1.2. Emacs Commands
Emacs commands consist of a modifier, such as CTRL (CONTROL) or ESC (ESCAPE), followed by one or two characters. Commands shown in this book abbreviate CTRL to C:
C-g
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Hold down the CTRL key and press g.
Most Emacs manuals refer to the META key in addition to the CTRL key. Since most keyboards don't have a META key, this book refers to ESC instead of META:
ESC x
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Press ESC, release it, then press x.
It is entirely possible that your keyboard has a META key. On many keyboards, the ALT keys function as the META key. If your keyboard does have a META key, it works like the CTRL key described here—that is, you hold down the META key and press the desired key, such as g.
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