Jeffs Frequently Used Bindings
Dired
1. Key bindings
Narrow
1. Narrow Common Key Bindings
Rectangles
1. Rectangle Mark Mode
2. Rectangle Registers
Org key bindings
Register key bindings
Bookmark key bindings
Company bindings
1. While completing
2. When a completion is selected
Clojure / CIDER key bindings
1. Clojure key bindings
2. CIDER key bindings
Outline key bindings
1. Outline Motion
2. Outline Visibility

Jeffs Frequently Used Bindings

Recent bindings to get used to

key	description
C-.	avy character timer; jump to 3-char pattern
C-c C-r	crux rename file and buffer
C-c & C-s	choose a snippet to insert
s-x	create an auto-snippet
s-y	expand auto-snippet

ivy swiper

key	description
M-j	ivy-yank-word; grab text at point for completion

wrap-region and insert-pair

wrap-region select a region, then any of these:

(wrap-region-add-wrappers
 '(("(" ")")
   ("[" "]")
   ("{" "}")
   ("<" ">")
   ("'" "'")
   ("\"" "\"")
   ("‘" "’"   "q")
   ("“" "”"   "Q")
   ("*" "*"   "b"   org-mode)                 ; bolden
   ("*" "*"   "*"   org-mode)                 ; bolden
   ("/" "/"   "i"   org-mode)                 ; italics
   ("/" "/"   "/"   org-mode)                 ; italics
   ("~" "~"   "c"   org-mode)                 ; code
   ("~" "~"   "~"   org-mode)                 ; code
   ("=" "="   "v"   org-mode)                 ; verbatim
   ("=" "="   "="   org-mode)                 ; verbatim
   ("_" "_"   "u" '(org-mode markdown-mode))  ; underline
   ("**" "**" "b"   markdown-mode)            ; bolden
   ("*" "*"   "i"   markdown-mode)            ; italics
   ("`" "`"   "c" '(markdown-mode ruby-mode)) ; code
   ("`" "'"   "c"   lisp-mode)                ; code
   ))

insert-pair

(global-set-key (kbd "M-[") 'insert-pair)
(global-set-key (kbd "M-{") 'insert-pair)
(global-set-key (kbd "M-<") 'insert-pair)
(global-set-key (kbd "M-'") 'insert-pair)
;; (global-set-key (kbd "M-`") 'insert-pair)
(global-set-key (kbd "M-\"") 'insert-pair)

Global bindings

key	description
C-c C-s	schedule a task on a date
C-c l	store a link, like in a file; region becomes search text
C-c C-l	create or edit an org mode link
C-c C-x C-s	archive a subtree

Projectile bindings

bbatsov's key bindings table

key	description
C-c p f	list files in project
C-c p s s	grep project for string
C-c p k	kill project buffers

Org mode bindings

key	description
C-c %	Push the current position onto the mark ring
C-c C-v d	demarcate a block (select region first)
C-c C-x C-s	move subtree to archive file

Register, Bookmark & Mark bindings

key binding	description
C-x r l	list available bookmarks
C-x r m	set a bookmark
C-x r b	jump to a bookmark
C-x r s	store region in register
C-x r i	insert contents of register
C-x r SPC	store point in register
C-x r j	jump to register
C-SPC	set the mark
C-u C-SPC	jump to mark; repeat to go back in mark ring

Agenda view bindings

key	description
t	move a task through its states
z	add a note to a task
a or $	archive done tasks

Dired

Key bindings

key	usage
C-0 w or 0 w	dired copy full path to clipboard

Narrow

Narrow Common Key Bindings

key	usage
C-x n n	narrow down to between point and mark
C-x n w	widen to make entire buffer visible again
C-x n p	narrow to current page
C-x n d	narrow-to-defun

Rectangles

key	usage
C-x r k	kill the text of the region-rectangle, saving its contents as the last killed rectangle
C-x r M-w	Save the text of the region-rectangle as the last killed rectangle
C-x r d	Delete the text of the region-rectangle
C-x r y	Yank the last killed rectangle with its upper left corner at point
C-x r o	Insert blank space to fill the space of the region-rectangle. Pushes the previous contents to the right.
C-x r N	Insert line numbers along the left edge of the region rectangle. Pushes content right
C-x r c	Clear region-rectangle by replacing its contents with spaces.
M-x delete-whitespace-rectangle	Delete whitespace in each of the lines of the rectangle, starting from the left edge column of the rect
C-x r t string RET	Replace rectangle contents with string on each line
M-x string-insert-rectangle RET string RET	Insert string on each line of rectangle.
C-x SPC	Toggle Rectangle Mark mode.

Rectangle Mark Mode

when active, the region-rectangle is highlighted and can be shrunk/grown. the standard kill and yank commands operate on it.

Rectangle Registers

fill this out from Rectangle Registers

Org key bindings

References

textual reference card [http://orgmode.org/orgcard.txt]
pdf reference card [http://orgmode.org/orgcard.pdf]

End Notes

[1] Only a suggested keybinding for this command. Choose your own under ACTIVATION. [2] Keybinding is subject to org-support-shift-select and org-replace-disputed-keys

Visibility Cycling

key	good for
TAB	rotate current subtree between states
S-TAB	rotate the entire buffer between states
C-u C-u TAB	restore property-dependent startup visibility
C-u C-u C-u TAB	show the whole file, including drawers
C-c C-r	reveal context around point

Motion

key	good for
C-c C-n/p	next/previous heading
C-c C-f/b	next/previous heading, same level
C-c C-u	backward to a higher level heading
C-c C-j	jump to another place in document
S-UP/DOWN	previous/next plain list item [2]

Structure Editing

key	good for
M-RET	insert new heading/item at current level
C-RET	insert new heading after subtree
M-S-RET	insert TODO entry/checkbox after subtree
C-c -	turn (head)line into item, cycle item type
C-c \*	turn item/line into headline
M-LEFT/RIGHT	promote/demote heading
C-c C-	promote / demote sub tree
M-S-UP/DOWN	move subtree/list item up/down
C-c ^	sort subtree/region/plain-list
C-c C-x c	clone a subtree
C-c C-x v	copy visible text
C-c C-x C-w/M-w	kill/copy subtree
C-c C-x C-y or C-y	yank subtree
C-x n s/w	narrow buffer to subtree / widen

Capture / Refile / Archiving

key	good for
C-c c	capture a new item (C-u C-u == goto last) [1]
C-c C-w	refile subtree (C-u C-u == goto last)
C-c C-x C-a	archive subtree using the default command
C-c C-x C-s	move subtree to archive file
C-c C-x a/A	toggle ARCHIVE tag / to ARCHIVE sibling
C-TAB	force cycling of an ARCHIVEd tree

Filtering and Sparse Trees

key	good for
C-c /	construct a sparse tree by various criterial
C-c / t/T	view TODO's in a sparse tree
C-c a t	global TODO list in agenda mode [1]
C-c a L	time sorted view of current org file

Tables

Table Creation

just start typing, eg, |key|good for| - TAB

key	good for
C-c \|	convert region to table
C-3 C-c \|	convert region to table with separator of at least 3 spaces

Commands Inside a Table

the following commands work when the cursor is inside a table. Outside of tables, these bindings may have other functionality.

Re-aligning and Field Motion

key	command	good for
C-c C-c		realign the table without moving the cursor
TAB		realign the table, move to the next field
S-TAB		previous field
RET		realign the table; move to next row
M-a/e		move to beginning/end of field

Row and Column Editing

key	good for
M-LEFT/RIGHT	move the column left/right
M-S-LEFT	kill the current column
M-S-RIGHT	insert new column to the left of point

M-UP/DOWN	move the current row up/down
M-S-UP	kill the current row or horizontal line
M-S-DOWN	insert new row above the current row
C-c -	insert horizontal line below (C-u : above) current row
C-c RET	insert horizontal line and move to the line below it
C-c ^	sort lines region

Regions

key	good for
C-c C-x C-w/M-w/C-y	cut/copy/paste rectangular region
C-c C-q	fill paragraph across selected cells

Miscellaneous

key	good for
…\| \|…	to limit column width to N characters wide
C-c \`	edit the current field in a separate window
C-u TAB	make the current field fully visible
M-x org-table-export	export as tab-separated file
M-x org-table-import	import tab-separated file
C-c +	sum numbers in current column/rectangle

Tables created with the table.el package

key	good for
C-c ~	insert a new table.el table
C-c C-c	recognize existing table.el table
C-c ~	convert table (Org-mod <-> table.el)

Spreadsheet

Formulas type in field are executed by TAB, RET and C-c C-c.
= introduces a column formula.
:= a field formula
jwm: this looks quite powerful, but I'll have to go through the tutorial to make sense of it.
in particular, I don't quite understand how expressions are evaluated, and how to correct errors.

key	good for	a	b	sum
#+TBLFM: =$3+$4	Eg: add col3 and col4	42	33	75
#+TBLFM: $5=$3+$4;%.2f	… with printf format spec	3.14159	42	45.14159
	… with constants from constants.el
:=vsum(@II.@III)	sum from second to third horiz line
XXX	jwm: more work needed here

Formula Editor

fill this out from formula editor section

Links

key	usage
C-c l	globally store link to the current location [1]
C-c C-l	insert a link (TAB completes stored links)
C-u C-c C-l	insert a file link with file name completion
C-c C-l	edit (also hidden part of) link at point

C-c C-o/mouse-1/2	open file links in emacs
C-u C-c C-o/mouse-3	…force open in emacs/other window
C-c %	record a position in the mark ring
C-c &	jump back to last followed link(s)
C-c C-x C-n/C-p	find next/previous link
C-c '	edit code snippet of file at point
C-c C-x C-v	toggle inline display of linked images

Working with Code (Babel)

key	usage
C-c C-c	execute code block at point
C-c C-o	open results of code block at point
C-c C-v c	check code block at point for errors.
C-c C-v j	insert a header argument with completion
C-c C-v v	view expanded body of code block at point
C-c C-v I	view info about code block at point
C-c C-v g	goto named code block
C-c C-v r	goto named result
C-c C-v u	goto head of the current code block
C-c C-v n/p	goto next/previous code block
C-c C-v d	demarcate a code block; how to insert the markers
C-c C-v x	execute the next key sequence in the code edit buffer
C-c C-v b	execute all the code blocks in current buffer
C-c C-v s	… subtree
C-c C-v t	tangle code blocks in current file
C-c C-v f	… supplied file
C-c C-v i	ingest all code blocks in supplied file into Library of Bable
C-c C-v z	switch to the session of the current code block
C-c C-v l	load the current code block into a session
C-c C-v a	view the SHA1 of the current code block

Completion

In-buffer completion completes:
- TODO keywords at headline start
- TeX macros after backslash \
- option keywords after #-
- TAGS after :
- dictionary words elsewhere
no doubt this is influenced by helm.

key	usage
M-TAB	complete-word-at-point

TODO Items and Checkboxes

key	usage
C-c C-t	rotate the state of the current item
S-LEFT/RIGHT	select next/previous state
C-S-LEFT/RIGHT	select next/previous set
C-c C-x o	toggle ORDERED property
C-c C-v	view TODO items in a sparse tree
C-3 C-v C-v	view 3rd TODO keyword's sparse tree

C-c , [ABC]	set the priority of the current item
C-c , SPC	remove priority cookie from current item
S-UP/DOWN	raise/lower priority of current item [1]
M-S-RET	insert new checkbox item in plain list
C-c C-x C-b	toggle checkbox(es) in region/entry/at point
C-c C-c	toggle checkbox at point
C-c #	update checkbox statistics (C-u : whole file)

Properties and Column View

key	usage
C-c C-x p/e	set property/effort
C-c C-c	special commands in property lines
S-LEFT/RIGHT	next/previous allowed value
C-c C-x C-c	turn on column view
C-c C-x i	capture columns view in dynamic block

q	quit column view
v	show full value
e	edit value
n/p or S-LEFT/RIGHT	next/previous allowed value
a	edit allowed values list
>/<	make column wider/narrower
M-LEFT/RIGHT	move column left/right
M-S-RIGHT	add new column
M-S-LEFT	delete current column

Timestamps

key	usage
C-c .	prompt for date and insert timestamp
C-u C-c .	… but prompt for date/time format
C-c !	… but make timestamp inactive
C-c C-d	insert DEADLINE timestamp
C-c C-s	insert SCHEDULED timestamp
C-c / d	create sparse tree with all deadlines due
C-c C-y	the time between 2 dates in a time range
S-RIGHT/LEFT	change timestamp at point +/- one day [2]
S-UP/DOWN	change year/month/day at point +/- one unit [2]
C-c >	access calendar for the current date
C-c <	insert timestamp matching date in calendar
C-c C-o	access agenda for current date
RET/mouse-1	select date while prompted
C-c C-x C-t	toggle custom format display for dates/time

Clocking Time

key	usage
C-c C-x C-i	start clock on current item
C-c C-x C-o/x	stop/cancel clock on current item
C-c C-x C-d	display total subtree times
C-c C-c	remove displayed times
C-c C-x C-r	insert/update table with clock report

Agenda Views

key	usage
C-c [	add/move current file to front of agenda
C-c ]	remove current file from your agenda
C-'	cycle through agenda file list
C-c C-x	set/remove restriction lock

C-c a a	compile agenda for the current week [1]
C-c a t	compile global TODO list [1]
C-c a T	compile TODO list for keyword [1]
C-c a m	match tags, TODO keywords, properties [1]
C-c a M	match only TODO items [1]
C-c a #	find stuck projects [1]
C-c a L	show timeline of current org file [1]
C-c a C	configure custom commands [1]
C-c C-o	agenda for date at cursor

Register key bindings

recall registers are named: [a-z][A-Z][0-9], denoted as R in the keybindings

key	description
C-x r R	record position of point and the current buffer in R
C-x r j R	jump to the position and buffer saved in R
C-x r s R	copy region into R
C-u C-x r s R	copy region into R; then delete it from buffer
C-x r i R	insert text from region R
M-x append-to-register	append region to text in register R; with prefix delete from buffer
M-x prepend-to-register	prepend
C-x r r R	copy region into register
C-x r i R	insert rectangle
C-x r w R	save the state of selected frames windows to R
C-x r f R	save the state of all frames
C-x r j R	restore window or frame positions; same as position
C-x r n R	store 0 in register
C-u NUMBER C-x r n R	store NUMBER in register
C-x r + R	increment by 1
C-u NUMBER C-x r + R	if R contains a number, increment by NUMBER
C-x r i R	insert the number
C-x C-k x R	store last keyboard macro in register
C-x r j R	execute the keyboard macro

Bookmark key bindings

key binding	description
C-x r l	list available bookmarks
C-x r m	set a bookmark
C-x r b	jump to a bookmark

Company bindings

While completing

key	description
M-n/p	next/prev in completion list
C-s C-r C-o	search in completions
M-(digit)	pick the nth item in list

When a completion is selected

key	description
	display docs
C-w	see source of completed item

Clojure / CIDER key bindings

Clojure key bindings

key binding	description
C-c M-n	switch to namespace of current buffer
C-x C-e	eval expression preceding point
C-c C-k	compile current buffer
C-c C-d C-d	display docs for symbol under point
M-. and M-,	jump/return to source for symbol under point
C-c C-d C-a	apropos search over func names and docs

CIDER key bindings

key binding	description
M-n, M-p	cycle through repl history
C-	close parentheses and eval

Outline key bindings

outline minor mode (not used in org mode) uses prefix `C-c @`

Outline Motion

key	used for
C-c C-n	move point to next visible heading line
C-c C-p	… previous …
C-c C-f	move point to next visibile heading line at the same level
C-c C-b	… previous …
C-c C-u	move point to a lower-level (bigger, more inclusive) visible heading line

Outline Visibility

the outline visibility commands are superceded in org mode by TAB cycling.

key	used for
C-c C-c	make current heading line invisibile (not in org mode; use TAB)
C-c C-e	… visible (not in org mode; use TAB)
…	many others that are not terribly releveant in org mode

key	usage
C-c C-q	set tags for current heading
C-u C-c C-q	realign tags in all headings
C-c \\\\	create sparse tree with matching tags
C-c C-o	globally (agenda) match tags at cursor

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