* doc/lispref/customize.texi (Custom Themes): Clarify .el preference.
[emacs.git] / etc / refcards / survival.tex
blob5dee4457172a4ab96549f4b7d6d38aac44e01a7f
1 %&tex
2 % Title: GNU Emacs Survival Card
4 % Copyright (C) 2000-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
6 % Author: Wlodek Bzyl <matwb@univ.gda.pl>
8 % This document is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
9 % it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10 % the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
11 % (at your option) any later version.
13 % As a special additional permission, you may distribute reference cards
14 % printed, or formatted for printing, with the notice "Released under
15 % the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or later"
16 % instead of the usual distributed-under-the-GNU-GPL notice, and without
17 % a copy of the GPL itself.
19 % This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
20 % but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
21 % MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
22 % GNU General Public License for more details.
24 % You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
25 % along with GNU Emacs. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
27 %**start of header
29 % User interface is `plain.tex' and macros described below
31 % \title{CARD TITLE}{for version 23}
32 % \section{NAME}
33 % optional paragraphs separated with \askip amount of vertical space
34 % \key{KEY-NAME} description of key or
35 % \mkey{M-x LONG-LISP-NAME} description of Elisp function
37 % \kbd{ARG} -- argument is typed literally
39 \def\plainfmtname{plain}
40 \ifx\fmtname\plainfmtname
41 \else
42 \errmessage{This file requires `plain' format to be typeset correctly}
43 \endinput
44 \fi
46 % PDF output layout. 0 for A4, 1 for letter (US), a `l' is added for
47 % a landscape layout.
48 \input pdflayout.sty
49 \pdflayout=(1)
51 \input emacsver.tex
53 \def\copyrightnotice{\penalty-1\vfill
54 \vbox{\smallfont\baselineskip=0.8\baselineskip\raggedcenter
55 Copyright \copyright\ \year\ Free Software Foundation, Inc.\break
56 For GNU Emacs version \versionemacs\break
57 Author W{\l}odek Bzyl (matwb@univ.gda.pl)
59 Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License
60 version 3 or later.
62 For more Emacs documentation, and the \TeX{} source for this card,
63 see the Emacs distribution,
64 or {\tt https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs}\par}}
66 \hsize 3.2in
67 \vsize 7.95in
68 \font\titlefont=cmss10 scaled 1200
69 \font\headingfont=cmss10
70 \font\smallfont=cmr6
71 \font\smallsy=cmsy6
72 \font\eightrm=cmr8
73 \font\eightbf=cmbx8
74 \font\eightit=cmti8
75 \font\eighttt=cmtt8
76 \font\eightmi=cmmi8
77 \font\eightsy=cmsy8
78 \font\eightss=cmss8
79 \textfont0=\eightrm
80 \textfont1=\eightmi
81 \textfont2=\eightsy
82 \def\rm{\eightrm} \rm
83 \def\bf{\eightbf}
84 \def\it{\eightit}
85 \def\tt{\eighttt}
86 \def\ss{\eightss}
87 \baselineskip=0.8\baselineskip
89 \newdimen\intercolumnskip % horizontal space between columns
90 \intercolumnskip=0.5in
92 % The TeXbook, p. 257
93 \let\lr=L \newbox\leftcolumn
94 \output={\if L\lr
95 \global\setbox\leftcolumn\columnbox \global\let\lr=R
96 \else
97 \doubleformat \global\let\lr=L\fi}
98 \def\doubleformat{\shipout\vbox{\makeheadline
99 \leftline{\box\leftcolumn\hskip\intercolumnskip\columnbox}
100 \makefootline}
101 \advancepageno}
102 \def\columnbox{\leftline{\pagebody}}
104 \def\newcolumn{\vfil\eject}
106 \def\bye{\par\vfil\supereject
107 \if R\lr \null\vfil\eject\fi
108 \end}
110 \outer\def\title#1#2{{\titlefont\centerline{#1}}\vskip 1ex plus 0.5ex
111 \centerline{\ss#2}
112 \vskip2\baselineskip}
114 \outer\def\section#1{\filbreak
115 \bskip
116 \leftline{\headingfont #1}
117 \askip}
118 \def\bskip{\vskip 2.5ex plus 0.25ex }
119 \def\askip{\vskip 0.75ex plus 0.25ex}
121 \newdimen\defwidth \defwidth=0.25\hsize
122 \def\hang{\hangindent\defwidth}
124 \def\textindent#1{\noindent\llap{\hbox to \defwidth{\tt#1\hfil}}\ignorespaces}
125 \def\key{\par\hangafter=0\hang\textindent}
127 \def\mtextindent#1{\noindent\hbox{\tt#1\quad}\ignorespaces}
128 \def\mkey{\par\hangafter=1\hang\mtextindent}
130 \def\kbd#{\bgroup\tt \let\next= }
132 \newdimen\raggedstretch
133 \newskip\raggedparfill \raggedparfill=0pt plus 1fil
134 \def\nohyphens
135 {\hyphenpenalty10000\exhyphenpenalty10000\pretolerance10000}
136 \def\raggedspaces
137 {\spaceskip=0.3333em\relax
138 \xspaceskip=0.5em\relax}
139 \def\raggedright
140 {\raggedstretch=6em
141 \nohyphens
142 \rightskip=0pt plus \raggedstretch
143 \raggedspaces
144 \parfillskip=\raggedparfill
145 \relax}
146 \def\raggedcenter
147 {\raggedstretch=6em
148 \nohyphens
149 \rightskip=0pt plus \raggedstretch
150 \leftskip=\rightskip
151 \raggedspaces
152 \parfillskip=0pt
153 \relax}
155 \chardef\\=`\\
157 \raggedright
158 \nopagenumbers
159 \parindent 0pt
160 \interlinepenalty=10000
161 \hoffset -0.2in
162 %\voffset 0.2in
164 %**end of header
167 \title{GNU\ \ Emacs\ \ Survival\ \ Card}{for version \versionemacs}
169 In the following, \kbd{C-z} means hit the `\kbd{z}' key while
170 holding down the {\it Ctrl}\ \ key. \kbd{M-z} means hit the
171 `\kbd{z}' key while hitting the {\it Meta\/} (labeled {\it Alt\/}
172 on some keyboards) or after hitting {\it Esc\/} key.
174 \section{Running Emacs}
176 To enter GNU Emacs, just type its name: \kbd{emacs}.
177 Emacs divides the frame into several areas:
178 menu line,
179 buffer area with the edited text,
180 mode line describing the buffer in the window above it,
181 and a minibuffer/echo area in the last line.
182 \askip
183 \key{C-x C-c} quit Emacs
184 \key{C-x C-f} edit file; this command uses the minibuffer to read
185 the file name; use this to create new files by entering the name
186 of the new file
187 \key{C-x C-s} save the file
188 \key{C-x k} kill a buffer
189 \key{C-g} in most context: cancel, stop, abort partially typed or
190 executing command
191 \key{C-x u} undo
193 \section{Moving About}
195 \key{C-l} scroll current line to center of window
196 \key{C-x b} switch to another buffer
197 \key{M-<} move to beginning of buffer
198 \key{M->} move to end of buffer
199 \key{M-g M-g} go to a given line number
201 \section{Multiple Windows}
203 \key{C-x 0} remove the current window from the display
204 \key{C-x 1} make active window the only window
205 \key{C-x 2} split window horizontally
206 \key{C-x 3} split window vertically
207 \key{C-x o} move to other window
209 \section{Regions}
211 Emacs defines a `region' as the space between the {\it mark\/} and
212 the {\it point}. A mark is set with \kbd{C-{\it space}}.
213 The point is at the cursor position.
214 \askip
215 \key{M-h} mark entire paragraph
216 \key{C-x h} mark entire buffer
218 \section{Killing and Copying}
220 \key{C-w} kill region
221 \key{M-w} copy region to kill-ring
222 \key{C-k} kill from the cursor all the way to the end of the line
223 \key{M-DEL} kill word
224 \key{C-y} yank back the last kill (\kbd{C-w C-y} combination could be
225 used to move text around)
226 \key{M-y} replace last yank with previous kill
228 \section{Searching}
230 \key{C-s} search for a string
231 \key{C-r} search for a string backwards
232 \key{RET} quit searching
233 \key{M-C-s} regular expression search
234 \key{M-C-r} reverse regular expression search
235 \askip
236 Use \kbd{C-s} or \kbd{C-r} again to repeat the search in either direction.
238 \section{Tags}
240 Tags tables files record locations of function and
241 procedure definitions, global variables, data types and anything
242 else convenient. To create a tags table file, type
243 `{\tt etags} {\it input\_files}' as a shell command.
244 \askip
245 \key{M-.} find a definition
246 \key{C-u M-.} find next occurrence of definition
247 \key{M-*} pop back to where \kbd{M-.} was last invoked
248 \mkey{M-x tags-query-replace} run query-replace on all files
249 recorded in tags table
250 \key{M-,} continue last tags search or query-replace
252 \section{Compiling}
254 \key{M-x compile} compile code in active window
255 \key{C-c C-c} go to the next compiler error, when in
256 the compile window or
257 \key{C-x `} when in the window with source code
259 \section{Dired, the Directory Editor}
261 \key{C-x d} invoke Dired
262 \key{d} flag this file for deletion
263 \key{\~{}} flag all backup files for deletion
264 \key{u} remove deletion flag
265 \key{x} delete the files flagged for deletion
266 \key{C} copy file
267 \key{g} update the Dired buffer
268 \key{f} visit the file described on the current line
269 \key{s} switch between alphabetical date/time order
271 \section{Reading and Sending Mail}
273 \key{M-x rmail} start reading mail
274 \key{q} quit reading mail
275 \key{h} show headers
276 \key{d} mark the current message for deletion
277 \key{x} remove all messages marked for deletion
279 \key{C-x m} begin composing a message
280 \key{C-c C-c} send the message and switch to another buffer
281 \key{C-c C-f C-c} move to the `CC' header field, creating one
282 if there is none
284 \section{Miscellaneous}
286 \key{M-q} fill paragraph
287 \key{M-/} expand previous word dynamically
288 \key{C-z} iconify (suspend) Emacs when running it under X or
289 shell, respectively
290 \mkey{M-x revert-buffer} replace the text being edited with the
291 text of the file on disk
293 \section{Query Replace}
295 \key{M-\%} interactively search and replace
296 \key{M-C-\%} using regular expressions
297 \askip
298 Valid responses in query-replace mode are
299 \askip
300 \key{SPC} replace this one, go on to next
301 \key{,} replace this one, don't move
302 \key{DEL} skip to next without replacing
303 \key{!} replace all remaining matches
304 \key{\^{}} back up to the previous match
305 \key{RET} exit query-replace
306 \key{C-r} enter recursive edit (\kbd{M-C-c} to exit)
308 \section{Regular Expressions}
310 \key{. {\rm(dot)}} any single character except a newline
311 \key{*} zero or more repeats
312 \key{+} one or more repeats
313 \key{?} zero or one repeat
314 \key{[$\ldots$]} denotes a class of character to match
315 \key{[\^{}$\ldots$]} negates the class
317 \key{\\{\it c}} quote characters otherwise having a special
318 meaning in regular expressions
320 \key{$\ldots$\\|$\ldots$\\|$\ldots$} matches one of
321 the alternatives (``or'')
322 \key{\\( $\ldots$ \\)} groups a series of pattern elements to
323 a single element
324 \key{\\{\it n}} same text as {\it n\/}th group
326 \key{\^{}} matches at line beginning
327 \key{\$} matches at line end
329 \key{\\w} matches word-syntax character
330 \key{\\W} matches non-word-syntax character
331 \key{\\<} matches at word beginning
332 \key{\\>} matches at word end
333 \key{\\b} matches at word break
334 \key{\\B} matches at non-word break
336 \section{Registers}
338 \key{C-x r s} save region in register
339 \key{C-x r i} insert register contents into buffer
341 \key{C-x r SPC} save value of point in register
342 \key{C-x r j} jump to point saved in register
344 \section{Rectangles}
346 \key{C-x r r} copy rectangle to register
347 \key{C-x r k} kill rectangle
348 \key{C-x r y} yank rectangle
349 \key{C-x r t} prefix each line with a string
351 \key{C-x r o} open rectangle, shifting text right
352 \key{C-x r c} blank out rectangle
354 \section{Shells}
356 \key{M-x shell} start a shell within Emacs
357 \key{M-!} execute a shell command
358 \key{M-|} run a shell command on the region
359 \key{C-u M-|} filter region through a shell command
361 \section{Spelling Check}
363 \key{M-\$} check spelling of word at the cursor
364 \mkey{M-x ispell-region} check spelling of all words in region
365 \mkey{M-x ispell-buffer} check spelling of entire buffer
367 \section{International Character Sets}
369 \key{C-x RET C-\\} select and activate input method for
370 the current buffer
371 \key{C-\\} enable or disable input method
372 \mkey{M-x list-input-methods} show all input methods
373 \mkey{M-x set-language-environment} specify principal language
375 \key{C-x RET c} set coding system for next command
376 \mkey{M-x find-file-literally} visit file with no conversion
377 of any kind
379 \mkey{M-x list-coding-systems} show all coding systems
380 \mkey{M-x prefer-coding-system} choose preferred coding system
382 \section{Keyboard Macros}
384 \key{C-x (} start defining a keyboard macro
385 \key{C-x )} end keyboard macro definition
386 \key{C-x e} execute last-defined keyboard macro
387 \key{C-u C-x (} append to last keyboard macro
388 \mkey{M-x name-last-kbd-macro} name last keyboard macro
390 \section{Simple Customization}
392 \key{M-x customize} customize variables and faces
394 \section{Getting Help}
396 Emacs does command completion for you. Typing \kbd{M-x}
397 {\it tab\/} or {\it space\/} gives a list of Emacs commands.
398 \askip
399 \key{C-h} Emacs help
400 \key{C-h t} run the Emacs tutorial
401 \key{C-h i} enter Info, the documentation browser
402 \key{C-h a} show commands matching a string (apropos)
403 \key{C-h k} display documentation of the function invoked by
404 keystroke
405 \askip
406 Emacs gets into different {\it modes}, each of which customizes
407 Emacs for editing text of a particular sort. The mode line
408 contains names of the current modes, in parentheses.
409 \askip
410 \key{C-h m} get mode-specific information
412 \copyrightnotice
414 \bye
416 % Local variables:
417 % compile-command: "pdftex survival"
418 % End: