delete, undo, copy, paste, search, replace, and splitting the screen

delete character

backward delete a single character

M-w

copy seletion

C-w

cut selection

C-d

forward delete a single character

M-d

forward delete a word

C-r

incremental search (backward direction)

C-s

incremental search (forward direction)

C-k

kill/cut the current line

C-x C-b

list available buffers

C-x 1

maximize current buffer

C-x o

navigate to another buffer

C-y

paste/yank

M-%

query replace

C-x h

select all

C- space

set the mark point

C-x 2

split buffer horizontally (ex on top of eachother)

C-x 3

split buffer vertically (ex. side by side)

C-x u or C-/

undo one batch of changes- usually one command worth