Basic Insertion Commands

( paredit-open-round 
(a b |c d)
↓
(a b (|) c d)
 
(foo "bar |baz" quux)
↓
(foo "bar (|baz" quux)
) paredit-close-round 
(a b |c   )
↓
(a b c)|
 
; Hello,| world!
↓
; Hello,)| world!
M-) paredit-close-round-and-newline 
(defun f (x|  ))
↓
(defun f (x)
  |)
 
; (Foo.|
↓
; (Foo.)|
[ paredit-open-square 
(a b |c d)
↓
(a b [|] c d)
 
(foo "bar |baz" quux)
↓
(foo "bar [|baz" quux)
] paredit-close-square 
(define-key keymap [frob|  ] 'frobnicate)
↓
(define-key keymap [frob]| 'frobnicate)
 
; [Bar.|
↓
; [Bar.]|
" paredit-doublequote 
(frob grovel |full lexical)
↓
(frob grovel "|" full lexical)
↓
(frob grovel ""| full lexical)
 
(foo "bar |baz" quux)
↓
(foo "bar \"|baz" quux)
 
(frob grovel)   ; full |lexical
↓
(frob grovel)   ; full "|lexical
M-" paredit-meta-doublequote 
(foo "bar |baz" quux)
↓
(foo "bar baz"| quux)
 
(foo |(bar #\x "baz \\ quux") zot)
↓
(foo "|(bar #\\x \"baz \\\\ quux\")" zot)
\ paredit-backslash 
(string #|)
  ; Character to escape: x
↓
(string #\x|)
 
"foo|bar"
  ; Character to escape: "
↓
"foo\"|bar"
; paredit-semicolon 
|(frob grovel)
↓
;|(frob grovel)
 
(frob |grovel)
↓
(frob ;|grovel
 )
 
(frob |grovel (bloit
               zargh))
↓
(frob ;|grovel
 (bloit
  zargh))
 
(frob grovel)          |
↓
(frob grovel)          ;|
M-; paredit-comment-dwim 
(foo |bar)   ; baz
↓
(foo bar)                               ; |baz
 
(frob grovel)|
↓
(frob grovel)                           ;|
 
(zot (foo bar)
|
     (baz quux))
↓
(zot (foo bar)
     ;; |
     (baz quux))
 
(zot (foo bar) |(baz quux))
↓
(zot (foo bar)
     ;; |
     (baz quux))
 
|(defun hello-world ...)
↓
;;; |
(defun hello-world ...)
paredit-newline 
(let ((n (frobbotz))) |(display (+ n 1)
port))
↓
(let ((n (frobbotz)))
  |(display (+ n 1)
           port))
RET paredit-RET
C-j paredit-C-j

Deleting & Killing

<delete>, <deletechar> paredit-forward-delete 
(quu|x "zot")
↓
(quu| "zot")
 
(quux |"zot")
↓
(quux "|zot")
↓
(quux "|ot")
 
(foo (|) bar)
↓
(foo | bar)
 
|(foo bar)
↓
(|foo bar)
DEL paredit-backward-delete 
("zot" q|uux)
↓
("zot" |uux)
 
("zot"| quux)
↓
("zot|" quux)
↓
("zo|" quux)
 
(foo (|) bar)
↓
(foo | bar)
 
(foo bar)|
↓
(foo bar|)
C-d paredit-delete-char 
(quu|x "zot")
↓
(quu| "zot")
 
(quux |"zot")
↓
(quux "|zot")
↓
(quux "|ot")
 
(foo (|) bar)
↓
(foo | bar)
 
|(foo bar)
↓
(|foo bar)
C-k paredit-kill 
(foo bar)|     ; Useless comment!
↓
(foo bar)|
 
(|foo bar)     ; Useful comment!
↓
(|)     ; Useful comment!
 
|(foo bar)     ; Useless line!
↓
|
 
(foo "|bar baz"
     quux)
↓
(foo "|"
     quux)
M-d paredit-forward-kill-word 
|(foo bar)    ; baz
↓
(| bar)    ; baz
↓
(|)    ; baz
↓
()    ;|
 
;;;| Frobnicate
(defun frobnicate ...)
↓
;;;|
(defun frobnicate ...)
↓
;;;
(| frobnicate ...)
M-DEL paredit-backward-kill-word 
(foo bar)    ; baz
(quux)|
↓
(foo bar)    ; baz
(|)
↓
(foo bar)    ; |
()
↓
(foo |)    ; 
()
↓
(|)    ; 
()

Movement & Navigation

C-M-f paredit-forward 
(foo |(bar baz) quux)
↓
(foo (bar baz)| quux)
 
(foo (bar)|)
↓
(foo (bar))|
C-M-b paredit-backward 
(foo (bar baz)| quux)
↓
(foo |(bar baz) quux)
 
(|(foo) bar)
↓
|((foo) bar)
C-M-u paredit-backward-up
C-M-d paredit-forward-down
C-M-p paredit-backward-down
C-M-n paredit-forward-up

Depth-Changing Commands

M-( paredit-wrap-round 
(foo |bar baz)
↓
(foo (|bar) baz)
M-s paredit-splice-sexp 
(foo (bar| baz) quux)
↓
(foo bar| baz quux)
M-<up>, ESC <up> paredit-splice-sexp-killing-backward 
(foo (let ((x 5)) |(sqrt n)) bar)
↓
(foo |(sqrt n) bar)
M-<down>, ESC <down> paredit-splice-sexp-killing-forward 
(a (b c| d e) f)
↓
(a b c| f)
M-r paredit-raise-sexp 
(dynamic-wind in (lambda () |body) out)
↓
(dynamic-wind in |body out)
↓
|body
M-? paredit-convolute-sexp 
(let ((x 5) (y 3)) (frob |(zwonk)) (wibblethwop))
↓
(frob |(let ((x 5) (y 3)) (zwonk) (wibblethwop)))

Barfage & Slurpage

C-), C-<right> paredit-forward-slurp-sexp 
(foo (bar |baz) quux zot)
↓
(foo (bar |baz quux) zot)
 
(a b ((c| d)) e f)
↓
(a b ((c| d) e) f)
C-}, C-<left> paredit-forward-barf-sexp 
(foo (bar |baz quux) zot)
↓
(foo (bar |baz) quux zot)
C-(, C-M-<left>, ESC C-<left> paredit-backward-slurp-sexp 
(foo bar (baz| quux) zot)
↓
(foo (bar baz| quux) zot)
 
(a b ((c| d)) e f)
↓
(a (b (c| d)) e f)
C-{, C-M-<right>, ESC C-<right> paredit-backward-barf-sexp 
(foo (bar baz |quux) zot)
↓
(foo bar (baz |quux) zot)

Miscellaneous Commands

M-S paredit-split-sexp 
(hello| world)
↓
(hello)| (world)
 
"Hello, |world!"
↓
"Hello, "| "world!"
M-J paredit-join-sexps 
(hello)| (world)
↓
(hello| world)
 
"Hello, "| "world!"
↓
"Hello, |world!"
 
hello-
|  world
↓
hello-|world
C-c C-M-l paredit-recenter-on-sexp
M-q paredit-reindent-defun