Here's a short list of basic Linux and Emacs Editor commands that you can print out for quick reference. Find VIM commands here .

<ctrl-d>	Logs you out
<ctrl-alt-del>	shutdown and reboot
startx	loads Xwindows
.	means "current directory"
.. (used with cd ..)	means "one directory above the current directory"
cd (pathname)	changes the directory
mkdir (directory name)	makes a new directory
<ctrl-c>	aborts an executed command
<ctrl-u>	deletes whole command typed
<tab>	word completion
apropos (word or command)	shows all manual pages containing that string
cat (filename)	scans a file rather than editing
chsh	changes shell
cp	copies a file or directory
echo $PATH	show path where your shell looks for commands
echo $SHELL	tells what shell you are using
ln -s (file)(link filename)	makes a link to a file
ls -a	lists all files and directories
ls -l	show extra info on files
man ls	brings up a command manual
more (filename)	scans a file a screenful at a time
mv	moves a file or directory
passwd	lets you change your password
pwd	prints the working directory
rm (filename)	removes a file
rmdir (directory name)	removes a directory
stty (function)(key)	configures keyboard funtions
stty -a	shows listing of current keyboard settings
xf86config	configures X windows (if you have it installed)
The emacs editor	basic editor - common commands below
emacs (filename)	envokes editor and opens file to be edited.
<ctrl-x ctrl-s>	saves file
<ctrl-x ctrl-c>	exits the emacs editor
<ctrl-h>	emacs help
<ctrl-h t>	emacs tutorial
<ctrl-f>	move forward one charactor
<ctrl-b>	move backward one charactor
<delete>	delete previous character (like DOS backspace)
<ctrl-d>	delete next charactor (like DOS delete)
<ctrl-b>	move backward one charactor
<ctrl-w>	(cut) kill region
<ctrl-y>	(paste) Yank