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Derek Thurn
Derek Thurn

Reputation: 15375

What are the most common EMACS commands?

I'd like to re-map my EMACS to put the most common commands on the home row. Which commands are the most common? Is there some way I could measure this? Has someone already attempted this?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 1022

Answers (2)

scottfrazer
scottfrazer

Reputation: 17327

I'd say it depends on the user. So measure your own most-frequently used:

Link

And although Randal was mostly making a joke, self-insert-command is my most frequently used, consistently around 20-25%.

If you take a look at the web page for command-frequency, you'll see that the most common commands are:

  • self-insertion
  • movement
  • isearch
  • paste
  • save-buffer ...

Upvotes: 8

Randal Schwartz
Randal Schwartz

Reputation: 44141

The most common command is probably self-insert-command, but that's already bound to most keys directly. :)

Upvotes: 12

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