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By Paul Seamons
Notation It is important to understand the notation commonly used in Emacs documentation. Most of the commands used in Emacs consist of a modifier key, in conjuction with one or more other keys. The following are the common modifier keys: CTRL - (C) - The CONTROL key. META - (M) - Depending upon the terminal this is the ALT key. You may also use the ESC key to send META. ESC - (ESC) - The ESCAPE key. SHIFT - (S) - The SHIFT key. In Emacs documentation it is common to use an abbreviated syntax when describing key sequences. Instead of typing CTRL-x CTRL-c You would type C-x C-c This would represent holding down the CONTROL key and pressing the letter x, and then holding down the CONTROL key and pressing the letter c. (M-C-\ would represent holding down the the ALT key and CONTROL key and pressing the "\" key. You could also press and release the ESCAPE key hold down the CONTROL key and type the "\" key.) The following is a table of notation for other keyboard characters. BACKSPC The BACKSPACE