Killing (cutting) and yanking (copying) text. The mark: how to delimit a region of text. Named functions run by key sequences to do editing.Įntering arguments that are prompted for.Ĭommands for asking Emacs about its commands. Key sequences: what you type to request one editing action. Kinds of input events (characters, buttons, function keys). How to interpret what you see on the screen. How to get the latest Emacs distribution.

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