emacs Basic Keybindings Multiples windows or frames
Example
"Window" in Emacs refers to what might otherwise be called a "pane" or "screen division". Some window manipulation commands include:
- Split current window horizontally: C-x 2
- Split current window vertically: C-x 3
- Select next window: C-x o
- Close current window: C-x 0
- Close all other windows, except the current one: C-x 1
A "frame" in Emacs is what might otherwise be called a "window". Frames are manipulated using these commands:
- Create new frame: C-x 5 2
- Delete current frame: C-x 5 0
- Delete other frames: C-x 5 1
Switching windows can be acheived using
- S-left, S-right, S-up, S-down (that is, Shift in conjunction with an arrow key) to switch to the neighboring window in a direction, or
- C-x o to switch to the next window.
