Learning Emacs IV

25 Sep 2022

Chapter 04: Using Buffers, Windows, and Frames

This chapter focuses on topics of frames, windows and bookmarks, teaching you how to use them for convenience. So interesting!

Frame commands

Keystrokes	Command name	Action
C-x 5 o	other-frame	Move to other frame.
C-x 5 0	delete-frame	Delete current frame.
C-x 5 2	make-frame	Create a new frame on the current buffer.
C-x 5 f	find-file-other-frame	Find file in a new frame.
C-x 5 r	find-file-read-only-other-frame	Find a file in a new frame, but it is read-only.
C-x 5 b	switch-to-buffer-other-frame	Make frame and display other buffer in it.

Buffer manipulation commands

Keystrokes	Command name	Action
C-x b	switch-to-buffer	Move to the buffer specified.
C-x \right-arrow	next-buffer	Move to the next buffer in the buffer list.
C-x \left-arrow	previous-buffer	Move to the previous buffer in the buffer list.
C-x C-b	list-buffers	Display the buffer list.
C-x k	kill-buffer	Delete the buffer specified
	kill-some-buffers	Ask about deleting each buffer.
	rename-buffer	Change the buffer’s name to the name specified.
C-x s	save-some-buffers	Ask whether you want to save each modified buffer.

Buffer list commands

Keystrokes	Action	Occurs
C-n, Space, n, or \down-arrow	Move to the next buffers in the list(i.e., down one line).	Immediately
C-p, p, or \up-arrow	Move to the previous buffer in the list(i.e., up one line).	Immediately
d, or k	Mark buffer for deletion.	When you press x
s	Save buffer.	When you press x
u	Unmark buffer.	Immediately
x	Execute other one-letter commands on all marked buffers.	Immediately
Del	Unmark the previous buffer in the list; if there is no mark, move up one line.	Immediately
~	Mark buffer as unmodified.	Immediately
%	Toggle read-only status of buffer.	Immediately
1	Display buffer in a full screen.	Immediately
2	Display this buffer and the next one in horizontal windows.	Immediately
f	Replace buffer list with this buffer.	Immediately
o	Replace other window with this buffer.	Immediately
m	Mark buffers to be displayed in windows.	When you press v
v	Display buffers marked with m; Emacs makes as many windows as needed.	Immediately
q	Quit buffer list.	Immediately

Window commands

Keystrokes	Command name	Action
C-x 2	split-window-vertically	Divide current window into two Windows, one above the other.
C-x 3	split-window-horizontally	Divide current window into two side-by-side windows.
C-x o	other-window	Move to the other window; if there are several, move to the next window.
C-x 0	delete-window	Delete the current window.
C-x 1	delete-other-windows	Delete all windows but this one.
C-x ^	enlarge-window	Make window taller.
	shrink-window	Make window shorter.
C-x }	enlarge-window-horizontally	Make window wider.
C-x {	shrink-window-horizontally	Make window narrower.
C-x +	balance-windows	Make windows the same size.
C-x 4 f	find-file-other-window	Find a file in the other window.
C-x 4 b	switch-to-buffer-other-window	Select a buffer in the other window.

Commands for editing the bookmark list

Command name	Action
Enter, f, or j	Go to the bookmark on the current line.
C-o or o	Open the bookmark on the current line in another window;o moves the cursor to that window; C-o keeps the cursor in the current window.
d, C-d, or k	Flag bookmark for deletion.
r	Rename bookmark.
s	Save all bookmarks listed.
m	Mark bookmarks to be displayed in multiple windows.
v	Display marked bookmarks or the one the cursor is on if none are marked.
t	Toggle display of paths to files associated with bookmarks.
w	In the minibuffer, display location of file associated with bookmarks.
x	Delete bookmarks flagged for deletion.
u	Remove mark from bookmark.
Del	Remove mark from bookmark on previous line or move to the previous line(if there is no mark).
q	Exit bookmark list.
Space or n	Move down a line.
p	Move up a line.
\|	Load a bookmark file(other than the default).
A	Display all annotations.
a	Display annotation for current bookmark.
e	Edit(or create)annotation for the current bookmark.

Keystrokes	Command name	Action
C-x r m	bookmark-set	Set a bookmark at the current cursor position.
C-x r b	bookmark-jump	Jump to a bookmark.
	bookmark-rename	Rename a bookmark.
	bookmark-delete	Delete a bookmark.
	bookmark-save	Save all bookmarks in default file.
C-x r l	bookmark-menu-list	Move to Bookmark Listbuffer.