diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/buffer-file-name.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/buffer-file-name.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..663482f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/buffer-file-name.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: buffer-file-name
+# --
+(buffer-file-name)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/buffer-substring.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/buffer-substring.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3217ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/buffer-substring.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: buffer-substring
+# --
+(buffer-substring START$0 END)
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/defalias.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/defalias.yasnippet
index 995f782..e47da33 100755
--- a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/defalias.yasnippet
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/defalias.yasnippet
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
 #name: defalias
 # --
-(defalias $0 )
\ No newline at end of file
+(defalias 'SYMBOL$0 'DEFINITION &optional DOCSTRING)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/fboundp.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/fboundp.yasnippet
index ae0b370..cd9f79a 100755
--- a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/fboundp.yasnippet
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/fboundp.yasnippet
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
 #name: fboundp
 # --
-(fboundp $0 )
\ No newline at end of file
+(fboundp '$0 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/file-relative-name.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/file-relative-name.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..16e1847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/file-relative-name.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: file-relative-name
+# --
+(file-relative-name $0 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/find-file.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/find-file.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..70cb87b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/find-file.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: find-file
+# --
+(find-file $0 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/global-set-key.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/global-set-key.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8f974e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/global-set-key.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: global-set-key
+# --
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-$0") 'COMMAND)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/kbd.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/kbd.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8842c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/kbd.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: kbd
+# --
+(kbd "$0")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/line-beginning-position.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/line-beginning-position.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ff465a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/line-beginning-position.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: line-beginning-position
+# --
+(line-beginning-position)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/line-end-position.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/line-end-position.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c40c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/line-end-position.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: line-end-position
+# --
+(line-end-position)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/princ.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/princ.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2397e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/princ.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: princ
+# --
+(princ $0)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/print.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/print.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9d7ce8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/print.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: print
+# --
+(print $0)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/re-search-backward.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/re-search-backward.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7e2c910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/re-search-backward.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: re-search-backward
+# --
+(re-search-backward REGEXP$0 &optional BOUND NOERROR COUNT)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/region-beginning.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/region-beginning.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0d09087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/region-beginning.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: region-beginning
+# --
+(region-beginning)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/region-end.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/region-end.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e3e61c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/region-end.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: region-end
+# --
+(region-end)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/replace-regexp-in-string.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/replace-regexp-in-string.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e663569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/replace-regexp-in-string.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: replace-regexp-in-string
+# --
+(replace-regexp-in-string REGEXP$0 REP STRING &optional FIXEDCASE LITERAL SUBEXP START)
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/replace-regexp.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/replace-regexp.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fb738c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/replace-regexp.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: replace-regexp
+# --
+(replace-regexp REGEXP$0 TO-STRING &optional DELIMITED START END)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/search-backward.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/search-backward.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fad1189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/search-backward.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: search-backward
+# --
+(search-backward "$0" &optional BOUND NOERROR COUNT)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/search-forward.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/search-forward.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7d033c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/search-forward.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: search-forward
+# --
+(search-forward "$0" &optional BOUND NOERROR COUNT)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/skip-chars-backward.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/skip-chars-backward.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a706485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/skip-chars-backward.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: skip-chars-backward
+# --
+(skip-chars-backward "$0" &optional LIM)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/skip-chars-forward.yasnippet b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/skip-chars-forward.yasnippet
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..93a528b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/emacs-lisp-mode/skip-chars-forward.yasnippet
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#contributor: Xah Lee (XahLee.org)
+#name: skip-chars-forward
+# --
+(skip-chars-forward "$0" &optional LIM)
\ No newline at end of file