs}{C-x C-f}
288 \key{{\bf save} a file back to disk}{C-x C-s}
289 \key{save {\bf all} files}{C-x s}
290 \key{{\bf insert} contents of another file into this buffer}{C-x i}
291 \key{replace this file with the file you really want}{C-x C-v}
292 \key{write buffer to a specified file}{C-x C-w}
293 \key{toggle read-only status of buffer}{C-x C-q}
295 \section{Getting Help}
297 The help system is simple. Type \kbd{C-h} (or \kbd{F1}) and follow
298 the directions. If you are a first-time user, type \kbd{C-h t} for a
299 {\bf tutorial}.
301 \key{remove help window}{C-x 1}
302 \key{scroll help window}{C-M-v}
304 \key{apropos: show commands matching a string}{C-h a}
305 \key{describe the function a key runs}{C-h k}
306 \key{describe a function}{C-h f}
307 \key{get mode-specific information}{C-h m}
309 \section{Error Recovery}
311 \key{{\bf abort} partially typed or executing command}{C-g}
312 \metax{{\bf recover} files lost by a system crash}{M-x recover-session}
313 \metax{{\bf undo} an unwanted change}{C-x u, C-_ {\rm or} C-/}
314 \metax{restore a buffer to its original contents}{M-x revert-buffer}
315 \key{redraw garbaged screen}{C-l}
317 \section{Incremental Search}
319 \key{search forward}{C-s}
320 \key{search backward}{C-r}
321 \key{regular expression search}{C-M-s}
322 \key{reverse regular expression search}{C-M-r}
324 \key{select previous search string}{M-p}
325 \key{select next later search string}{M-n}
326 \key{exit incremental search}{RET}
327 \key{undo effect of last character}{DEL}
328 \key{abort current search}{C-g}
330 Use \kbd{C-s} or \kbd{C-r} again to repeat the search in either direction.
331 If Emacs is still searching, \kbd{C-g} cancels only the part not matched.
333 \shortcopyrightnotice
335 \newcolumn
336 \section{Motion}
338 \paralign to \hsize{#\tabskip=10pt plus 1 fil&#\tabskip=0pt&#\cr
339 \threecol{{\bf entity to move over}}{{\bf backward}}{{\bf forward}}
340 \threecol{character}{C-b}{C-f}
341 \threecol{word}{M-b}{M-f}
342 \threecol{line}{C-p}{C-n}
343 \threecol{go to line beginning (or end)}{C-a}{C-e}
344 \threecol{sentence}{M-a}{M-e}
345 \threecol{paragraph}{M-\{}{M-\}}
346 \threecol{page}{C-x [}{C-x ]}
347 \threecol{sexp}{C-M-b}{C-M-f}
348 \threecol{function}{C-M-a}{C-M-e}
349 \threecol{go to buffer beginning (or end)}{M-<}{M->}
352 \key{scroll to next screen}{C-v}
353 \key{scroll to previous screen}{M-v}
354 \key{scroll left}{C-x <}
355 \key{scroll right}{C-x >}
356 \key{scroll current line to center, top, bottom}{C-l}
358 \key{goto line}{M-g g}
359 \key{back to indentation}{M-m}
361 \section{Killing and Deleting}
363 \paralign to \hsize{#\tabskip=10pt plus 1 fil&#\tabskip=0pt&#\cr
364 \threecol{{\bf entity to kill}}{{\bf backward}}{{\bf forward}}
365 \threecol{character (delete, not kill)}{DEL}{C-d}
366 \threecol{word}{M-DEL}{M-d}
367 \threecol{line (to end of)}{M-0 C-k}{C-k}
368 \threecol{sentence}{C-x DEL}{M-k}
369 \threecol{sexp}{M-- C-M-k}{C-M-k}
372 \key{kill {\bf region}}{C-w}
373 \key{copy region to kill ring}{M-w}
374 \key{kill through next occurrence of {\it char}}{M-z {\it char}}
376 \key{yank back last thing killed}{C-y}
377 \key{replace last yank with previous kill}{M-y}
379 \section{Marking}
381 \key{set mark here}{C-@ {\rm or} C-SPC}
382 \key{exchange point and mark}{C-x C-x}
384 \key{set mark {\it arg\/} {\bf words} away}{M-@}
385 \key{mark {\bf paragraph}}{M-h}
386 \key{mark {\bf page}}{C-x C-p}
387 \key{mark {\bf sexp}}{C-M-@}
388 \key{mark {\bf function}}{C-M-h}
389 \key{mark entire {\bf buffer}}{C-x h}
391 \section{Query Replace}
393 \key{interactively replace a text string}{M-\%}
394 % query-replace-regexp is bound to C-M-% but that can't be typed on
395 % consoles.
396 \metax{using regular expressions}{M-x query-replace-regexp}
398 Valid responses in query-replace mode are
400 \key{{\bf replace} this one, go on to next}{SPC {\rm or} y}
401 \key{replace this one, don't move}{,}
402 \key{{\bf skip} to next without replacing}{DEL {\rm or} n}
403 \key{replace all remaining matches}{!}
404 \key{{\bf back up} to the previous match}{^}
405 \key{{\bf exit} query-replace}{RET}
406 \key{enter recursive edit (\kbd{C-M-c} to exit)}{C-r}
408 \newcolumn
409 \section{Multiple Windows}
411 When two commands are shown, the second is a similar command for a
412 frame instead of a window.
414 {\setbox0=\hbox{\kbd{0}}\advance\hsize by 0\wd0
415 \paralign to \hsize{#\tabskip=10pt plus 1 fil&#\tabskip=0pt&#\cr
416 \threecol{delete all other windows}{C-x 1\ \ \ \ }{C-x 5 1}
417 \threecol{split window, above and below}{C-x 2\ \ \ \ }{C-x 5 2}
418 \threecol{delete this window}{C-x 0\ \ \ \ }{C-x 5 0}
420 \key{split window, side by side}{C-x 3}
422 \key{scroll other window}{C-M-v}
424 {\setbox0=\hbox{\kbd{0}}\advance\hsize by 2\wd0
425 \paralign to \hsize{#\tabskip=10pt plus 1 fil&#\tabskip=0pt&#\cr
426 \threecol{switch cursor to another window}{C-x o}{C-x 5 o}
428 \threecol{select buffer in other window}{C-x 4 b}{C-x 5 b}
429 \threecol{display buffer in other window}{C-x 4 C-o}{C-x 5 C-o}
430 \threecol{find file in other window}{C-x 4 f}{C-x 5 f}
431 \threecol{find file read-only in other window}{C-x 4 r}{C-x 5 r}
432 \threecol{run Dired in other window}{C-x 4 d}{C-x 5 d}
433 \threecol{find tag in other window}{C-x 4 .}{C-x 5 .}
436 \key{grow window taller}{C-x ^}
437 \key{shrink window narrower}{C-x \{}
438 \key{grow window wider}{C-x \}}
440 \section{Formatting}
442 \key{indent current {\bf line} (mode-dependent)}{TAB}
443 \key{indent {\bf region} (mode-dependent)}{C-M-\\}
444 \key{indent {\bf sexp} (mode-dependent)}{C-M-q}
445 \key{indent region rigidly {\it arg\/} columns}{C-x TAB}
446 \key{indent for comment}{M-;}
448 \key{insert newline after point}{C-o}
449 \key{move rest of line vertically down}{C-M-o}
450 \key{delete blank lines around point}{C-x C-o}
451 \key{join line with previous (with arg, next)}{M-^}
452 \key{delete all white space around point}{M-\\}
453 \key{put exactly one space at point}{M-SPC}
455 \key{fill paragraph}{M-q}
456 \key{set fill column to {\it arg}}{C-x f}
457 \key{set prefix each line starts with}{C-x .}
459 \key{set face}{M-o}
461 \section{Case Change}
463 \key{uppercase word}{M-u}
464 \key{lowercase word}{M-l}
465 \key{capitalize word}{M-c}
467 \key{uppercase region}{C-x C-u}
468 \key{lowercase region}{C-x C-l}
470 \section{The Minibuffer}
472 The following keys are defined in the minibuffer.
474 \key{complete as much as possible}{TAB}
475 \key{complete up to one word}{SPC}
476 \key{complete and execute}{RET}
477 \key{show possible completions}{?}
478 \key{fetch previous minibuffer input}{M-p}
479 \key{fetch later minibuffer input or default}{M-n}
480 \key{regexp search backward through history}{M-r}
481 \key{regexp search forward through history}{M-s}
482 \key{abort command}{C-g}
484 Type \kbd{C-x ESC ESC} to edit and repeat the last command that used the
485 minibuffer. Type \kbd{F10} to activate menu bar items on text terminals.
487 \newcolumn
488 \title{GNU Emacs Reference Card}
490 \section{Buffers}
492 \key{select another buffer}{C-x b}
493 \key{list all buffers}{C-x C-b}
494 \key{kill a buffer}{C-x k}
496 \section{Transposing}
498 \key{transpose {\bf characters}}{C-t}
499 \key{transpose {\bf words}}{M-t}
500 \key{transpose {\bf lines}}{C-x C-t}
501 \key{transpose {\bf sexps}}{C-M-t}
503 \section{Spelling Check}
505 \key{check spelling of current word}{M-\$}
506 \metax{check spelling of all words in region}{M-x ispell-region}
507 \metax{check spelling of entire buffer}{M-x ispell-buffer}
509 \section{Tags}
511 \key{find a tag (a definition)}{M-.}
512 \key{find next occurrence of tag}{C-u M-.}
513 \metax{specify a new tags file}{M-x visit-tags-table}
515 \metax{regexp search on all files in tags table}{M-x tags-search}
516 \metax{run query-replace on all the files}{M-x tags-query-replace}
517 \key{continue last tags search or query-replace}{M-,}
519 \section{Shells}
521 \key{execute a shell command}{M-!}
522 \key{run a shell command on the region}{M-|}
523 \key{filter region through a shell command}{C-u M-|}
524 \key{start a shell in window \kbd{*shell*}}{M-x shell}
526 \section{Rectangles}
528 \key{copy rectangle to register}{C-x r r}
529 \key{kill rectangle}{C-x r k}
530 \key{yank rectangle}{C-x r y}
531 \key{open rectangle, shifting text right}{C-x r o}
532 \key{blank out rectangle}{C-x r c}
533 \key{prefix each line with a string}{C-x r t}
535 \section{Abbrevs}
537 \key{add global abbrev}{C-x a g}
538 \key{add mode-local abbrev}{C-x a l}
539 \key{add global expansion for this abbrev}{C-x a i g}
540 \key{add mode-local expansion for this abbrev}{C-x a i l}
541 \key{explicitly expand abbrev}{C-x a e}
543 \key{expand previous word dynamically}{M-/}
545 \section{Miscellaneous}
547 \key{numeric argument}{C-u {\it num}}
548 \key{negative argument}{M--}
549 \key{quoted insert}{C-q {\it char}}
551 \newcolumn
552 \section{Regular Expressions}
554 \key{any single character except a newline}{. {\rm(dot)}}
555 \key{zero or more repeats}{*}
556 \key{one or more repeats}{+}
557 \key{zero or one repeat}{?}
558 \key{quote regular expression special character {\it c\/}}{\\{\it c}}
559 \key{alternative (``or'')}{\\|}
560 \key{grouping}{\\( {\rm$\ldots$} \\)}
561 \key{same text as {\it n\/}th group}{\\{\it n}}
562 \key{at word break}{\\b}
563 \key{not at word break}{\\B}
565 \paralign to \hsize{#\tabskip=10pt plus 1 fil&#\tabskip=0pt&#\cr
566 \threecol{{\bf entity}}{{\bf match start}}{{\bf match end}}
567 \threecol{line}{^}{\$}
568 \threecol{word}{\\<}{\\>}
569 \threecol{buffer}{\\`}{\\'}
571 \threecol{{\bf class of characters}}{{\bf match these}}{{\bf match others}}
572 \threecol{explicit set}{[ {\rm$\ldots$} ]}{[^ {\rm$\ldots$} ]}
573 \threecol{word-syntax character}{\\w}{\\W}
574 \threecol{character with syntax {\it c}}{\\s{\it c}}{\\S{\it c}}
577 \section{International Character Sets}
579 \key{specify principal language}{C-x RET l}
580 \metax{show all input methods}{M-x list-input-methods}
581 \key{enable or disable input method}{C-\\}
582 \key{set coding system for next command}{C-x RET c}
583 \metax{show all coding systems}{M-x list-coding-systems}
584 \metax{choose preferred coding system}{M-x prefer-coding-system}
586 \section{Info}
588 \key{enter the Info documentation reader}{C-h i}
589 \key{find specified function or variable in Info}{C-h S}
590 \beginindentedkeys
592 Moving within a node:
594 \key{scroll forward}{SPC}
595 \key{scroll reverse}{DEL}
596 \key{beginning of node}{. {\rm (dot)}}
598 Moving between nodes:
600 \key{{\bf next} node}{n}
601 \key{{\bf previous} node}{p}
602 \key{move {\bf up}}{u}
603 \key{select menu item by name}{m}
604 \key{select {\it n\/}th menu item by number (1--9)}{{\it n}}
605 \key{follow cross reference (return with \kbd{l})}{f}
606 \key{return to last node you saw}{l}
607 \key{return to directory node}{d}
608 \key{go to top node of Info file}{t}
609 \key{go to any node by name}{g}
611 Other:
613 \key{run Info {\bf tutorial}}{h}
614 \key{look up a subject in the indices}{i}
615 \key{search nodes for regexp}{s}
616 \key{{\bf quit} Info}{q}
618 \endindentedkeys
620 \newcolumn
621 \section{Registers}
623 \key{save region in register}{C-x r s}
624 \key{insert register contents into buffer}{C-x r i}
626 \key{save value of point in register}{C-x r SPC}
627 \key{jump to point saved in register}{C-x r j}
629 \section{Keyboard Macros}
631 \key{{\bf start} defining a keyboard macro}{C-x (}
632 \key{{\bf end} keyboard macro definition}{C-x )}
633 \key{{\bf execute} last-defined keyboard macro}{C-x e}
634 \key{append to last keyboard macro}{C-u C-x (}
635 \metax{name last keyboard macro}{M-x name-last-kbd-macro}
636 \metax{insert Lisp definition in buffer}{M-x insert-kbd-macro}
638 \section{Commands Dealing with Emacs Lisp}
640 \key{eval {\bf sexp} before point}{C-x C-e}
641 \key{eval current {\bf defun}}{C-M-x}
642 \metax{eval {\bf region}}{M-x eval-region}
643 \key{read and eval minibuffer}{M-:}
644 \metax{load from standard system directory}{M-x load-library}
646 \section{Simple Customization}
648 \metax{customize variables and faces}{M-x customize}
650 % The intended audience here is the person who wants to make simple
651 % customizations and knows Lisp syntax.
653 Making global key bindings in Emacs Lisp (example):
655 \beginexample%
656 (global-set-key (kbd "C-c g") 'search-forward)
657 (global-set-key (kbd "M-\#") 'query-replace-regexp)
658 \endexample
660 \section{Writing Commands}
662 \beginexample%
663 (defun \<command-name> (\<args>)
664 "\<documentation>" (interactive "\<template>")
665 \<body>)
666 \endexample
668 An example:
670 \beginexample%
671 (defun this-line-to-top-of-window (line)
672 "Reposition current line to top of window.
673 With ARG, put point on line ARG."
674 (interactive "P")
675 (recenter (if (null line)
677 (prefix-numeric-value line))))
678 \endexample
680 The \kbd{interactive} spec says how to read arguments interactively.
681 Type \kbd{C-h f interactive} for more details.
683 \copyrightnotice
685 \bye
687 % Local variables:
688 % compile-command: "pdftex refcard"
689 % End: