lesser-know but useful Emacs keybindings

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Main

Transpose

  1. C-t: from ba to ab
  2. M-t: transpose words
  3. C-x C-t: line transpose

word manipulation

  1. M-c: Capitalize Word.
  2. M-u: UPPERCASE WORD.
  3. M-l: lowercase word.

navigation

  1. M-m: move to first non-whitespace character on line.
  2. M-{/}: move by paragraph
  3. C-M-f/b: (forward/backward over balanced expressions.)
  4. C-M-u/d: (Move up/down in (parentheses hierarchy))

  5. C-M-a/e: beginning/end of function 

    int main() {
    // this is crazy
}
  6. C-x r SPC <REGISTER>: mark the place with a register.
  7. C-x r j <REGISER>: jump to target register
  8. C-M-l: try to show you all the block where you cursor is.

editing

  1. C-M-k: (kill balanced expression) () 

    ("exp1"  "exp2" (exp3))

  2. C-M-@: (mark balanced expression) 

    ("this is a balanced expression")
  3. M-@: Mark word word word word
  4. M-h: mark paragraph
  5. C-M-h: Mark function
  6. M-^: join linesxen delete indentation
  7. C-o: open line (insert newline without moving cursor)
  8. M-\: remove the duplicate space to no space
  9. M-SPC: remove duplicate space to one
  10. M-z: zap to target character to here Z good.
  11. C-x TAB: indent rigidly.
  12. C-x C-o: delete blank lines

Windows & Buffers

  1. C-x 4 f: Find file in other window
  2. C-x 5 f: Find file in new frame
  3. C-x r j: Jump to register
  4. C-x r w: Window configuration to register

others

  1. C-u C-@: Pop mark ring
  2. C-x C-@: Pop global mark ring
  3. C-x z: repeat last command, press z to continue
  4. expand-region packages will help a lot.