The following table lists the hard-coded editing commands for entries.
| C-a | beginning of input |
| C-b | backward a character |
| C-d | delete next character |
| C-e | end of input |
| Backspace key | delete previous character |
| Delete key | delete next character |
| C-f | forward a character |
| C-k | kill to end of input |
| C-@ | set mark |
| C-Space | set mark |
| C-w | kill the region between mark and the cursor |
| C-y | paste selection |
| Left arrow key | backword a character |
| Right arrow key | forward a character |