The following commands permit the current window to show a
portion (usually 23 lines) of the consecutive lines of a file.

Suppose we have a file that is 80 lines long. and that the current
screenful is showing lines 31-53 inclusive. (You can see the line
numbers symbolically by typing :set number in command mode)

Command			Effect			Showing
-------      		------ 			-------     

^B			Move (screenful-1)	lines 9-31
			back towards top
			of file.  Cursor on:	line 31

^F			Move (screenful-1)	lines 53-75
			forward towards end
			of file. Cursor on:	line 53

^U			Move (half-screenful)	lines 20-42
			back towards top
			of file. Cursor on:	line 31

^D			Move (half-screenful)	lines 42-64
			forward towards end
			of file. Cursor on:	line 53

1G			Move to top screenful	lines 1-23
			of file. 
			Cursor on line:		line 1

nG			Move to Screen		lines (n-11 to n+11)
			centered around
			line n. Cursor on:	line n

G			Move to bottom		lines (last line-23) - last line
			screenful of file
			Cursor on:		last line

Questions? Robert Katz: katz@ned.highline.edu
Last Update June 18, 2003