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 |
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