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Exploring Emacs Navigation

In this lab, you will be opening a file in Emacs and navigating a buffer by various Emacs keys and using a search function. In addition, you will select a region of text within a buffer. Basic knowledge of opening files, along with searching and moving in Emacs, is recommended. Upon completing this lab, you will know how to open a file in Emacs, use basic navigation keys to move around a buffer, search text, and select a region of text.

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Level
Beginner
Last updated
Aug 28, 2025
Duration
10m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Open the File /tmp/emacs_navigation
    • Start Emacs
    • Using Emacs, open the file /tmp/emacs_navigation.
  2. Challenge

    Test Emacs Movement
    • Jump to the end of the buffer.
    • Jump to the start of the buffer.
    • Move by word to the end of the first sentence in the buffer.
    • Jump to the beginning of the first sentence in the buffer.
  3. Challenge

    Test Emacs Incremental Search
    • Use incremental search to find the phrase "Hello Gurus".
  4. Challenge

    Test Emacs Region Selection
    • Select all the text that follows the phrase "Hello Gurus".
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