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# Emacs Cheatsheet

## Unique Features
- Extensible, customizable text editor
- Supports many programming languages and markup formats
- Includes a built-in Lisp interpreter for scripting and customization
- Can be used as a complete development environment
- Includes a wide range of built-in functionality and packages

## Buffers

C-x b buffer_name RET

## Windows

C-x 2 // Split window vertically

C-x 3 // Split window horizontally

C-x 0 // Delete current window

C-x 1 // Delete all windows except current

## Navigation

C-v // Scroll forward one screen

M-v // Scroll backward one screen

C-l // Center current line in window

C-a // Move to beginning of line

C-e // Move to end of line

## Editing

C-k // Kill (cut) text from cursor to end of line

C-y // Yank (paste) previously killed text

C-w // Kill region (selected text)

M-w // Copy region (selected text)

## Search and Replace

C-s // Search forward

C-r // Search backward

M-% // Query replace

## Macros

C-x ( // Start recording macro

C-x ) // Stop recording macro

C-x e // Execute macro

## Packages

M-x package-list-packages // List available packages

M-x package-install package_name // Install package

## Resources
- [GNU Emacs Manual](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/)
- [EmacsWiki](https://www.emacswiki.org/)
- [Mastering Emacs](https://www.masteringemacs.org/) (blog)
- [Emacs Rocks!](http://emacsrocks.com/) (video tutorials)