From: Philip Hallstrom <ruby@...>
Date: 2006-05-04T09:09:13+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT-VIM] Displaying only certain lines in the buffer

> Sorry for totally off-topic question.
>
> I seem to remember that  there's a way to have vim display only certain
> lines in the buffer, like those satisfying a pattern. Unfortunately, I
> do not remember how to turn it on and all my attempts to find the
> information failed miserably. I vaguely remember that the mode was
> called something like "condensed display" or "compact display" or
> "compressed display" (I searched for everything, all in vain).
>
> Does anybody know how to do it? Any hint will be greatly appreciated.

folding.

http://www.vim.org/htmldoc/fold.html