(window_min_size_2): New function.
[emacs.git] / etc / survival.tex
blob59583430896092f70d85f9d6b02ecb3d7d00b736
1 %&tex
3 % Title: GNU Emacs Survival Card
4 % Author: Wlodek Bzyl <matwb@univ.gda.pl>
6 % $Revision: 1.8 $
7 % $Date: 2000/05/05 22:00:48 $
9 %**start of header
11 % User interface is `plain.tex' and macros described below
13 % \title{CARD TITLE}{for version 21}
14 % \section{NAME}
15 % optional paragraphs separated with \askip amount of vertical space
16 % \key{KEY-NAME} description of key or
17 % \mkey{M-x LONG-LISP-NAME} description of Elisp function
19 % \kbd{ARG} -- argument is typed literally
21 \def\plainfmtname{plain}
22 \ifx\fmtname\plainfmtname
23 \else
24 \errmessage{This file requires `plain' format to be typeset correctly}
25 \endinput
26 \fi
28 % Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
29 % 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
31 % This file is part of GNU Emacs.
33 % GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
34 % it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
35 % the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
36 % any later version.
38 % GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
39 % but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
40 % MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
41 % GNU General Public License for more details.
43 % You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
44 % along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
45 % the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
46 % Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
48 \def\versionnumber{1.0}
49 \def\versionemacs{21}
50 \def\year{2007} % latest copyright year
52 \def\copyrightnotice{\penalty-1\vfill
53 \vbox{\smallfont\baselineskip=0.8\baselineskip\raggedcenter
54 Copyright \year\ Free Software Foundation, Inc.\break
55 Version \versionnumber{} for GNU Emacs \versionemacs, April 2000\break
56 Project W{\l}odek Bzyl (matwb@univ.gda.pl)
58 Permission is granted to make and distribute copies of
59 this card provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
60 are preserved on all copies.\par}}
62 \hsize 3.2in
63 \vsize 7.95in
64 \font\titlefont=cmss10 scaled 1200
65 \font\headingfont=cmss10
66 \font\smallfont=cmr6
67 \font\smallsy=cmsy6
68 \font\eightrm=cmr8
69 \font\eightbf=cmbx8
70 \font\eightit=cmti8
71 \font\eighttt=cmtt8
72 \font\eightmi=cmmi8
73 \font\eightsy=cmsy8
74 \font\eightss=cmss8
75 \textfont0=\eightrm
76 \textfont1=\eightmi
77 \textfont2=\eightsy
78 \def\rm{\eightrm} \rm
79 \def\bf{\eightbf}
80 \def\it{\eightit}
81 \def\tt{\eighttt}
82 \def\ss{\eightss}
83 \baselineskip=0.8\baselineskip
85 \newdimen\intercolumnskip % horizontal space between columns
86 \intercolumnskip=0.5in
88 % The TeXbook, p. 257
89 \let\lr=L \newbox\leftcolumn
90 \output={\if L\lr
91 \global\setbox\leftcolumn\columnbox \global\let\lr=R
92 \else
93 \doubleformat \global\let\lr=L\fi}
94 \def\doubleformat{\shipout\vbox{\makeheadline
95 \leftline{\box\leftcolumn\hskip\intercolumnskip\columnbox}
96 \makefootline}
97 \advancepageno}
98 \def\columnbox{\leftline{\pagebody}}
100 \def\newcolumn{\vfil\eject}
102 \def\bye{\par\vfil\supereject
103 \if R\lr \null\vfil\eject\fi
104 \end}
106 \outer\def\title#1#2{{\titlefont\centerline{#1}}\vskip 1ex plus 0.5ex
107 \centerline{\ss#2}
108 \vskip2\baselineskip}
110 \outer\def\section#1{\filbreak
111 \bskip
112 \leftline{\headingfont #1}
113 \askip}
114 \def\bskip{\vskip 2.5ex plus 0.25ex }
115 \def\askip{\vskip 0.75ex plus 0.25ex}
117 \newdimen\defwidth \defwidth=0.25\hsize
118 \def\hang{\hangindent\defwidth}
120 \def\textindent#1{\noindent\llap{\hbox to \defwidth{\tt#1\hfil}}\ignorespaces}
121 \def\key{\par\hangafter=0\hang\textindent}
123 \def\mtextindent#1{\noindent\hbox{\tt#1\quad}\ignorespaces}
124 \def\mkey{\par\hangafter=1\hang\mtextindent}
126 \def\kbd#{\bgroup\tt \let\next= }
128 \newdimen\raggedstretch
129 \newskip\raggedparfill \raggedparfill=0pt plus 1fil
130 \def\nohyphens
131 {\hyphenpenalty10000\exhyphenpenalty10000\pretolerance10000}
132 \def\raggedspaces
133 {\spaceskip=0.3333em\relax
134 \xspaceskip=0.5em\relax}
135 \def\raggedright
136 {\raggedstretch=6em
137 \nohyphens
138 \rightskip=0pt plus \raggedstretch
139 \raggedspaces
140 \parfillskip=\raggedparfill
141 \relax}
142 \def\raggedcenter
143 {\raggedstretch=6em
144 \nohyphens
145 \rightskip=0pt plus \raggedstretch
146 \leftskip=\rightskip
147 \raggedspaces
148 \parfillskip=0pt
149 \relax}
151 \chardef\\=`\\
153 \raggedright
154 \nopagenumbers
155 \parindent 0pt
156 \interlinepenalty=10000
157 \hoffset -0.2in
158 %\voffset 0.2in
160 %**end of header
163 \title{GNU\ \ Emacs\ \ Survival\ \ Card}{for version \versionemacs}
165 In the following, \kbd{C-z} means hit the `\kbd{z}' key while
166 holding down the {\it Ctrl}\ \ key. \kbd{M-z} means hit the
167 `\kbd{z}' key while hitting the {\it Meta\/} (labeled {\it Alt\/}
168 on some keyboards) or after hitting {\it Esc\/} key.
170 \section{Running Emacs}
172 To enter GNU Emacs, just type its name: \kbd{emacs}.
173 Emacs divides the frame into several areas:
174 menu line,
175 buffer area with the edited text,
176 mode line describing the buffer in the window above it,
177 and a minibuffer/echo area in the last line.
178 \askip
179 \key{C-x C-c} quit Emacs
180 \key{C-x C-f} edit file; this command uses the minibuffer to read
181 the file name; use this to create new files by entering the name
182 of the new file
183 \key{C-x C-s} save the file
184 \key{C-x k} kill a buffer
185 \key{C-g} in most context: cancel, stop, abort partially typed or
186 executing command
187 \key{C-x u} undo
189 \section{Moving About}
191 \key{C-l} scroll current line to center of window
192 \key{C-x b} switch to another buffer
193 \key{M-<} move to beginning of buffer
194 \key{M->} move to end of buffer
195 \key{M-x goto-line} go to a given line number
197 \section{Multiple Windows}
199 \key{C-x 0} remove the current window from the display
200 \key{C-x 1} make active window the only window
201 \key{C-x 2} split window horizontally
202 \key{C-x 3} split window vertically
203 \key{C-x o} move to other window
205 \section{Regions}
207 Emacs defines a `region' as the space between the {\it mark\/} and
208 the {\it point}. A mark is set with \kbd{C-{\it space}}.
209 The point is at the cursor position.
210 \askip
211 \key{M-h} mark entire paragraph
212 \key{C-x h} mark entire buffer
214 \section{Killing and Copying}
216 \key{C-w} kill region
217 \key{M-w} copy region to kill-ring
218 \key{C-k} kill from the cursor all the way to the end of the line
219 \key{M-DEL} kill word
220 \key{C-y} yank back the last kill (\kbd{C-w C-y} combination could be
221 used to move text around)
222 \key{M-y} replace last yank with previous kill
224 \section{Searching}
226 \key{C-s} search for a string
227 \key{C-r} search for a string backwards
228 \key{RET} quit searching
229 \key{M-C-s} regular expression search
230 \key{M-C-r} reverse regular expression search
231 \askip
232 Use \kbd{C-s} or \kbd{C-r} again to repeat the search in either direction.
234 \section{Tags}
236 Tags tables files record locations of function and
237 procedure definitions, global variables, data types and anything
238 else convenient. To create a tags table file, type
239 `{\tt etags} {\it input\_files}' as a shell command.
240 \askip
241 \key{M-.} find a definition
242 \key{C-u M-.} find next occurrence of definition
243 \key{M-*} pop back to where \kbd{M-.} was last invoked
244 \mkey{M-x tags-query-replace} run query-replace on all files
245 recorded in tags table
246 \key{M-,} continue last tags search or query-replace
248 \section{Compiling}
250 \key{M-x compile} compile code in active window
251 \key{C-c C-c} go to the next compiler error, when in
252 the compile window or
253 \key{C-x `} when in the window with source code
255 \section{Dired, the Directory Editor}
257 \key{C-x d} invoke Dired
258 \key{d} flag this file for deletion
259 \key{\~{}} flag all backup files for deletion
260 \key{u} remove deletion flag
261 \key{x} delete the files flagged for deletion
262 \key{C} copy file
263 \key{g} update the Dired buffer
264 \key{f} visit the file described on the current line
265 \key{s} switch between alphabetical date/time order
267 \section{Reading and Sending Mail}
269 \key{M-x rmail} start reading mail
270 \key{q} quit reading mail
271 \key{h} show headers
272 \key{d} mark the current message for deletion
273 \key{x} remove all messages marked for deletion
275 \key{C-x m} begin composing a message
276 \key{C-c C-c} send the message and switch to another buffer
277 \key{C-c C-f C-c} move to the `CC' header field, creating one
278 if there is none
280 \section{Miscellaneous}
282 \key{M-q} fill paragraph
283 \key{M-/} expand previous word dynamically
284 \key{C-z} iconify (suspend) Emacs when running it under X or
285 shell, respectively
286 \mkey{M-x revert-buffer} replace the text being edited with the
287 text of the file on disk
289 \section{Query Replace}
291 \key{M-\%} interactively search and replace
292 \key{M-C-\%} using regular expressions
293 \askip
294 Valid responses in query-replace mode are
295 \askip
296 \key{SPC} replace this one, go on to next
297 \key{,} replace this one, don't move
298 \key{DEL} skip to next without replacing
299 \key{!} replace all remaining matches
300 \key{\^{}} back up to the previous match
301 \key{RET} exit query-replace
302 \key{C-r} enter recursive edit (\kbd{M-C-c} to exit)
304 \section{Regular Expressions}
306 \key{. {\rm(dot)}} any single character except a newline
307 \key{*} zero or more repeats
308 \key{+} one or more repeats
309 \key{?} zero or one repeat
310 \key{[$\ldots$]} denotes a class of character to match
311 \key{[\^{}$\ldots$]} negates the class
313 \key{\\{\it c}} quote characters otherwise having a special
314 meaning in regular expressions
316 \key{$\ldots$\\|$\ldots$\\|$\ldots$} matches one of
317 the alternatives (``or'')
318 \key{\\( $\ldots$ \\)} groups a series of pattern elements to
319 a single element
320 \key{\\{\it n}} same text as {\it n\/}th group
322 \key{\^{}} matches at line beginning
323 \key{\$} matches at line end
325 \key{\\w} matches word-syntax character
326 \key{\\W} matches non-word-syntax character
327 \key{\\<} matches at word beginning
328 \key{\\>} matches at word end
329 \key{\\b} matches at word break
330 \key{\\B} matches at non-word break
332 \section{Registers}
334 \key{C-x r s} save region in register
335 \key{C-x r i} insert register contents into buffer
337 \key{C-x r SPC} save value of point in register
338 \key{C-x r j} jump to point saved in register
340 \section{Rectangles}
342 \key{C-x r r} copy rectangle to register
343 \key{C-x r k} kill rectangle
344 \key{C-x r y} yank rectangle
345 \key{C-x r t} prefix each line with a string
347 \key{C-x r o} open rectangle, shifting text right
348 \key{C-x r c} blank out rectangle
350 \section{Shells}
352 \key{M-x shell} start a shell within Emacs
353 \key{M-!} execute a shell command
354 \key{M-|} run a shell command on the region
355 \key{C-u M-|} filter region through a shell command
357 \section{Spelling Check}
359 \key{M-\$} check spelling of word at the cursor
360 \mkey{M-x ispell-region} check spelling of all words in region
361 \mkey{M-x ispell-buffer} check spelling of entire buffer
363 \section{International Character Sets}
365 \key{C-x RET C-\\} select and activate input method for
366 the current buffer
367 \key{C-\\} enable or disable input method
368 \mkey{M-x list-input-methods} show all input methods
369 \mkey{M-x set-language-environment} specify principal language
371 \key{C-x RET c} set coding system for next command
372 \mkey{M-x find-file-literally} visit file with no conversion
373 of any kind
375 \mkey{M-x list-coding-systems} show all coding systems
376 \mkey{M-x prefer-coding-system} choose preferred coding system
378 \section{Keyboard Macros}
380 \key{C-x (} start defining a keyboard macro
381 \key{C-x )} end keyboard macro definition
382 \key{C-x e} execute last-defined keyboard macro
383 \key{C-u C-x (} append to last keyboard macro
384 \mkey{M-x name-last-kbd-macro} name last keyboard macro
386 \section{Simple Customization}
388 \key{M-x customize} customize variables and faces
390 \section{Getting Help}
392 Emacs does command completion for you. Typing \kbd{M-x}
393 {\it tab\/} or {\it space\/} gives a list of Emacs commands.
394 \askip
395 \key{C-h} Emacs help
396 \key{C-h t} run the Emacs tutorial
397 \key{C-h i} enter Info, the documentation browser
398 \key{C-h a} show commands matching a string (apropos)
399 \key{C-h k} display documentation of the function invoked by
400 keystroke
401 \askip
402 Emacs gets into different {\it modes}, each of which customizes
403 Emacs for editing text of a particular sort. The mode line
404 contains names of the current modes, in parentheses.
405 \askip
406 \key{C-h m} get mode-specific information
408 \copyrightnotice
410 \bye
412 % Local variables:
413 % compile-command: "tex survival"
414 % End:
416 % arch-tag: 4f9a0562-617b-4843-aee1-450c41d6b22c