Editor Help

Editor version 1.0b

Key Bindings

Ctrl is the Control key; Alt is the Alt (or Meta) key.




KeyBinding
Ctrl+aMove to beginning of line
Ctrl+bMove back one character
Ctrl+dDelete current character (or selection)
Ctrl+eMove to end of line
Ctrl+fMove forward one character
Ctrl+hBackspace and remove one character
Ctrl+kDelete rest of line
Ctrl+nMove to next line (or next history item)
Ctrl+pMove to prev line (or prev history item)
Ctrl+rSearch backward for string
Ctrl+sSearch forward for string
Alt+nNew edit window
Alt+oOpen file
Alt+aSave file as...
Alt+sSave file
Alt+bBox the enclosing (or adjacent) expression
Alt+cCopy text to the clipboard
Alt+vPaste text from the clipboard
Alt+xCut text (& place on the clipboard)
Alt+gSave the file and evaluate its contents
Alt+qClose the editor
Alt+<Move to beginning of buffer
Alt+>Move to end of buffer
TabIndent current line

String Search in the Edit Buffer

Press Ctrl+S or Ctrl+R to start the string search. Enter a string to be searched in the search window that appears in the mini-buffer. (Press Esc to abort search string entry.) Found strings are highlighed in orange. Press Ctrl+S or Ctrl+R to find additional strings. Press any other key (e.g., Ctrl+F) to terminate the search.