Octave (EMACS) Help: Key Commands


(help -i means interactive Octave help:
Basic Commands in Info Windows
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  h   Invoke the Info tutorial.

Selecting other nodes:
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  n   Move to the "next" node of this node.
  p   Move to the "previous" node of this node.
  u   Move "up" from this node.
  m   Pick menu item specified by name.
      Picking a menu item causes another node to be selected.
  f   Follow a cross reference.  Reads name of reference.
  l   Move to the last node seen in this window.
  d   Move to the `directory' node.  Equivalent to `g(DIR)'.

Moving within a node:
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  SPC Scroll forward a page.
  DEL Scroll backward a page.
  b   Go to the beginning of this node.
  e   Go to the end of this node.

"Advanced" commands:
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  q   Quit Info.
  1   Pick first item in node's menu.
  2-9 Pick second ... ninth item in node's menu.
  0   Pick last item in node's menu.
  g   Move to node specified by name.
      You may include a filename as well, as in (FILENAME)NODENAME.
  s   Search through this Info file for a specified string,
      and select the node in which the next occurrence is found.
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The current search path is:
  "/usr/local/info/"
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Commands available in Info windows:

C-a     (beginning-of-line)             Move to the start of the line
C-b     (backward-char)                 Move backward a character
C-e     (end-of-line)                   Move to the end of the line
C-f     (forward-char)                  Move forward a character
C-g     (abort-key)                     Cancel current operation
C-h     (get-help-window)               Display help message
TAB     (move-to-next-xref)             Move to the next cross reference
LFD     (select-reference-this-line)
     Select reference or menu item appearing on this line
C-l     (redraw-display)                Redraw the display
RET     (select-reference-this-line)
     Select reference or menu item appearing on this line
C-n     (next-line)                     Move down to the next line
C-p     (prev-line)                     Move up to the previous line
C-r     (isearch-backward)
     Search interactively for a string as you type it
C-s     (isearch-forward)
     Search interactively for a string as you type it
C-u     (universal-argument)
     Start (or multiply by 4) the current numeric argument
C-v     (scroll-forward)                Scroll forward in this window
C-x C-b (list-visited-nodes)
     Make a window containing a menu of all of the currently visited nodes
C-x C-c (quit)                          Quit using Info
C-x C-f (view-file)                     Read the name of a file and select it
C-x C-g (abort-key)                     Cancel current operation
C-x C-v (view-file)                     Read the name of a file and select it
C-x 0   (delete-window)                 Delete the current window
C-x 1   (keep-one-window)               Delete all other windows
C-x 2   (split-window)                  Split the current window
C-x ^   (grow-window)                   Grow (or shrink) this window
C-x b   (select-visited-node)
     Select a node which has been previously visited in a visible window
C-x k   (kill-node)                     Kill this node
C-x o   (next-window)                   Select the next window
C-x t   (tile-windows)
     Divide the available screen space among the visible windows
C-x w   (toggle-wrap)
     Toggle the state of line wrapping in the current window
ESC C-f (show-footnotes)
     Show the footnotes associated with this node in another window
ESC C-g (abort-key)                     Cancel current operation
ESC TAB (move-to-prev-xref)             Move to the previous cross reference
ESC C-v (scroll-other-window)           Scroll the other window
ESC -   (add-digit-to-numeric-arg)
     Add this digit to the current numeric argument
ESC 0 .. ESC 9  (add-digit-to-numeric-arg)
     Add this digit to the current numeric argument
ESC <   (beginning-of-node)             Move to the start of this node
ESC >   (end-of-node)                   Move to the end of this node
ESC b   (backward-word)                 Move backward a word
ESC f   (forward-word)                  Move forward a word
ESC r   (move-to-window-line)
     Move to the cursor to a specific line of the window
ESC v   (scroll-backward)               Scroll backward in this window
ESC x   (execute-command)
     Read a command name in the echo area and execute it
SPC     (scroll-forward)                Scroll forward in this window
,       (next-index-match)
     Go to the next matching index item from the last `i' command
0       (last-menu-item)
     Select the last item in this node's menu
1 .. 9  (menu-digit)                    Select this menu item
<       (first-node)                    Select the first node in this file
>       (last-node)                     Select the last node in this file
?       (get-help-window)               Display help message
[       (global-prev-node)
     Move backwards or up through node structure
]       (global-next-node)
     Move forwards or down through node structure
b       (beginning-of-node)             Move to the start of this node
d       (dir-node)                      Select the node `(dir)'
e       (end-of-node)                   Move to the end of this node
f       (xref-item)
     Read a footnote or cross reference and select its node
g       (goto-node)                     Read a node name and select it
h       (get-info-help-node)            Visit Info node `(info)Help'
i       (index-search)
     Look up a string in the index for this file
l       (history-node)                  Select the most recently selected node
m       (menu-item)                     Read a menu item and select its node
n       (next-node)                     Select the `Next' node
p       (prev-node)                     Select the `Prev' node
q       (quit)                          Quit using Info
r       (xref-item)
     Read a footnote or cross reference and select its node
s       (search)                        Read a string and search for it
t       (top-node)                      Select the node `Top' in this file
u       (up-node)                       Select the `Up' node
DEL     (scroll-backward)               Scroll backward in this window
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Commands available in the echo area:

C-a     (echo-area-beg-of-line)         Move to the start of this line
C-b     (echo-area-backward)            Move backward a character
C-d     (echo-area-delete)              Delete the character under the cursor
C-e     (echo-area-end-of-line)         Move to the end of this line
C-f     (echo-area-forward)             Move forward a character
C-g     (echo-area-abort)               Cancel or quit operation
C-h     (echo-area-rubout)              Delete the character behind the cursor
TAB     (echo-area-complete)            Insert completion
LFD     (echo-area-newline)
     Accept (or force completion of) this line
C-k     (echo-area-kill-line)           Kill to the end of the line
C-l     (redraw-display)                Redraw the display
RET     (echo-area-newline)
     Accept (or force completion of) this line
C-q     (echo-area-quoted-insert)       Insert next character verbatim
C-t     (echo-area-transpose-chars)     Transpose characters at point
C-u     (universal-argument)
     Start (or multiply by 4) the current numeric argument
C-x o   (next-window)                   Select the next window
C-x DEL (echo-area-backward-kill-line)  Kill to the beginning of the line
C-y     (echo-area-yank)                Yank back the contents of the last kill
ESC C-g (echo-area-abort)               Cancel or quit operation
ESC TAB (echo-area-tab-insert)          Insert a TAB character
ESC C-v (echo-area-scroll-completions-window)Scroll the completions window
ESC -   (add-digit-to-numeric-arg)
     Add this digit to the current numeric argument
ESC 0 .. ESC 9  (add-digit-to-numeric-arg)
     Add this digit to the current numeric argument
ESC ?   (echo-area-possible-completions)List possible completions
ESC b   (echo-area-backward-word)       Move backward a word
ESC d   (echo-area-kill-word)           Kill the word following the cursor
ESC f   (echo-area-forward-word)        Move forward a word
ESC y   (echo-area-yank-pop)            Yank back a previous kill
ESC DEL (echo-area-backward-kill-word)  Kill the word preceding the cursor
SPC     (echo-area-complete)            Insert completion
! .. >  (echo-area-insert)              Insert this character
?       (echo-area-possible-completions)List possible completions
@ .. ~  (echo-area-insert)              Insert this character
DEL     (echo-area-rubout)              Delete the character behind the cursor
--- Use `l' or `C-x k' to exit ---

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