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Key Binding
Description
SPC SPC
Execute interactive function (M-x on emacs)
fd
Alternative: press the f and d keys together.
If you find yourself in a buffer where Spacemacs (SPC) or Vim keybindings don’t work use this to get back to normal state (for example in “SPC SPC customize” press fd to make SPC b b work again).
SPC s c
remove highlight
SPC T s
list themes
SPC T n
Switch to next theme. Light/Dark.
SPC t w
Toggle the display of Tabs and whitespace
SPC w b
focus mini-buffer
SPC z x
font size minor mode
SPC z f
font zoom/unzoom with + - and 0
SPC S c
Spell check the last incorrect word.
SPC j w
Avy jump to word
SPC a u
Open up undo visulization tree. Session change history.
SPC f f filename
create files in non-existing subfolders, like SPC f f my/sub/folder/file.txt RET
or :e ~/dir/myfilename.org RET
Shift + Insert
command to paste into emacs command window. Same as Middle Click
Undo visulization tree commands
Key Binding
Description
VIM editing Style
j and k
to navigate through the tree up and down.
h and l
to switch branches.
Emacs editing style:
n and p
to navigate through the tree up and down.
f and b
to switch branches.
q or C-g
to quit and leave in current state.
C-q
to abort changes.
Other useful commands:
d
Toggle diff display.
t
Toggle display of time-stamps.
s
Toggle keyboard selection mode.
, and <
Scroll left
. and >
Scroll right
Copy Paste from/to host clipboard when editing a document - in Vim Mode
Key Binding
Description
"+y
Copy to the host clipboard
"+p
Paste the text to editor, from the host clipboard.
SPC v i g
Select the wolde buffer (for copy paste example)
Spell-checking
Spell-checking uses aspell. Make sure aspell and aspell-en are installed.
Key Binding
Description
SPC t S
toggle spell-check
SPC S c
correct word
SPC S n
go to next error
Files manipulations key bindings
Files manipulation commands (start with f):
Key Binding
Description
SPC f c
copy current file to a different location
SPC f C d
convert file from unix to dos encoding
SPC f C u
convert file from dos to unix encoding
SPC f D
delete a file and the associated buffer (ask for confirmation)
add a local variable to the first line of the current file
SPC f y
show current file absolute path in the minibuffer
Emacs and Spacemacs files
Convenient key bindings are located under the prefix SPC f e to quickly
navigate between =Emacs= and Spacemacs specific files.
Key Binding
Description
SPC f e c
open =ido= in the =contrib= folder
SPC f e d
open the spacemacs dotfile (=/.spacemacs=)
SPC f e D
open =ediff= buffer of =/.spacemacs= and =.spacemacs.template=
SPC f e f
discover the =FAQ= using =helm=
SPC f e i
open the all mighty =init.el=
SPC f e R
resync the dotfile with spacemacs
SPC f e v
display and copy the spacemacs version
Comment
Key Binding
Description
SPC ;
comment operator
SPC c y
comment and yank
SPC c p
comment paragraphs
Find files
Key Binding
Description
SPC ff:
find files or url
SPC pf:
find file in project
SPC ph:
search in a project with helm
SPC bb:
search in buffers
Search in files
Key Binding
Description
SPC ss or /:
search with evil
Window
Key Binding
Description
SPC w =
balance split windows
SPC w c
close a window
SPC w c
close a window
SPC w C
delete another window using ace-delete-window
SPC w d
toggle window dedication (dedicated window cannot be reused by a mode)
SPC w [hjkl]
move to window
SPC w [HJKL]
move the window
SPC w s or SPC w -
horizontal split
SPC w S
horizontal split and focus new window
SPC w u
undo window layout (used to effectively undo a closed window)
SPC w U
redo window layout
SPC w v or SPC w /
vertical split
SPC w V
vertical split and focus new window
SPC w w
cycle and focus between windows
SPC w m
maximize/minimize a window (maximize is equivalent to delete other windows)
SPC w M
maximize/minimize a window, when maximized the buffer is centered
buffer
Key Binding
Description
SPC TAB
switch to alternate buffer in the current window (switch back and forth)
SPC b b
switch to a buffer using helm
SPC b d
kill the current buffer (does not delete the visited file)
SPC b e
erase the content of the buffer (ask for confirmation)
SPC b h
open spacemacs home buffer
SPC b k
kill a buffer
SPC b K
kill all buffers except the current one
Project
=projectile= commands start with p:
Key Binding
Description
SPC p !
run shell command in root
SPC p &
run async shell command in root
SPC p a
toggle between implementation and test
SPC p b
switch to project buffer
SPC p c
compile project using =projectile=
SPC p d
find directory
SPC p D
open project root in =dired=
SPC p f
find file
SPC p G
regenerate the project's =etags= / =gtags=
SPC p h
find file using =helm=
SPC p I
invalidate the projectile cache
SPC p k
kill all project buffers
SPC p o
run =multi-occur=
SPC p p
switch project
SPC p r
open a recent file
SPC p R
replace a string
SPC p s
see [[Searching in a project][search in project]]
SPC p t
open =NeoTree= in =projectile= root
SPC p T
find test files
SPC p v
open project root in =vc-dir= or =magit=
SPC p y
find tags
SPC /
search in project with the best search tool available
SPC s a p
run =ag=
SPC s g p
run =grep=
SPC s k p
run =ack=
SPC s t p
run =pt=
errors
Key Binding
Description
SPC e n
go to the next error
SPC e p
go to the previous error
Quit
Key Binding
Description
SPC q q
Quit Emacs and kill the server, prompt for changed buffers to save
SPC q Q
Quit Emacs and kill the server, lose all unsaved changes.
SPC q r
Restart both Emacs and the server, prompting to save any changed buffers
SPC q s
Save the buffers, quit Emacs and kill the server
SPC q z
Kill the current frame
GIT Commands
Git commands (start with g):
Key Binding
Description
SPC g b
open a =magit= blame
SPC g B
quit =magit= blame
SPC g c
commit changes
SPC g C
checkout branches
SPC g d
show diff prompt
SPC g D
show diff against current head
SPC g e
show ediff comparison
SPC g E
show ediff against current head
SPC g f
show fetch prompt
SPC g F
show pull prompt
SPC g H c
clear highlights
SPC g H h
highlight regions by age of commits
SPC g H t
highlight regions by last updated time
SPC g i
git init a given directory
SPC g I
open =helm-gitignore=
SPC g l
open a =magit= log
SPC g L
display the log for a file
SPC g P
show push prompt
SPC g s
open a =magit= status window
SPC g S
stage current file
SPC g m
display the last commit message of the current line
SPC g t
launch the git time machine
SPC g U
unstage current file
SPC t w Show whitespace
SPC : type tabify spaces to tabs
SPC : type untabify convert tabs to spaces
Getting help
Help opens up with SPC h
Key Binding
Description
SPC h m
describe the current mode
Registers
Key Binding Description
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SPC r e | show evil yank and named registers|
| SPC r m | show marks register|
| SPC r r | show helm register |
NeoTree
Key Bindings
Description
SPC f t
Open/Close NeoTree in current directory
SPC p t
Open/Close NeoTree in project root
** hjkl **
navigate
** H **
Up
Jumps j
Key Bindings
Description
SPC j l
Jump to line with avy
SPC j b
Jump back
SPC j w
Avy jump word
Jumps j
Key Bindings
Description
SPC j l
Jump to line with avy
SPC j b
Jump back
SPC j w
Avy jump word
Searching and replacing
Key Bindings
Description
\
Search symbol below cursor
SPC s a a
Ag this file
/
Search in file
SPC /
Helm Ag search in project
Substitute works as in Vim
Replaces all foo with bar
:s%/foo/bar/g
Replace but ask first
:s%/foo/bar/gc
Replace all matches in project
Search with SPC /
Enter in edit mode C-c C-e
Go to the occurrences and enter in iedit state with SPC s e
Edit and then leave the iedit sate
Exit edit mode C-c C-c
Project
Key Bindings
Description
SPC p b
Switch to buffer
SPC p p
Switch project
SPC p f
Find in project
SPC p h
File helm
SPC s a f
Ag file name in directory
Get help
Key Bindings
Description
SPC h T
Help Tutor
SPC h d k
Describe help key. If you forgot waht ; ford press this followed by ;
SPC ?
Search for keybindings ENTER runs the function
SPC h d f
Help Describe Function ENTER to describe it
SPC SPC
Helm M-x Search for function, ENTER to run it
, or SPC m
Major mode leader. Access to all bindings specific to major mode
Align the table at point by aligning all vertical bars
SPC m t b
Blank the current table field or active region
SPC m t c
Convert from org-mode table to table.el and back
SPC m t d c
Delete a column from the table
SPC m t d r
Delete the current row or horizontal line from the table
SPC m t e
Replace the table field value at the cursor by the result of a calculation
SPC m t E
Export table to a file, with configurable format
SPC m t h
Go to the previous field in the table
SPC m t H
Move column to the left
SPC m t i c
Insert a new column into the table
SPC m t i h
Insert a horizontal-line below the current line into the table
SPC m t i H
Insert a hline and move to the row below that line
SPC m t i r
Insert a new row above the current line into the table
SPC m t I
Import a file as a table
SPC m t j
Go to the next row (same column) in the current table
SPC m t J
Move table row down
SPC m t K
Move table row up
SPC m t l
Go to the next field in the current table, creating new lines as needed
SPC m t L
Move column to the right
SPC m t n
Query for a size and insert a table skeleton
SPC m t N
Use the table.el package to insert a new table
SPC m t p
Plot the table using org-plot/gnuplot
SPC m t r
Recalculate the current table line by applying all stored formulas
SPC m t s
Sort table lines according to the column at point
SPC m t t f
Toggle the formula debugger in tables
SPC m t t o
Toggle the display of Row/Column numbers in tables
SPC m t w
Wrap several fields in a column like a paragraph
Org Mode Tree
Key Binding
Description
SPC m S l
org-demote-subtree
SPC m S h
org-promote-subtree
SPC m S k
org-move-subtree-up
SPC m S j
org-move-subtree-down
TAB
org-cycle
$
org-end-of-line
^
org-beginning-of-line
<
org-metaleft
>
org-metaright
gh
outline-up-heading
gj
org-forward-heading-same-level
gk
org-backward-heading-same-level
gl
outline-next-visible-heading
t
org-todo
T
org-insert-todo-heading nil
H
org-beginning-of-line
L
org-end-of-line
o
always-insert-item
O
org-open-above
M-l
org-metaright
M-h
org-metaleft
M-k
org-metaup
M-j
org-metadown
M-L
org-shiftmetaright
M-H
org-shiftmetaleft
M-K
org-shiftmetaup
M-J
org-shiftmetadown
M-o
org-insert-heading+org-metaright
M-t
org-insert-todo-heading nil+ org-metaright
Org Mode Element insertion
Key Binding
Description
SPC m h i
org-insert-heading-after-current
SPC m h I
org-insert-heading
SPC m h s
org-insert-subheading
SPC m i f
org-insert-footnote
SPC m i l
org-insert-link
Org Mode Links
Key Binding
Description
RET
org-open-at-point
Org Mode Emphasis
Key Binding
Description
SPC m x b
make region bold
SPC m x c
make region code
SPC m x i
make region italic
SPC m x r
clear region emphasis
SPC m x s
make region strike-through
SPC m x u
make region underline
SPC m x v
make region verbose
Org Mode Tagging
Key Binding
Description
SPC m :
org-set-tags
Org Mode Navigating in calendar
Key Binding
Description
M-l
One day forward
M-h
One day backward
M-j
One week forward
M-k
One week backward
M-L
One month forward
M-H
One month backward
M-J
One year forward
M-K
One year backward
Org Mode Capture buffers and src blocks
org-capture-mode and org-src-mode both support the confirm and abort conventions.
Key Binding
Description
SPC m
confirm in org-capture-mode
SPC m '
confirm in org-src-mode
SPC m c
confirm
SPC m a
abort
SPC m k
abort
SPC m r
org-capture-refile in org-capture-mode
Org agenda Keybindings
The evilified org agenda supports the following bindings:
Key Binding
Description
M-SPC or s-M-SPC
org-agenda transient state
SPC m :
org-agenda-set-tags
SPC m a
org-agenda
SPC m d
org-agenda-deadline
SPC m f
org-agenda-set-effort
SPC m I
org-agenda-clock-in
SPC m O
org-agenda-clock-out
SPC m p
org-pomodoro (if package is used)
SPC m P
org-agenda-set-property
SPC m q
org-agenda-refile
SPC m Q
org-agenda-clock-cancel
SPC m s
org-agenda-schedule
M-j
next item
M-k
previous item
M-h
earlier view
M-l
later view
gr
refresh
gd
toggle grid
C-v
change view
RET
org-agenda-goto
M-RET
org-agenda-show-and-scroll-up
Org agenda transient state
Use M-SPC or s-M-SPC in an org agenda buffer to activate its transient state. The transient state aims to list the most useful org agenda commands and visually organize them by category. The commands associated with each binding are listed bellow.
Entry
Keybinding
Description
Command
ht
set status
org-agenda-todo
hk
kill
org-agenda-kill
hr
refile
org-agenda-refile
hA
archive
org-agenda-archive-default
hT
set tags
org-agenda-set-tags
hp
set priority
org-agenda-priority
Visit entry
Keybinding
Description
Command
SPC
in other window
org-agenda-show-and-scroll-up
TAB
& go to location
org-agenda-goto
RET
& del other windows
org-agenda-switch-to
o
link
link-hint-open-link
Filter
Keybinding
Description
Command
ft
by tag
org-agenda-filter-by-tag
fr
refine by tag
org-agenda-filter-by-tag-refine
fc
by category
org-agenda-filter-by-category
fh
by top headline
org-agenda-filter-by-top-headline
fx
by regexp
org-agenda-filter-by-regexp
fd
delete all filters
org-agenda-filter-remove-all
Date
Keybinding
Description
Command
ds
schedule
org-agenda-schedule
dd
set deadline
org-agenda-deadline
dt
timestamp
org-agenda-date-prompt
+
do later
org-agenda-do-date-later
-
do earlier
org-agenda-do-date-earlier
Toggle
Keybinding
Description
Command
tf
follow
org-agenda-follow-mode
tl
log
org-agenda-log-mode
ta
archive
org-agenda-archives-mode
tr
clock report
org-agenda-clockreport-mode
td
diaries
org-agenda-toggle-diary
View
Keybinding
Description
Command
vd
day
org-agenda-day-view
vw
week
org-agenda-week-view
vt
fortnight
org-agenda-fortnight-view
vm
month
org-agenda-month-view
vy
year
org-agenda-year-view
vn
next span
org-agenda-later
vp
prev span
org-agenda-earlier
vr
reset
org-agenda-reset-view
Clock
Keybinding
Description
Command
ci
in
org-agenda-clock-in
co
out
org-agenda-clock-out
ck
cancel
org-agenda-clock-cancel
cj
jump
org-agenda-clock-goto
Other
Keybinding
Description
Command
gr
reload
org-agenda-redo
.
go to today
org-agenda-goto-today
gd
go to date
org-agenda-goto-date
Pomodoro
Key Binding
Description
SPC m p
starts a pomodoro
Org Presentation
org-present must be activated explicitly by typing: SPC SPC org-present
Key Binding
Description
h
previous slide
l
next slide
q
quit
Org-MIME
Key Binding
Description
SPC m M
in message-mode buffers convert into html email
SPC m m
send current buffer as HTML email message
Org-download
Key Binding
Description
SPC m i s
Take screenshot
SPC m i y
Yank image url
Org-projectile
Key Binding
Description
SPC a o p
Capture a TODO for the current project
SPC u SPC a o p
Capture a TODO for any given project (choose from list)
