Emacs Mode Commands (Learning the Korn Shell, 2nd Edition) B.9. Emacs Mode Commands Here is a complete list of all emacs editing mode commands. Some of these, such as "ESC [ A," represent ANSI standard terminal arrow key sequences; they were added for ksh93h. Command Meaning CTRL-A Move to beginning of line CTRL-B Move backward one character without deleting CTRL-C Capitalize character after point CTRL-D Delete one character forward CTRL-E Move to end of line CTRL-F Move forward one character CTRL-I (TAB) Do filename completion on current word (starting with ksh93h) CTRL-J Same as ENTER. CTRL-K Delete ("kill") forward to end of line CTRL-L Redisplay the line CTRL-M Same as ENTER CTRL-N Next line CTRL-O Same as ENTER, then display next line in history file CTRL-P Previous line CTRL-R Search backward CTRL-T Transpose the two characters on either side of point CTRL-U Repeat the following command four times CTRL-V Print the version of the Korn shell CTRL-W Delete ("wipe") all characters between point and mark CTRL-X CTRL-E Invoke the emacs program on the current command CTRL-X CTRL-X Exchange point and mark CTRL-Y Retrieve ("yank") last item deleted CTRL-] x Search forward for x, where x is any character CTRL-@ Set mark at point DEL Delete one character backward CTRL-[ Same as ESC (most keyboards) ESC b Move one word backward ESC c Change word after point to all capital letters ESC d Delete one word forward ESC f Move one word forward ESC h Delete one word backward ESC l Change word after point to all lowercase letters ESC p Save characters between point and mark as if deleted ESC CTRL-H Delete one word backward ESC CTRL-] x Search backward for x, where x is any character ESC SPACE Set mark at point ESC # Insert line in history file for future editing ESC DEL Delete one word backward ESC < Move to first line of history file ESC > Move to last line of history file ESC . Insert last word in previous command line after point ESC _ Same as above ESC ESC Do filename/command/variable completion on current word ESC * Do filename/command/variable expansion on current word ESC = Do filename/command/variable listing on current word ESC [ A Previous line (ksh93h and newer) ESC [ B Next line (ksh93h and newer) ESC [ C Move forward one character (ksh93h and newer) ESC [ D Move backward one character (without deleting) (ksh93h and newer) ESC [ H Move to beginning of line (ksh93h and newer) ESC [ Y Move to end of line (ksh93h and newer) Kill The stty(1) kill character, often CTRL-U or @ or CTRL-X. This erases everything on the line. Typing it twice toggles "line feed" mode, which issues a line-feed character to start over on a new line. This is appropriate for paper-only terminals B.8. ArithmeticB.10. vi Control Mode Commands Copyright © 2003 O'Reilly & Associates. All rights reserved.