This is straight away from VernonGrant who hosts a podcast for Emacs called “Discovering-Emacs ”.
It’s a great and has very much professional vibes, the explanations are Crisp and Clear!
I suggest you to check out, he even has made YouTube channel for it.
I have removed some of the common bindings from this table, I have retained some unique one’s which isn’t discovered generally. I guess that is why the name is made (lol)
I just wanted to have a cheatsheet for it, so I decided to leave it as a post here.
You can checkout the source here ⟾ https://github.com/VernonGrant/emacs-keyboard-shortcuts
General Shortcuts Shortcut Command Invoked Description C-x Esc Escrepeat-complex-commandEdit and re-evaluate last complex command. C-h fdescribe-functionHelp information for a function. C-h xdescribe-commandHelp information for a command (a function available using M-x). C-h lview-lossageShow log for key presses and commands. M--negative-argumentPrefix to perform negative meta commands. C--negative-argumentPrefix to perform negative commands. M-ldowncase-wordLowercase word forward. M-ccapitalize-wordCapitalize word forward. M-uupcase-wordUppercase word forward. C-<space> C-<space>set-mark-commandAdd mark to mark ring. C-u C-<space>set-mark-commandJump to previous mark. M-qfill-paragraphWrap/reformat to fill column. M-^delete-indentationJoin previous line. M-- M-^delete-indentationJoin following line. M-{backward-paragraphPrevious paragraph. M-}forward-paragraphNext paragraph. C-x C-vfind-alternate-fileFind alternative file. C-x iinsert-fileInsert file contents into the current file. C-x hmark-whole-bufferHighlight entire buffer. C-M-\indent-regionRe-indent code region in region or from previous mark point. C-x C-xexchange-point-and-markPut the mark where point is now, and point where the mark is now. C-x C-jdired-jumpOpen Dired jump. C-x SPCrectangle-mark-modeRectangle edit mode, can use string-insert-rectangle. C-x +balance-windowsResize all splits to equal sizes. C-x 5 2make-frame-commandOpen in new frame. C-x r SPCpoint-to-registerPoint-to-register. C-x r jjump-to-registerJump-to-register. M-s ooccurList lines using regex. M-s h rhighlight-regexpHighlights regex expression (useful for presentations). M-rmove-to-window-line-top-bottomMove cursor to top, middle and bottom. C-lrecenter-top-bottomMove text in relation to the cursor, to top, middle and bottom. M-!shell-commandRun a shell command. M-&async-shell-commandAsync shell command. C-u 0universal-argumentInfinite count prefix. C-u {count}universal-argumentRepeat operation x amount of times. C-x zrepeatRepeat command. C-x backspacebackward-kill-sentenceClear mini-buffer. M-g M-ggoto-lineGo to line. C-x 1delete-other-windowsKill other windows. M-z (char)zap-to-charZap up to char. C-x * gcalc-dispatchEval in new buffer. C-u M-xuniversal-argumentRun command with additional options.
Macros Shortcut Command Invoked Description C-x (kmacro-start-macroDefine keyboard macro. C-x )kmacro-end-macroEnd keyboard macro definition. C-x ekmacro-end-and-call-macroPlayback keyboard macro, can just keep pressing e after first press. C-x C-k <space>kmacro-step-edit-macroOpen keyboard macro debugger. C-x C-k eedit-kbd-macroEnter macro editor, (C-c C-c) to finish editing. C-x C-k nkmacro-name-last-macroSave the keyboard macro for later use. insert-kbd-macroInsert a saved macro into the file, in Emacs lisp.
Project Shortcut Command Invoked Description C-x p !project-shell-commandRun shell-command in the current project’s root directory. C-x p &project-async-shell-commandRun async-shell-command in the current project’s root directory. C-x p fproject-find-fileVisit a file (with completion) in the current project. C-x p Fproject-or-external-find-fileVisit a file (with completion) in the current project or external roots. C-x p bproject-switch-to-bufferDisplay buffer in the selected window, for a buffer belonging to the current project. C-x p sproject-shellStart an inferior shell in the current project’s root directory. C-x p dproject-find-dirStart Dired in a directory inside the current project. C-x p Dproject-diredStart Dired in the current project’s root. C-x p vproject-vc-dirRun VC-Dir in the current project’s root. C-x p cproject-compileRun compile in the project root. C-x p eproject-eshellStart Eshell in the current project’s root directory. C-x p kproject-kill-buffersKill the buffers belonging to the current project. C-x p pproject-switch-projectSwitch to another project by running an Emacs command. C-x p gproject-find-regexpFind all matches for REGEXP in the current project’s roots. C-x p Gproject-or-external-find-regexpFind all matches for REGEXP in the project roots or external roots. C-x p rproject-query-replace-regexpQuery-replace REGEXP in all the files of the project. C-x p xproject-execute-extended-commandExecute an extended command in project root.
Balanced Expressions Shortcut Command Invoked Description C-M-fforward-sexpForward over an sexps. C-M-bbackward-sexpBackward over a sexps. C-M-ddown-listMove down into a sexps. C-M-ubackward-up-listMove up out of a sexps. C-M-nforward-listMove forward to the sexps. C-M-pbackward-listMove backward to the previous sexps. C-M-kkill-sexpKill down into sexps. M-(insert-parenthesesWraps region in parenthesis.
Query Replace Shortcut Command Invoked Description M-%query-replaceStart a query replace operation. !Replace all remaining matches in this buffer with no more questions. ^Move point back to previous match. uUndo previous replacement. Uundo all replacements. EEdit the replacement string.
Xref Shortcut Command Invoked Description M-.xref-find-definitionsFind definitions at point. M-,xref-go-backPop marker and return. M-?xref-find-referencesFind references matching a pattern. C-M-.xref-find-aproposFind symbols matching a pattern.
Bookmarks Shortcut Command Invoked Description C-x r mbookmark-setCreate / set bookmark. C-x r bbookmark-jumpOpen bookmark. C-x r lbookmark-bmenu-listList bookmarks.
Dired Buffer Shortcut Command Invoked Description C-odired-display-filePreview file but stay in Dired buffer. C-u kdired-do-kill-linesRemove section. Xdired-do-shell-commandExecute shell command on file. Qdired-do-find-regexp-and-replaceQuery replace marked files, <space> accept, n decline and C-x s to save all. +dired-create-directoryCreate directory. ^dired-up-directoryGo up one directory. find-name-diredRecursively find a file.
Interface To Spell (Ispell) and On The Fly Spell (Flyspell) Shortcut Command Invoked Description M $ispell-wordCheck and correct spelling of the word at point. C-M icompletion-at-pointComplete the word before point based on the spelling dictionary. M-TABflyspell-auto-correct-wordAutomatically corrects the current word at point, will also cycle between option. C-c $flyspell-correct-word-before-pointCorrect word before point.
Org Buffer Shortcut Command Invoked Description S-M-RETorg-insert-todo-headingInsert a new TODO entry below the current one. C-c / torg-match-sparse-treeView todo items in a sparse tree. C-c C-torg-todoToggle todo item state. C-c C-sorg-scheduleSchedule todo item. C-c C-dorg-deadlineAdd deadline to todo item. C-c [org-agenda-file-to-frontAdd file to agenda. C-c ]org-remove-fileRemove file to agenda. C-c .org-timestampInsert current date. C-c C-eorg-export-dispatchOpen exporter. C-c C-e #org-export-dispatchInsert template. C-c C-e P xorg-export-dispatchExport specific project.
EWW Shortcut Command Invoked Description Beww-list-bookmarksDisplay your bookmarks. beww-add-bookmarkAdd the current page as a bookmark. leww-back-urlGo to the previously displayed page. reww-forward-urlGo to the next displayed page. geww-reloadReload the current page. GewwGo to a new address. Heww-list-historiesShows a list of your histories. TABshr-next-linkSkip to the next link.
Useful Commands Command Description keep-linesDelete all lines not matching the provided regex. flush-linesDelete all lines matching the provided regex. sort-linesSort lines in region alphabetically. delete-duplicate-linesDelete all but one copy of any identical lines in the region. ff-find-other-fileFind the header or source file corresponding to this file.