ARCHIVED: In Emacs, what does "M-x command" mean?
In Emacs, "M-x command
" means press
M-x
, then type the name of the command, and then press
Enter
. The M
stands for the
Meta
key, which you can emulate on most keyboards by
pressing the Esc
key. For more information on Emacs
keystroke naming conventions, see How keystrokes are denoted in Emacs
The default function of M-x
is the command
execute-extended-command
. This command allows you to run any
Emacs command by its extended (i.e., full) name. If you can't remember all
of a command's name, you can type in some of it and then press
Tab
and the Spacebar to complete it, or press
?
for a list of possible matches.
execute-extended-command
. A function
key labeled Do
is a good candidate for this.
This information comes from the Emacs FAQ.
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 09:32:02.