| C-x C-f | Find file and load into buffer (Emacs prompts for filename) |
| C-x C-s | Save the current buffer |
| C-x C-w | Save the current buffer under a different name (Emacs prompts for the new name) |
| C-x C-c | Quit Emacs, prompting if you have not saved any buffers |
| Arrow keys or C-f, C-b, C-n, C-p | Right (forward), left (back), down (next), up (previous), respectively |
| C-k | Delete from cursor to end of line |
| C-a | Go to start of line |
| C-e | Go to end of line |
| C-v | Go down a page |
| M-v | Go up a page |
| M-f | Go to next word |
| M-b | Go back one word |
| M-a | Go to previous sentence |
| M-b | Go to next sentence |
| C-x u | Undo |
| C-g | Abort the current command |
| C-l | Redraw and center screen at cursor |
| M-< | Go to start of buffer |
| M-> | Go to end of buffer |
| C-d | Delete next character |
| M-d | Delete next word |
| M-| | Execute shell command on region |
| Backspace | Delete previous character |