| C-h | Online help session |
| C-x C-f | Open a file (new or existing) |
| C-x C-s | Save the file |
| C-x C-c | Exit emacs |
| C-g | Cancel current command operation |
| C-s | Search for characters (forward of cursor) |
| C-r | Search for characters (backwards of cursor) |
| <meta> | Exit a successful search |
| C-x i | Insert file at cursor position |
| C-x u | Undo last edit |
| C-x 2 | Divide the current window horizontally in two |
| C-x 3 | Divide the current window vertically |
| C-x 1 | Undo divided window |
| C-p | Go up a line |
| C-n | Go down a line |
| C-f | Go forward one character |
| C-b | Go backwards one character |
| C-v | Go forward one screen |
| M-v | Go backwards one screen |
| M-f | Go forward a word |
| M-b | Go backwards a word |
| C-a | Go to the beginning of a line |
| C-e | Go to the end of a line |
| M-a | Go backwards one sentence |
| M-e | Go forward one sentence |
| M-[ | Go backwards one paragraph |
| M-] | Go forward one paragraph |
| C-x [ | Go backwards one page |
| C-x ] | Go forward one page |
| M-> | Go to the end of the buffer |
| M-< | Go to the beginning of the buffer |