Basic insertion commands

Command Keys Examples

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(

(a b |c d)

--->

(a b (|) c d)

(foo "bar |baz" quux)

--->

(foo "bar (|baz" quux)

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)

(defun f (x|  ))

--->

(defun f (x)
  |)

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M-)

(a b |c   )

--->

(a b c)|

; Hello,| world!

--->

; Hello,)| world!

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(frob grovel |full lexical)

--->

(frob grovel "|" full lexical)

(foo "bar |baz" quux)

--->

(foo "bar \"baz" quux)

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M-"

(foo "bar |baz" quux)

--->

(foo "bar baz"
     |quux)

(foo bar| baz quux)

--->

(foo bar "|" baz quux)

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(string #|)
  ; Escaping character... (x)

--->

(string #\x|)

"foo|bar"
  ; Escaping character... (")

--->

"foo\"|bar"

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;

|(frob grovel)

--->

;|
(frob grovel)

(frob grovel)    |

--->

(frob grovel)    ;|

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M-;

(foo |bar)   ; baz

--->

(foo bar)                               ; |baz

(frob grovel)|

--->

(frob grovel)                           ; |

    (foo bar)
|
    (baz quux)

--->

    (foo bar)
    ;; |
    (baz quux)

    (foo bar) |(baz quux)

--->

    (foo bar)
    ;; |
    (baz quux)

|(defun hello-world ...)

--->

;;; |
(defun hello-world ...)

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RET

(let ((n (frobbotz))) |(display (+ n 1)
port))

--->

(let ((n (frobbotz)))
  |(display (+ n 1)
            port))

Deleting & killing

Command Keys Examples

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C-d, deletechar

(quu|x "zot")

--->

(quu| "zot")

(quux |"zot")

--->

(quux "|zot")

(quux "|zot")

--->

(quux "|ot")

(foo (|) bar)

--->

(foo | bar)

|(foo bar)

--->

(|foo bar)

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DEL

("zot" q|uux)

--->

("zot" |uux)

("zot"| quux)

--->

("zot|" quux)

("zot|" quux)

--->

("zo|" quux)

(foo (|) bar)

--->

(foo | bar)

(foo bar)|

--->

(foo bar|)

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C-k

    (foo bar)|     ; Useless comment!

--->

    (foo bar)|

    (|foo bar)     ; Useful comment!

--->

    (|)     ; Useful comment!

    |(foo bar)     ; Useless line!

--->

    (foo "|bar baz"
         quux)

--->

    (foo "|"
         quux)

Movement & navigation

Command Keys Examples

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C-M-f

(foo |(bar baz) quux)

--->

(foo (bar baz)| quux)

(foo (bar)|)

--->

(foo (bar))|

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C-M-b

(foo (bar baz)| quux)

--->

(foo |(bar baz) quux)

(|(foo) bar)

--->

|((foo) bar)

Depth-changing commands

Command Keys Examples

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M-(

(foo |bar baz)

--->

(foo (|bar) baz)

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M-s

(foo (bar| baz) quux)

--->

(foo bar| baz quux)

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M-up, ESC M-O A

(foo (let ((x 5)) |(sqrt n)) bar)

--->

(foo (sqrt n) bar)

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M-down, ESC M-O B

(a (b c| d e) f)

--->

(a b c f)

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M-r

(dynamic-wind in |(lambda () body) out)

--->

|(lambda () body)

Barfage & slurpage

Command Keys Examples

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C-), M-right, ESC , ESC M-O D

(foo (bar |baz) quux zot)

--->

(foo (bar |baz quux) zot)

(a b ((c| d)) e f)

--->

(a b ((c| d) e) f)

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C-}, M-left, ESC , ESC M-O C

(foo (bar |baz quux) zot)

--->

(foo (bar |baz) quux zot)

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C-(, C-M-left, ESC , ESC M-O d

(foo bar (baz| quux) zot)

--->

(foo (bar baz| quux) zot)

(a b ((c| d)) e f)

--->

(a (b (c| d)) e f)

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C-{, C-M-right, ESC , ESC M-O c

(foo (bar baz |quux) zot)

--->

(foo bar (baz |quux) zot)

Miscellaneous

Command Keys Examples

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M-S

(hello| world)

--->

(hello)| (world)

"Hello,| world!"

--->

"Hello,"| "world!"

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