You are looking for the Linux reference. Emacs commands generally involve the ESC key (sometimes labeled CTRL or CTL) or the META key (sometimes labeled EDIT or ALT). Rather than write that in full each time, we'll use the following abbreviations: M- means hold the META or EDIT or ALT key down while typing . If there is no META, EDIT or ALT key, instead press and release the ESC key and then type . C- means hold the ESC key while typing the character Thus, C-f would be: hold the ESC key and type f. >> Now type C-v (View next screen) to move to the next screen. (go ahead, do it by depressing the control key and v together). From now on, you'll be expected to do this whenever you finish reading the screen. Important note: to end the Emacs session, type C-x C-c. (Two characters.) The characters ">>" at the left margin indicate directions for you to try using a command. For instance: Note that there is an overlap when going from screen to screen; this provides some continuity when moving through the file. * BASIC CURSOR ESC ---------------------- Getting from screenful to screenful is useful, but how do you reposition yourself within a given screen to a specific place? There are several ways you can do this. One way (not the best, but the most basic) is to use the commands previous, backward, forward and next. As you can imagine these commands (which are given to Emacs as C-p, C-b, C-f, and C-n respectively) move the cursor from where it currently is to a new place in the given direction. Here, in a more graphical form are the commands: Previous line, C-p : : Backward, C-b .... Current cursor position .... Forward, C-f : : Next line, C-n >> Move the cursor to the line in the middle of that diagram and type C-l to see the whole diagram centered in the screen. COPYING ------- This tutorial comes from a long line of Emacs tutorials starting with the one written by Stuart Cracraft for the original Emacs. This version of the tutorial, like GNU Emacs, is copyrighted, and comes with permission to distribute copies on certain conditions: Copyright (c) 1985 Free Software Foundation Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim copies of this document as received, in any medium, provided that the copyright notice and permission notice are preserved, and that the distributor grants the recipient permission for further redistribution as permitted by this notice. Permission is granted to distribute modified versions of this document, or of portions of it, under the above conditions, provided also that they carry prominent notices stating who last altered them. The conditions for copying Emacs itself are slightly different but in the same spirit. Please read the file COPYING and then do give copies of GNU Emacs to your friends. Help stamp out software obstructionism ("ownership") by using, writing, and sharing free software! Copyright (c) 1985 Free Software Foundation, Inc; See end for conditions.