@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
@c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001,
-@c 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
+@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
@node Basic, Minibuffer, Exiting, Top
@chapter Basic Editing Commands
* Inserting Text:: Inserting text by simply typing it.
* Moving Point:: Moving the cursor to the place where you want to
- change something.
-* Erasing:: Deleting and killing text.
-* Basic Undo:: Undoing recent changes in the text.
+ change something.
+* Erasing:: Deleting and killing text.
+* Basic Undo:: Undoing recent changes in the text.
* Files: Basic Files. Visiting, creating, and saving files.
* Help: Basic Help. Asking what a character does.
-* Blank Lines:: Making and deleting blank lines.
+* Blank Lines:: Making and deleting blank lines.
* Continuation Lines:: How Emacs displays lines too wide for the screen.
* Position Info:: What page, line, row, or column is point on?
-* Arguments:: Numeric arguments for repeating a command N times.
+* Arguments:: Numeric arguments for repeating a command N times.
* Repeating:: Repeating the previous command quickly.
@end menu
@vindex read-quoted-char-radix
@noindent
To use decimal or hexadecimal instead of octal, set the variable
-@code{read-quoted-char-radix} to 10 or 16. If the radix is greater
-than 10, some letters starting with @kbd{a} serve as part of a
-character code, just like digits.
+@code{read-quoted-char-radix} to 10 or 16. If the radix is 16,
+the letters @kbd{a} to @kbd{f} serve as part of a character code,
+just like digits. Case is ignored.
A numeric argument tells @kbd{C-q} how many copies of the quoted
character to insert (@pxref{Arguments}).
@findex ucs-insert
+@kindex C-x 8 RET
@cindex Unicode
Instead of @kbd{C-q}, you can use @kbd{C-x 8 @key{RET}}
(@code{ucs-insert}) to insert a character based on its Unicode name or
-code-point. This commands prompts for a character to insert, using
+code-point. This command prompts for a character to insert, using
the minibuffer; you can specify the character using either (i) the
character's name in the Unicode standard, or (ii) the character's
-code-point in the Unicode standard.
+code-point in the Unicode standard. If you specify the character's
+name, the command provides completion.
@node Moving Point
@section Changing the Location of Point
@findex move-end-of-line
@findex forward-char
@findex backward-char
+@findex right-char
+@findex left-char
@findex next-line
@findex previous-line
@findex beginning-of-buffer
@itemx @key{End}
Move to the end of the line (@code{move-end-of-line}).
@item C-f
-@itemx @key{right}
Move forward one character (@code{forward-char}).
+@item @key{right}
+Move one character to the right (@code{right-char}). This
+moves one character forward in text that is read in the usual
+left-to-right direction, but one character @emph{backward} if the text
+is read right-to-left, as needed for right-to-left scripts such as
+Arabic. @xref{Bidirectional Editing}.
@item C-b
-@itemx @key{left}
Move backward one character (@code{backward-char}).
+@item @key{left}
+Move one character to the left (@code{left-char}). This
+moves one character backward in left-to-right text and one character
+forward in right-to-left text.
@item M-f
@itemx M-@key{right}
-@itemx C-@key{right}
Move forward one word (@code{forward-word}).
+@item C-@key{right}
+Move one word to the right (@code{right-word}). This moves one word
+forward in left-to-right text and one word backward in right-to-left
+text.
@item M-b
@itemx M-@key{left}
-@itemx C-@key{left}
Move backward one word (@code{backward-word}).
+@item C-@key{left}
+Move one word to the left (@code{left-word}). This moves one word
+backward in left-to-right text and one word forward in right-to-left
+text.
@item C-n
@itemx @key{down}
Move down one screen line (@code{next-line}). This command attempts
Display the number of lines in the current region. Normally bound to
@kbd{M-=}, except in a few specialist modes. @xref{Mark}, for
information about the region.
+@item M-x count-words-region
+Display the number of words in the current region.
@item C-x =
Display the character code of character after point, character position of
point, and column of point (@code{what-cursor-position}).
z z z}. The first @kbd{C-x z} repeats the command once, and each
subsequent @kbd{z} repeats it once again.
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