Folding

Hide regions of text — manual, syntax, indent, marker.

Keys: zf, zo, zc, za, zR, zM

Folding hides ranges behind a one-line summary. Folds can be created manually (zf), or generated by syntax/indent/marker rules. zo/zc open/close, zR/zM open/close all.

Folding lets you collapse a range of lines behind a one-line summary — useful for navigating large files or hiding boilerplate.

Key	Action
`zf`{motion}	Create a fold over motion
`zo` / `zc`	Open / close one fold
`zO` / `zC`	Open / close folds recursively
`za`	Toggle this fold
`zr` / `zm`	Open / close one level (across all folds)
`zR` / `zM`	Open / close ALL folds
`zd`	Delete this fold
`zE`	Eliminate all folds
`zj` / `zk`	Move to next/previous fold

Fold methods

`'foldmethod'`	How folds are computed
`manual`	You create folds by hand with `zf`
`indent`	Indent depth determines fold level
`expr`	Custom Vimscript expression per line
`marker`	Folds delimited by marker strings (default `{{{` and `}}}`)
`syntax`	Filetype's syntax file defines folds
`diff`	Auto-set in diff mode — folds unchanged sections

Watch

📺 #0495 :mkview / :loadview — Save Folds (not yet published)
📺 #0497 g< — Previous Output (not yet published)

See also: The {key:z} Family