Is it possible to scroll down the left and right parts of a vertically split window in Vim? I have two files I would like to compare roughly. Each line of these files looks almost the same.
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See the documentation for scroll-binding. You'll need to set this for each window that you want bound (e.g. a minimum of 2)
If you're comparing 2 files, however, vimdiff may be of more use
From the command line:
vim -O file1 file2 -c 'windo set scb!'
-O = open side by side.
-c = what follows in quotes is treated as a vim option.
'windo' = apply to all panels.
'scb' = shorthand for scrollbind. Saves some typing, but the two are interchangeable.
'!' = toggle. This way you can use the same command to turn it off later if you choose to.
G'day,
Tried using vimdiff on the two files?
vimdiff file1 file2
This will give you the scroll binding by default.
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