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Troubleshooting

There are hundreds of control sequences in Emacs; the above are only the basics. If you accidently type an incorrect control or escape sequence and you want Emacs to stop executing that command, use the C-g command to do so. Quit will appear in the command line on the screen. Now you can safely type a new command.

If you type a command accidently, use C-x u (hold down the Control key while typing the letter x then let go of the Control key and type the letter u) to undo the last change that was made to the file. If you type C-x u repeatedly you will undo all the previous changes.



Tim Kohl
 
September 2004
Mathematics and Statistics
Boston University