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Delete reference to ALT. Change <Rubout> to <Delete>.
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@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ we'll use the following abbreviations:
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M-<chr> means hold the META or EDIT key down while typing <chr>.
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If there is no META or EDIT key, type <ESC>, release it,
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then type the character <chr>. "<ESC>" stands for the
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key labelled "ALT" or "ESC".
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key labelled "ESC".
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Important note: to end the Emacs session, type C-x C-c. (Two characters.)
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The characters ">>" at the left margin indicate directions for you to
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@ -249,13 +249,15 @@ see, such as A, 7, *, etc. are taken by Emacs as text and inserted
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immediately. Type <Return> (the carriage-return key) to insert a
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Newline character.
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You can delete the last character you typed by typing <Rubout>.
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<Rubout> is a key on the keyboard, which might be labelled "Delete"
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instead of "Rubout" on some terminals. More generally, <Rubout>
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deletes the character immediately before the current cursor position.
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You can delete the last character you typed by typing <Delete>.
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<Delete> is a key on the keyboard, which may be labeled "Del". In
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some cases, the "Backspace" key serves as <Delete>, but not always!
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More generally, <Delete> deletes the character immediately before the
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current cursor position.
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>> Do this now, type a few characters and then delete them
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by typing <Rubout> a few times. Don't worry about this file
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by typing <Delete> a few times. Don't worry about this file
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being changed; you won't affect the master tutorial. This is just
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a copy of it.
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@ -264,10 +266,10 @@ deletes the character immediately before the current cursor position.
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screen, the line of text is "continued" onto a second screen line.
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The backslash at the right margin indicates a line which has
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been continued.
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>> Use <Rubout>s to delete the text until the line fits on one screen
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>> Use <Delete>s to delete the text until the line fits on one screen
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line again. The continuation line goes away.
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>> Move the cursor to the beginning of a line and type <Rubout>. This
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>> Move the cursor to the beginning of a line and type <Delete>. This
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deletes the newline before the line and merges the line onto
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the previous line. The resulting line may be too long to fit, in
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which case it has a continuation line.
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@ -282,17 +284,17 @@ You've now learned the most basic way of typing something in
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Emacs and correcting errors. You can delete by words or lines
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as well. Here is a summary of the delete operations:
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<Rubout> delete the character just before the cursor
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<Delete> delete the character just before the cursor
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C-d delete the next character after the cursor
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M-<Rubout> kill the word immediately before the cursor
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M-<Delete> kill the word immediately before the cursor
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M-d kill the next word after the cursor
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C-k kill from the cursor position to end of line
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M-k kill to the end of the current sentence
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Notice that <Rubout> and C-d vs M-<Rubout> and M-d extend the parallel
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started by C-f and M-f (well, <Rubout> isn't really a control
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Notice that <Delete> and C-d vs M-<Delete> and M-d extend the parallel
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started by C-f and M-f (well, <Delete> isn't really a control
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character, but let's not worry about that). C-k and M-k are like C-e
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and M-e, sort of, in that lines are opposite sentences.
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@ -684,7 +686,7 @@ search waiting for you to type the thing that you want to search for.
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type the word 'cursor', pausing after you type each
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character to notice what happens to the cursor.
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>> Type C-s to find the next occurrence of "cursor".
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>> Now type <Rubout> four times and see how the cursor moves.
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>> Now type <Delete> four times and see how the cursor moves.
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>> Type <RET> to terminate the search.
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Did you see what happened? Emacs, in an incremental search, tries to
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@ -700,11 +702,11 @@ letting it get through to Emacs. To unfreeze the screen, type C-q.
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Then see the section "Spontaneous Entry to Incremental Search" in the
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Emacs manual for advice on dealing with this "feature".
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If you are in the middle of an incremental search and type <Rubout>,
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If you are in the middle of an incremental search and type <Delete>,
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you'll notice that the last character in the search string is erased
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and the search backs up to the last place of the search. For
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instance, suppose you currently have typed 'cu' and you see that your
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cursor is at the first occurrence of 'cu'. If you now type <Rubout>,
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cursor is at the first occurrence of 'cu'. If you now type <Delete>,
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the 'u' on the search line is erased and you'll be repositioned in the
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text to the occurrence of 'c' where the search took you before you
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typed the 'u'. This provides a useful means for backing up while you
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