In vim, how do you scroll a buffer so the cursor location is centered in the screen?

Question

In vim, often I will jump to a mark I made, or a search result, and the cursor will be at the very bottom or very top of the screen. At this point, in order for the screen to b

Answer 1

The scrollfix.vim plugin is great for this. That is what I use, and it works like a charm. You can find it on github here.

The scrollfix plugin allows you to control exactly where (vertically along the buffer) your cursor stays fixed. By default it is at 60% of the buffer from the top, but this is customizable. This affects the position of the cursor in the normal as well as in the insert mode.