:windo setlocal scrollbind cursorbind
When reviewing related files side by side, alignment drifts quickly if each window scrolls independently.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #windows #scrolling #comparison
:set scroll=10
The scroll option determines how many lines (scroll up) and (scroll down) move the viewport.
zh and zl
When wrap is disabled, long lines extend off-screen.
set smoothscroll
By default, Neovim's half-page scroll commands (, , , ) count movement by text lines, not screen rows.
z<CR> and z. and z-
Vim has two sets of scroll-and-position commands: zt/zz/zb (which reposition the screen but keep the cursor column intact) and z/z.
z. / z-
Vim has scroll-positioning commands that come in two flavors: those that leave the cursor in the current column (zz, zt, zb) and those that also move the cursor
:set smoothscroll
The smoothscroll option makes scroll commands respect screen rows rather than buffer lines when wrap is enabled.
z.
Vim has two flavors of each screen-repositioning command: one that only moves the view and one that also repositions the cursor.
zH and zL
zH and zL scroll the viewport horizontally by half a screen width, letting you navigate wide content efficiently when wrap is disabled.
navigation #navigation #scrolling #horizontal #nowrap #motions
z<CR>
While zt scrolls the current line to the top of the screen, z does the same scroll but also moves the cursor to the first non-blank character of that line.
<C-x><C-e> and <C-x><C-y>
While in insert mode, scrolls the window up one line and scrolls it down one line — all without leaving insert mode.
zs and ze
When nowrap is set and lines extend beyond the screen width, zs and ze snap the horizontal scroll position so the cursor sits exactly at the left or right edge
:set scrolloff=999
By default, Vim only scrolls the viewport when the cursor reaches the very top or bottom of the screen.
navigation #navigation #scrolling #config #cursor #scrolloff
<C-o>zz
When you are typing in insert mode and the cursor drifts near the top or bottom of the screen, you normally have to press , then zz, then i or a to continue edi
zz / zt / zb
Vim's z scroll commands reposition the screen relative to the cursor without moving the cursor itself.
navigation #navigation #scrolling #viewport #cursor-position
:set scrollbind
The scrollbind option locks the scrolling of two or more windows together so they scroll in unison.
<C-e>
The command scrolls the window down one line at a time while keeping the cursor on its current line (until the cursor would go off-screen).
<C-y>
The command scrolls the window up one line at a time while keeping the cursor position fixed.
:set scrolloff=5
The scrolloff option keeps a minimum number of lines visible above and below the cursor when scrolling.
zb
The zb command redraws the screen with the current line at the bottom of the window.
