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(emacs)Key Bindings

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Customizing Key Bindings
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   This section describes "key bindings", which map keys to commands,
and "keymaps", which record key bindings.  It also explains how to
customize key bindings.

   Recall that a command is a Lisp function whose definition provides
for interactive use.  Like every Lisp function, a command has a function
name which usually consists of lower-case letters and hyphens.

Keymaps

Generalities. The global keymap.

Prefix Keymaps

Keymaps for prefix keys.

Local Keymaps

Major and minor modes have their own keymaps.

Minibuffer Maps

The minibuffer uses its own local keymaps.

Rebinding

How to redefine one key's meaning conveniently.

Init Rebinding

Rebinding keys with your init file, `.emacs'.

Function Keys

Rebinding terminal function keys.

Named ASCII Chars

Distinguishing <TAB> from C-i, and so on.

Non-ASCII Rebinding

Rebinding non-ASCII characters such as Latin-1.

Mouse Buttons

Rebinding mouse buttons in Emacs.

Disabling

Disabling a command means confirmation is required

before it can be executed. This is done to protect beginners from surprises.