Basic Insertion Commands

Command Keys Examples
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!
paredit-close-round-and-newline M-) 
(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
paredit-meta-doublequote M-" 
(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)          ;|
paredit-comment-dwim M-; 
(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 C-j 
(let ((n (frobbotz))) |(display (+ n 1)
port))
    --->
(let ((n (frobbotz)))
  |(display (+ n 1)
           port))

Deleting & Killing

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

Movement & Navigation

Command Keys Examples
paredit-forward C-M-f 
(foo |(bar baz) quux)
    --->
(foo (bar baz)| quux)
(foo (bar)|)
    --->
(foo (bar))|
paredit-backward C-M-b 
(foo (bar baz)| quux)
    --->
(foo |(bar baz) quux)
(|(foo) bar)
    --->
|((foo) bar)
paredit-backward-up C-M-u (no examples)
paredit-forward-down C-M-d (no examples)
paredit-backward-down C-M-p (no examples)
paredit-forward-up C-M-n (no examples)

Depth-Changing Commands

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

Barfage & Slurpage

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

Miscellaneous Commands

Command Keys Examples
paredit-split-sexp M-S 
(hello| world)
    --->
(hello)| (world)
"Hello, |world!"
    --->
"Hello, "| "world!"
paredit-join-sexps M-J 
(hello)| (world)
    --->
(hello| world)
"Hello, "| "world!"
    --->
"Hello, |world!"
hello-
|  world
    --->
hello-|world
paredit-recenter-on-sexp C-c C-M-l (no examples)
paredit-reindent-defun M-q (no examples)