MEMACS Reference

CONTROL-KEY COMBINATIONS

Set-mark            ^@

New-CLI             ^-

Execute-line        ^[^[

Start-of-line       ^A

Move backward x     ^B
number of chars 

Quit MEMACS         ^C

Delete next char    ^D

Move to end of line ^E

Move forward x      ^F
number of chars

Cancel a            ^G
menu command

Delete a 
previous character  ^H

Insert a tab        ^I

Insert line, 
cursor is moved to 
next line and 
indented same 
number of spaces 
as previous line    ^J

Kill-to-eol         ^K

Redisplay           ^L

Insert line, 
cursor is moved 
to next line        ^M

Next-line           ^N

Open-line           ^O

Previous-line       ^P

Quote a character   ^Q

Search-backward     ^R

Search-forward      ^S

Transpose           ^T

Set argument value  ^U

Next-page           ^V

Kill-region         ^W

Yank                ^Y

Scroll window up    ^Z


Control-X Control-Key combinations

List-buffers        ^X^B

Quit MEMACS         ^X^C

Kill-line           ^X^D

Save-exit           ^X^F

Goto-line           ^X^G

Insert-file         ^X^I

Define function 
keys (Set-key)      ^X^K

Make a region 
lower case          ^X^L

Save all modified
buffers             ^X^M

Delete-blanks       ^X^O

Read-file           ^X^R

Save-file           ^X^S

Make a region 
upper case          ^X^U

Visit-file          ^X^V

Save-file-as        ^X^W

Swap-dot&mark       ^X^X

Shrink-window       ^X^Z


Control-X/Key Combinations


CLI-Command         ^X'!'

Start macro 
commands            ^X'('

Stop macro
commands            ^X')'

Show-Line#          ^X=

One-window          ^X1

Split-window        ^X2

Select-buffer       ^XB

Execute-macro       ^XE

Rename buffer       ^XF

Justify text        ^XJ

Kill-buffer         ^XK

Next-window         ^XN

Previous-window     ^XP

Quote character     ^XQ

Search-backward     ^XR

Search-forward      ^XS

Next page of 
previous window     ^XV

Expand-window       ^XZ



Escape-Key Combinations

Line-to-top
of window           <ESC> '!'

Switch-case         <ESC>'^'

Set mark            <ESC>-

Move to top 
of window           <ESC>,

Move to end 
of window           <ESC>.

Top-of-buffer       <ESC>'<'

End-of-buffer       <ESC>'>'

Bind key            <ESC>^B

Previous-word       <ESC>B

Quit MEMACS         <ESC>^C

Capitalize a word   <ESC>C

Describe key        <ESC>^D

Delete next word    <ESC>D

Echo                <ESC>^E

Execute-file        <ESC>E

Fence-match         <ESC>^F

Next-word           <ESC>F

Delete previous
word                <ESC>H

Reset-keys          <ESC>K

Make a word 
lower case          <ESC>L

Query,search 
and replace         <ESC>Q

Search-replace      <ESC>R

Set                 <ESC>S

Unbind key          <ESC>^U

Make a word 
upper case          <ESC>U

Next page of 
next window         <ESC>^V

Previous-page       <ESC>V

Copy-region         <ESC>W

Insert-buffer       <ESC>Y

Scroll window 
down one line       <ESC>Z

Execute-line        <ESC><ESC>

Delete previous 
word                <ESC>Del


Function Keys

Delete next 
character           Del

Delete previous 
character           Backspace

Insert line, 
cursor is moved 
to next line        Return

Insert a tab        Tab