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Explain CTRL-META chars and how to use ESC for them.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Mon, 24 Jul 1995 05:21:31 +0000
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1 Copyright (c) 1985 Free Software Foundation, Inc; See end for conditions. 1 Copyright (c) 1985 Free Software Foundation, Inc; See end for conditions.
2 2
3 You are looking at the Emacs tutorial. 3 You are looking at the Emacs tutorial.
4 4
5 Emacs commands generally involve the CONTROL key (sometimes labelled 5 Emacs commands generally involve the CONTROL key (sometimes labelled
6 CTRL or CTL) or the META key (sometimes labelled EDIT). Rather than 6 CTRL or CTL) or the META key (sometimes labelled EDIT or ALT). Rather than
7 write out META or CONTROL each time we want you to prefix a character, 7 write out META or CONTROL each time we want you to prefix a character,
8 we'll use the following abbreviations: 8 we'll use the following abbreviations:
9 9
10 C-<chr> means hold the CONTROL key while typing the character <chr> 10 C-<chr> means hold the CONTROL key while typing the character <chr>
11 Thus, C-f would be: hold the CONTROL key and type f. 11 Thus, C-f would be: hold the CONTROL key and type f.
12 M-<chr> means hold the META or EDIT key down while typing <chr>. 12 M-<chr> means hold the META or EDIT or ALT key down while typing <chr>.
13 If there is no META or EDIT key, type <ESC>, release it, 13 If there is no META key or equivalent, type <ESC>, release it,
14 then type the character <chr>. "<ESC>" stands for the 14 then type the character <chr>. "<ESC>" stands for the
15 key labelled "ESC". 15 key labelled "ESC".
16 16
17 Important note: to end the Emacs session, type C-x C-c. (Two characters.) 17 Important note: to end the Emacs session, type C-x C-c. (Two characters.)
18 The characters ">>" at the left margin indicate directions for you to 18 The characters ">>" at the left margin indicate directions for you to
751 The command C-M-v is very useful when you are editing text in one 751 The command C-M-v is very useful when you are editing text in one
752 window and using the other window just for reference. You can keep 752 window and using the other window just for reference. You can keep
753 the cursor always in the window where you are editing, and edit 753 the cursor always in the window where you are editing, and edit
754 there as you advance through the other window. 754 there as you advance through the other window.
755 755
756 C-M-v is an example of a CONTROL-META character. If you have a real
757 META key, you can type C-M-v by holding down both CTRL and META while
758 typing v.
759
760 It doesn't matter whether CTRL or META "comes first," because both of
761 these keys act by modifying the characters you type. But if you don't
762 have a real META key, and you use ESC instead, the order does matter:
763 you must type ESC followed by CTRL-v; CTRL-ESC v will not work. This
764 is because ESC is a character in its own right, not a modifier key.
765
756 >> Type C-x 1 (in the top window) to get rid of the bottom window. 766 >> Type C-x 1 (in the top window) to get rid of the bottom window.
757 767
758 (If you had typed C-x 1 in the bottom window, that would get rid 768 (If you had typed C-x 1 in the bottom window, that would get rid
759 of the top one. Think of this command as "Keep just one 769 of the top one. Think of this command as "Keep just one
760 window--the window I am already in.") 770 window--the window I am already in.")