nix/docs/emacs.md

Emacs Configuration

General

Key	Action
ESC	Keyboard escape quit
C-x c	Compile
C-=	Zoom in
C--	Zoom out

Window Management

Key	Action
C-x 0	Delete window (balanced)
C-x 2	Split vertical (balanced)
C-x 3	Split horizontal (balanced)
C-x C-o	Ace window (jump to window)
C-c <left>	Move to left window
C-c <right>	Move to right window
C-c <up>	Move to upper window
C-c <down>	Move to lower window

Buffers & Files

Key	Action
C-x b	Switch buffer (consult)
C-x 4 b	Switch buffer other window
C-x 5 b	Switch buffer other frame
C-x t b	Switch buffer other tab
C-x r b	Consult bookmark
C-x p b	Consult project buffer
C-x -	Dired jump
C-x e	Dired jump

Search & Navigation

Key	Action
M-s d	Find file (consult-find)
M-s c	Locate file
M-s g	Grep
M-s G	Git grep
M-s r	Ripgrep
M-s l	Search line
M-s L	Search line multi-buffer
M-s k	Keep lines matching
M-s u	Focus lines matching
M-s e	Isearch history
M-g g	Go to line
M-g M-g	Go to line
M-g o	Outline
M-g m	Mark
M-g k	Global mark
M-g i	Imenu
M-g I	Imenu multi-buffer
M-g e	Compile error
M-g f	Flymake diagnostics

Embark

Key	Action
C-.	Embark act
C-;	Embark dwim
C-h B	Embark bindings

Editing

Undo

Key	Action
C-M-u	Undo tree visualize
M-_	Undo tree redo
M--	Go back to last edit

Multiple Cursors

Key	Action
C-S-c C-S-c	Edit lines
C-M-SPC	Set rectangular region
C->	Mark next like this
C-<	Mark previous like this
C-c C-<	Mark all like this
C-"	Skip to next like this
C-:	Skip to previous like this

Move Text

Key	Action
M-p	Move line/region up
M-n	Move line/region down

Registers & Yank

Key	Action
M-y	Yank pop (consult)
M-#	Register load
M-'	Register store
C-M-#	Register

Consult

Key	Action
C-c M-x	Mode command
C-c h	History
C-c k	Kmacro
C-c m	Man page
C-c i	Info
C-x M-:	Complex command

Dired

Key	Action
C-x -	Dired jump
C-x e	Dired jump

In Dired Mode

Key	Action
-	Up directory
W	Copy path at point

Git (Magit)

Key	Action
C-x g	Magit status

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Notes & Org

Directory Structure

• ~/NPersonal/agenda.org - All tasks (Inbox, Tasks, Meetings)
• ~/NPersonal/archive.org - Completed/archived items
• ~/NPersonal/*.md - Denote markdown notes
• ~/NPersonal/journal/ - Journal entries

agenda.org Structure

* Inbox      <- quick captures
* Tasks      <- organized tasks
* Meetings   <- meetings

Org Agenda

Key	Action
C-c a	Open agenda dispatcher
C-c c	Capture (quick note/todo)
C-c l s	Store link
C-c l i	Insert link

Agenda Views (C-c a then...)

Key	View
n	Dashboard
w	Week view
i	Inbox
p	Projects

In Agenda View

Key	Action
n / p	Next / previous item
t	Cycle TODO state
RET	Go to item
q	Quit agenda

Org Mode

Key	Action
C-c C-t	Cycle TODO state
C-c C-s	Schedule
C-c C-d	Set deadline
C-c C-w	Refile to another file/heading
C-c C-x C-a	Archive subtree

Capture Templates (C-c c)

Key	Action
c	Quick capture to Inbox
r	Capture with reference
t	Task
m	Meeting
e i	Email to Inbox
e t	Email to Tasks
e f	Email follow-up with deadline

Denote (Markdown Notes)

Notes are saved as: 20241226T123456--title__keyword1_keyword2.md

Key	Action
C-c n n	Create new note
C-c n f	Find or create note
C-c n d	Sort dired
C-c n i	Insert link to note
C-c n l	Show backlinks
C-c n r	Rename file
C-c n R	Rename using front matter
C-c n k	Add keyword
C-c n K	Remove keyword
C-c n b	Backlinks for org heading
C-c n h	Link to org heading

Denote Journal

Key	Action
C-c n j	New journal entry
C-c n J	New or existing journal entry

Denote Sequence

Key	Action
C-c n s s	New sequence note
C-c n s c	New child of current
C-c n s S	New sibling of current
C-c n s f	Find sequence
C-c n s l	Link sequence
C-c n s d	Sequence dired

Denote Explore

Key	Action
C-c n e c	Count notes
C-c n e C	Count keywords
C-c n e b	Barchart keywords
C-c n e e	Barchart filetypes
C-c n e r	Random note
C-c n e l	Random link
C-c n e k	Random keyword
C-c n e x	Random regex
C-c n e d	Identify duplicates
C-c n e z	Zero keywords
C-c n e s	Single keywords
C-c n e o	Sort keywords
C-c n e w	Rename keyword
C-c n e n	Network visualization
C-c n e v	Regenerate network
C-c n e D	Barchart degree

Archive

Completed tasks go to archive.org under * Archived heading.

• C-c C-x C-a - Archive current subtree
• C-c C-w then select archive.org - Refile to archive

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Email (mu4e)

Launch

Key	Action
C-c e	Open mu4e

Main View

Key	Action
U	Update mail (run mbsync)
j	Jump to maildir
s	Search
b	Bookmarks
C	Compose new message
;	Switch context (account)
q	Quit mu4e

Headers View (Message List)

Key	Action
n / p	Next / previous message
RET	View message
d	Mark for trash
D	Mark for delete
t	Mark for action (prompts)
T	Mark all for action
u	Unmark
m	Move to folder
e	Refile (archive)
+ / -	Mark / unmark flag
!	Mark as read
?	Mark as unread
r	Reply
R	Reply all
F	Forward
x	Execute marked actions
U	Unmark all
%	Mark by pattern
g	Rerun search
q	Quit to main view

Message View

Key	Action
n / p	Next / previous message
SPC / DEL	Scroll down / up
r	Reply
R	Reply all
F	Forward
o	Open attachment
e	Refile (archive)
a	View action (open in browser, etc.)
#	Toggle citation folding
.	Raw view
h	Toggle headers
q	Return to headers

Compose

Key	Action
C-c C-c	Send message
C-c C-k	Kill (discard) message
C-c C-d	Save as draft
C-c C-a	Attach file
C-c C-s	GPG sign message
C-c C-e	GPG encrypt message

Bookmarks (from main view, press b)

Key	Action
u	Unread messages
t	Today's messages
w	Last 7 days
i	UChicago Inbox
p	Personal Inbox

Search Tips

• from:john - messages from john
• to:jane - messages to jane
• subject:meeting - subject contains meeting
• flag:unread - unread messages
• flag:attach - messages with attachments
• date:today..now - today's messages
• date:7d..now - last 7 days
• maildir:/uchicago/Inbox - specific maildir
• AND, OR, NOT - boolean operators