The Minibuffer

The minibuffer is where commands are entered in. Editing can be done by commands from Insert mode, namely:

C-h

Backspace

C-w

Delete Word

C-u

Erase line

C-c

Quit

C-v

Quote the following character

ESC

Leave minibuffer

RET

Execute command

C-g and C-]

Emacs quit and abort keys. These may be necessary. See section Vi Mode for an explanation.

The Emacs keys are functional in the minibuffer. It is possible to turn them off, but this version does not do so. There are some issues to be resolved before this happens.