Appending Text

See section Options to see how to change tab and shiftwidth size. See the GNU Emacs manual, or try C-ha tabs (If you have turned Emacs help on). Check out the variable indent-tabs-mode to put in just spaces. Also see options for word-wrap.

<count> a

<count> times after the cursor.

<count> A

<count> times at the end of line.

<count> i

<count> times before the cursor (insert).

<count> I

<count> times before the first CHAR of the line

<count> o

On a new line below the current (open). The count is only useful on a slow terminal.

<count> O

On a new line above the current. The count is only useful on a slow terminal.

<count> ><move>

Shift the lines described by <count><move> one shiftwidth to the right (layout!).

<count> >>

Shift <count> lines one shiftwidth to the right.

<count> ["<a-z1-9>]p

Put the contents of the (default undo) buffer <count> times after the cursor. The register will be automatically downcased.

<count> ["<a-z1-9>]P

Put the contents of the (default undo) buffer <count> times before the cursor. The register will

[<a-z>

Show contents of textmarker.

]<a-z>

Show contents of register.

<count> .

Repeat previous command <count> times. For destructive commands as well as undo.