Line-by-Line Scroll

Peek at what's just off-screen without moving the cursor.

Keys: Ctrl-E, Ctrl-Y

Ctrl-E scrolls the screen down one line; Ctrl-Y scrolls it up. The cursor stays on its file line until the screen would have to push it off โ€” then it moves with the screen.

When you want to peek at what's just off-screen without moving the cursor, Ctrl-E and Ctrl-Y are the right tools. They scroll the viewport one line at a time and leave the cursor where it was โ€” until the cursor would scroll off, in which case it slides with the screen.

Scroll screen down one line
KeyNote
{key:Ctrl-E}
Scroll screen up one line
KeyNote
{key:Ctrl-Y}

Reference

Key Action
Ctrl-E Scroll screen down (1 line; counts work)
Ctrl-Y Scroll screen up

See also: Half- and Full-Page Scrolling, Centering the Cursor