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6. Other useful stuff

C-uRepeat the next command 4 times
C-u nRepeat the next command n times, where n is an integer. For example, the command C-u 80= would insert eighty equal signs (“=”).
C-oOpen the line, that is, split it in two at point.
C-qQuote: insert the next character even if it's one of the special emacs characters.
C-tTranspose two characters (before and at point).
M-tTranspose two words (around point).
C-x 2Split the screen into two independent screens.
C-x oIn split-screen mode, go to the other screen.
C-x 1Unsplit the screen, keeping the half that contains point.
M-C-vIn split-screen mode, page down the other screen.
M-qReformat the current paragraph.
C-u n C-x fSet the line length to n.
M-uUppercase the word at point.
M-lLowercase the word at point.
M-cCapitalize the word at point.