EMACS EDITOR

There is only one mode, not two separate modes as in "vi".  You are always
in insert mode and have to activate special commands, like delete a character,
by a special key sequence.  You can rub out characters with the delete key
and move around using the arrow keys.

LEGEND:   ^a means CONTROL-a (hold down CONTROL while pressing a)
          ESC a means press ESCape key first, then the a key.

Control functions;  
   ^x^c    Quit  (it will prompt you if you have made changes)
   ^x^s    Save, don't quit

Movement within the file

   ESC <   Go to beginning of file
   ESC >   Go to end of file
   ^a      place cursor at beginning of line
   ^e      place cursor at end of line

Searching:

   ^s      search forward      (type search string, then press ESC)
   ^r      search backward

Deleting

   ^d      delete current character under the cursor
   DELETE  delete previous character
   ESC d   delele next word

Undoing and misc

   ^x u    undo    
   ^g      abort current command
   ESC x   follow this with the full command name
   ^l      redraw screen

Split screen

   ^x 2    make 2 windows
   ^x 1    reduce back to 1 window
   ^x o    switch to other window
   ^x b    switch buffers
   ^x ^b   list buffers

Cutting and Pasting

   ^@      set mark point
   ^w      cut from mark point to the current point, put into kill buffer
   ESC w   copy from mark point to the current point, put into kill buffer
   ^y      yank from kill buffer

HELP

   ^h b    describe key bindings
   ^h t    bring up the emacs tutorial

ESCAPE TO UNIX

   ESC !   allows you to escape to a shell
   ESC %   query replace, type old, new and then y or n as it shows you the
           words, or type ! to change all changes automatically without query;
           stop the query with ^G