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vi / vim abrumpt buffer movements within window

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Mar 15, 2026214 views

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When using in vi/vim, the contents of an entire wrapped line are placed in the display buffer upon moving the cursor into a new line, even when navigating through a file by display line (gj/gk) as opposed to real line (j/k). For example, if a line is wrapped over 5 screen lines and is currently out…

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:set wrap

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Not a complete answer, but maybe a lead. There's option. Help for that option reads, among other things: {Vi is a bit different: 'scroll' gives the number of screen lines instead of file lines, makes a difference when lines wrap}

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