Emacs Extension for VS Code

Emacs key bindings into VS Code.

Keybindings

Changing the Location of Point

Key	Description	Command
ctrl+p	Move up one line	cursorUp
ctrl+n	Move down one line	cursorDown
ctrl+b	Move backward one character	cursorLeft
ctrl+f	Move forward one character	cursorRight
alt+b	Move backward one word	cursorWordLeft
alt+f	Move forward one word	cursorWordRight
ctrl+a	Move to the beinning of the line	cursorHome
ctrl+e	Move to the end of the line	cursorEnd
alt+v	Move one screen backward	cursorPageUp
ctrl+v	Move one screen forward	cursorPageDown
alt+shift+,	Move to the top of the buffer	cursorTop
alt+shift+.	Move to the end of the buffer	cursorBottom
alt+g g	Read a number n and move point to the beginning of line number n	workbench.action.gotoLine

Killing and Yanking Text

Key	Description	Command
ctrl+d	Delete the character after point	deleteRight
ctrl+k	Kill to the end of the line	emacs-code.kill.line
ctrl+w	Kill the region	emacs-code.kill
alt+w	Copy the region into the kill ring	emacs-code.copy
ctrl+y	Yank pop	editor.action.clipboardPasteAction

Files

Key	Description	Command
ctrl+x ctrl+f	Find file	emacs-code.find.file
ctrl+x ctrl+s	Save buffer	workbench.action.files.save

Setting the Mark

Key	Description	Command
ctrl+space	Set the mark at point, and activate it	emacs-code.toggle.mode.line

Rectangles

Key	Description	Command
ctrl+enter	Toggle Rectangle Mark mode	emacs-code.toggle.mode.column

Clearing Mode

Key	Description	Command
escape	Clear mark or retangle mode	emacs-code.clear.mode

Searching

Key	Description	Command
ctrl+s	Activate find input	actions.find
ctrl+s	Find next match	editor.action.nextMatchFindAction
ctrl+r	Activate find input	actions.find
ctrl+r	Find previous match	editor.action.previousMatchFindAction

Creating and Selecting Buffers

Key	Description	Command
ctrl+x b	Select a buffer	workbench.action.quickOpenPreviousRecentlyUsedEditorInGroup

Killing Buffers

Key	Description	Command
ctrl+x k	Kill buffer	workbench.action.closeActiveEditor

Comment Commands

Key	Description	Command
ctrl+x ;	Comment or uncomment the current line	editor.action.commentLine

Running Commands by Name

Key	Description	Command
alt+x	Run a command	workbench.action.showCommands

Exiting

Key	Description	Command
ctrl+x ctrl+c	Kill Code	workbench.action.quit

Configurations