Questions tagged [key-bindings]
Keyboard shortcuts, key chords, key sequences, hotkeys, or any association between key combinations and corresponding actions in Emacs.
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Assign a keybinding with “C-[” [duplicate]
I want to set shortcuts for the following functions: python-indent-shift-left and python-indent-shift-right. I can do the following and it works.
(bind-keys :package python :map python-mode-map
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How show corresponding key binding of command during M-x completion?
Linux Mint 20
Emacs 27.2
ido-mode
When I press M-x then show (ido-mode) the list of functions.
Nice. But sometime it is not enough. I need to know what is keybinding for this functions. Is it ...
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emacs -nw set key-bindings similar to those of emacs-gui
In emacs -nw, many shortcuts are bound to something different from the "classical" emacs-gui. For instance:
\C-_ is bound to DEL (classically it is undo)
backspace is \C-h thus opens help ...
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Keybinding for pipe in ESS
I am trying to define keymapping about %>% for ess R mode.
Code 1 is my init.el based on How to implement the piping operator %>% in ESS mode?. After evaluation of the code, I get the keybinding ...
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Rebinding M-q in `define-minor-mode`
I'm trying to define a minor mode that rebinds M-q to a modified version of fill-paragraph. What I've written so far:
(defun myfun ()
(message "myfun called"))
(define-minor-mode mymode
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How to use Ctrl+K as evil escape?
I understand that the way to rebind the "escape" function while using the eVil mode is something on the lines of (setq-default evil-escape-key-sequence "jj"). But I want to set my &...
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Key map and vector key sequence
paredit.el has the following example code for setting a keybinding:
https://github.com/emacsmirror/paredit/blob/8330a41e8188fe18d3fa805bb9aa529f015318e8/paredit.el#L54
(eval-after-load 'paredit
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How to use C-j C-k to move window in term mode using evil?
The bindings of C-j C-k to evil-window-down[up] work well every where apart form term mode. term mode rebinds these to C-w j C-w k - this is super annoying!
How can i make term use the C-j/C-k ...
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Emacs doesn't show the keymap of a keybinding
I want to unbind the keybinding C-k, which runs the command org-up-element in org mode. To do it, I first need to find out which keymap this keybinding is bound to. So I run describe-key and press C-k,...
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What is Emacs' “Hyper?” key?
QMK defines Hyper as Ctrl+Shift+Alt+GUI.
XFCE4 is treating my Left super as Hyper, which also happens to be the key that was configured as Hyper in xmodmap when the shortcut was defined.
Emacs doesn't ...
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Ivy Mode Swiper key binding not working
I am learning my way around Emacs. I installed Ivy/Counsel recently. I am trying to use search with Swiper but cannot get the key binding to work. I can get it to work with M-x swiper. I am not sure ...
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Possible infinite recursion when copying keymap
When trying to open vterm, I get helm-M-x-execute-command: Possible infinite recursion when copying keymap. I am using Doom Emacs.
config.el: https://paste.ofcode.org/Zypm6xQgbXneyJ7LnQvyPK
+bindings....
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Where does my key bind so I can unbind it in major mode
I changed my key bindings with this lines in my .init.d:
(global-set-key "\C-i" 'previous-line)
It works normally, but when I change to markdown-mode, key rebinds to something else, how can ...
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Can quail accept keybinding as an input?
With a global keybinding it is possible to insert a text by running a keybinding as below
(global-set-key (kbd "S-SPC") "blablabla")
Is it possible to do the same thing with ...
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Changing font color with Key bindings?
I've been using Emacs org-mode to primarily take lecture notes for university, and I find that it is remarkably useful and I can usually type everything up fairly quickly.
Recently, I've been wanting ...
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How <dd> evil keymap works?
d seems to be bound to evil-delete which requires beg and end arguments. I suspect they are somehow obtained from d motion. Let's say I have defun my-delete-line (body). What should go in body to ...
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How to set major mode localleader keybinding to both `SPC m` and `comma` in Doom
I want to be able to use both SPC m and , as major mode localleader keybinding in Doom. With my current Doom setup, I can only use , as localleader key. SPC m is undefined currently.
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How to bind a key-chord to the `C-c` prefix?
I am using the package key-chord. This package allows me to hit x x quickly instead of hitting M-x:
(key-chord-define-global "xx" 'execute-extended-command)
And here is another way to to ...
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Create term horizontal split that is 20% size keybinding
I'd like a keybinding that can create a term buffer in a 25 percent split. What I mean by that is, with a specific keybinding like SPC t c, I'd like to open up a terminal in a split.
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binding <tab> to company complete
I would like to always trigger company suggests. When I use:
(global-set-key (kbd "<tab>") 'company-complete))
It breaks ivy's completion in the minibuffer. How can I prevent this? I ...
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What is the keycoode of C-TAB?
iTerm does not send ctrl+tab itself, so I need to configure it myself. I can't figure it what key code ctrl+tab is though.
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key binding isearch-forward with Greek keyboard
I use Emacs with various languages and have had trouble invoking isearch-forward from a keystroke when my keyboard layout (OS-level) is set to Greek. If I try the usual C-s, it says there is no ...
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How can disable TAB to execute selected line in `counsel-M-x`?
I am using counsel-M-x, it has little bit different behavior than smex, where TAB may execute the line.
Is it possible to use TAB only for toggling where I just want to disable feature to execute the ...
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How can I prevent `C-s` from invoking I-search while using Smex?
While using M-x ; by default C-s was binding to next line so I used to keep pressing C-s to toggle around. When I start using smex, C-s is now it is bound to I-search in some cases as follows:
M-x ...
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mapping <up>, <down> to `comint-previous-input` and `comint-next-input`
I'd like to map <up> and <down> to comint-previous-input and comint-next-input respectively.
I have done this successfully for shell:
(eval-after-load "shell"
'(define-key ...
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Emacs org mode shortcut to create code block
When using org mode, how can I map a specific keybinding (ex. C-c s) to create an org code snippet that looks like this:
#+BEGIN_SRC python
#+END_SRC
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How do I type … in the TUI?
When I call describe-key and enter … (Alt Gr + .), it says M-b runs the command backward-word […] and async-shell-command (bound to M-&) is called.
I'm on Linux with Xorg, the terminal emulator is ...
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Standard Mac/Windows Keybindings for Italics, Bold, and Underline in Org-Mode
Is there a simple way to get command-i, command-b, and command-u to operate in emacs org-mode on Mac in exactly the way that they operate in a typical word processor on Mac (for example, Microsoft ...
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Hotkeys in popup menus?
I want to create a popup menu, like the ones created by mouse-buffer-menu, but I also want to bind hotkeys in that context (e.g. 1 to select the first entry).
I want to specifically use the x-popup-...
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Define and load a local keymap without defining a minor mode
Can I define and load a local keymap without defining a minor mode?
I need to define some keybinding in latex-mode and access/list them with
(describe-variable 'mycustom-map)
but I don't want to ...
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Keybindings For Doom Emacs
I am trying to start using Doom Emacs, but I find it increasingly difficult to find what the new keybindings are for certain tasks, like the ones for using Org Mode.
When I use vanilla Emacs, there is ...
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Adding a custom keybinding in Doom Emacs
I am using evil-mode and am very new to emacs and doom. How would I be able to map Ctrl-s to :w or save. Also, how would I be able to bind Ctrl-n to neotree-toggle? I have been searching and trying ...
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Is there a command (and ideally a key binding) to navigate to the top (or bottom) of an org table?
I have read Built-in Table Editor, and searched apropos-function org table for top, bottom, beginning, and end. I found org-table-beginning-of-field, but not anything like org-table-beginning-of-table....
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Prevent `(keyboard-quit)` from closing `*compile*` windows
After a recent update to my Spacemacs install, I noticed that C-g i.e. keyboard-quit closes *compilation* buffers that result from an M-x recompile. How can I prevent this behavior? I don't want C-g ...
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How do I bind C-x p to the project.el project-prefix-map?
Following the advice of Mastering Emacs I'm trying to use the project.el package. My problem is that C-x p isn't bound to the prefix keymap and I can't figure out how to bind it correctly.
I'm pretty ...
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Binding option + arrow keys/backspace on Mac OS while still being able to enter special characters
I want to be able to bind ⌥← to move the cursor to the previous word, ⌥→ to the next word, ⌥↓ to scroll down a page etc. in Emacs on Mac OS, as in native text editing controls, but also still be able ...
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How do I use global-unset-key for non ASCII characters?
I am using QWERTZ with Czech layout and to write certain characters like { and } I have to press down option, however in my emacs (using the emacsformacosx version) the option key is bound to the Meta ...
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How to start a process with multiple arguments?
Instead running sudo su joe -s prime-run firefox in the shell I'd rather bind it to a key.
Yet, nothing happens on pressing M-n (while M-i works).
What am I doing wrong?
(setq exwm-input-global-keys
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Swap TAB and Escape in all modes including evil
Escape is too far away on modern keyboards and Tab could be easily typed as Ctrl+i in terminal applications. So I found it convenient to replace them in my alacritty terminal key bindings. I am used ...
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How to unbind the key for a specific map?
I use org, smartparens and use-package altogether. Sometimes I need to delete a heading and its subheadings. Without smartparens package I use the C-k key and it allows me to delete the heading itself ...
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Look up the key bound to a definition in a specific keymap, ignoring indirect bindings
How can I look up what key(s) are bound to a particular definition in a keymap? Basically the converse of lookup-key.
where-is-internal is almost the answer I'm looking for, but it doesn't seem to ...
asked Feb 7 at 15:16
Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
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How can I bind F12 in serial-term mode to minicom's F12?
When I use emacs serial-term mode
Can I invoke F12 or other function keys as minicom's F12?
I tried below... but it doesn't work
(global-set-key [f12] nil)
Thank you in advance!
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Meta key sending some commands two times over Citrix VDI
I am using Emacs 26.1 on a Windows machine that I connect to via Citrix Viewer running on MacOS 11.1.
I'm using left-option as my meta key.
When using org-mode, the meta key is behaving inconsistently....
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How to specify that a package uses my key bindings
For example, I use M-s as isearch-forward:
(global-set-key (kbd "M-s") 'isearch-forward)
When I try to install isearch+ with use-package:
(use-package isearch+
:straight t)
I get the ...
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Temporary input-decode-map while inputting key sequence
I want all sequences like C-c C-p to be translated to C-c p and even C-x C-k C-e should become C-x k e.
This is easily done with e.g.
(define-key input-decode-map (kbd "C-p") (kbd "p&...
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Bindings just for text buffers created by magit?
I'm trying to create a different keybinding to abort a commit in magit. Right now, when you're editing a commit message C-c C-k is bound to with-editor-cancel, which does the trick. But I'm an evil ...
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C-^ not registering
As the title suggests, I cannot enter C-^ in emacs. It doesn't work in org-mode nor does it register anything when I try to enter it into describe-key.
If it helps at all I am on mac using emacs ...
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Can I combine key-chord-mode with evil-define-key?
I like to use evil-define-key like so:
(evil-define-key 'normal projectile-mode-map
(kbd "M-o") 'projectile-switch-to-buffer)
This is great because I can make bindings for both an emacs ...
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Bind self-insert-command in sparse keymap
I have a sparse keymap with suppress-keymap set as a parent:
(setq km (make-sparse-keymap))
(setq skm (make-keymap))
(suppress-keymap skm t)
(set-keymap-parent km skm)
(add-to-list 'emulation-mode-map-...
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gnud-dired-attach <return> based keybinding does not work
I am on gnu emacs 26.3 linux mint 20.1 and since my last OS update I cannot attach multiple files via dired using the key-binding C-c RET C-a. The message buffer indicates that C-c <return> C-a ...
