4.3 Getting started with the editor

4.3.8 Some essential commands

There are three more basic functions which you should add to your stock of familiar commands.

To abort any command requiring you to enter information in the echo area, type C-g before you hit return. For instance, if you ask to open a file, and then decide against it, type C-g instead of specifying a filename.

If you choose Edit > Undo, or type C-_, the last editor action performed is undone. Successive use of Undo will undo more actions (rather than undoing the last Undo command, as is the case with some Windows applications). To undo the last five words typed, type C-_ five times.

To perform the same command n times, type C-u n followed by the command you want to perform. For instance, to move forward 10 characters, type C-u 10 C-f.


FreeLisp User's Guide - 5 FEB 1996

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