emacs Quick-Reference

Install emacs

We're going to install emacs & org-mode via Homebrew; in order to install the latter, we have to add a specialized repo first:

# install emacs w/ the recommended flags
brew install emacs --with-gnutls --with-librsvg --with-imagemagick@6

# add the emacs-specific tap (https://github.com/dunn/homebrew-emacs)
brew tap dunn/emacs

# install the desired add-ons
brew install org-mode

Global commands

Please note:

  • C = CONTROL

  • S = SHIFT

  • RET = RETURN

  • M = META

  • Cx Cc: close editor

  • Cx Cs: save

  • Ca: line start

  • Ce: line end

org-mode commands

  • Cc Ct: toggle to-do state
  • Cc Cd: enable date picker for 'deadline' insertion
  • TAB: cycle folded/unfolded state
  • S TAB: cycle folded/unfolded state for the whole document