crtl-x ctrl-f to open file
crtl-x ctrl-s to save file
crtl-x ctrl-c to exit emacs
crtl-x ctrl-w save buffer as new name
ctrl-x-s save all buffers
shift-crtl-L to refresh colors
ctrl-s search...again ctrl-s search same for 2nd, etc. occurance
ctrl-r backwards search
crtl-x ctrl-b to access the buffer
crtl-x ctrl-f to open file
ctrl-w to delete block
ctrl-d delete forward
ctrl-k delete line
ctrl-g to kill current command
ctrl-x-k to kill buffer
alt-x [command name] for commands that don't have quick key
alt-x [goto-line] [line number] (spacebar as shortcut after
typing in a few keys)
alt-shift-5 to replace some item in entire document with y/n
option
alt-x [replace-string] [string name: old name new name]
ctrl-y to paste back a block
ctrl [space] to set a mark for block