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2026-01

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Screenshots auto-append to 2026 01 Raw — review those for memory jogs, write here for publishing.

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What happened this week

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What I made / shipped

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What I learned

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📚 Media consumed

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GoalLazyVim keysVanilla Vim/NeovimWhat it actually does
Make a vertical split`␠`:vsplit / :vs
Move between splitsCtrl-h/j/k/lCtrl-w h/j/k/lChanges window focus (not buffers).
Show another buffer in the focused split␠ b b or Shift-h / Shift-l:b# or :bnext / :bprevChanges which buffer that window is displaying.
Close the split/window␠ w dCtrl-w cCloses the window (split) you’re in. Buffers stay loaded.
Delete/close a buffer␠ b d:bdeleteRemoves the buffer; the window stays, and will display some other buffer (often causing the “mirrored file” surprise).
“Unsplit everything” (keep only this view)(no need)Ctrl-w oCloses all other windows, keeps the current one.
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Windows / splits (the viewport stuff)

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MoveKeysWhy you’ll use it constantly
Split below␠ -Quick “stack two views” moment. (LazyVim)
Split right␠ |Your vertical split move. (LazyVim)
Close the current split␠ w dKill the window, keep buffers alive. (LazyVim)
“Zoom” current split (maximize / restore)␠ w m (also ␠ u Z)tmux-zoom vibe for focus, then pop back. (LazyVim)
Resize splitCtrl + arrow keysFast “give this pane more space” without thinking. (LazyVim)
Swap/rotate layouts (vanilla)Ctrl-w x (swap), Ctrl-w r(rotate)When you like the buffers but hate the layout. (Neovim)
Window “cheat sheet mode”Ctrl-w ␠Pops a window-hydra so you stop memorizing everything. (LazyVim)
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Buffers (the file-in-memory stuff)

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MoveKeysWhy it saves time
Prev/next bufferShift-h / Shift-l (or [b / ]b)Your two-file ping-pong. (LazyVim)
Toggle “other buffer”␠ b bInstantly flips between the last two buffers. (LazyVim)
Buffer picker␠ ,When you have too many open and need a list. (LazyVim)
Delete other buffers␠ b oClears mental clutter (keeps just what matters). (LazyVim)
Delete buffer and its window␠ b DThe “I want this gone AND I want the split gone” move. (LazyVim)
Pin a buffer / nuke non-pinned␠ b p / ␠ b PKeep 2–3 “active” files sacred, clean the rest. (LazyVim)
Delete buffers to left/right␠ b l / ␠ b rBrutal tabline cleanup when it gets gross. (LazyVim)
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Getting to stuff fast (still very related)

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MoveKeysWhy it rules
Find files␠␠ (leader + space)“Open a file” without thinking about where it lives. (LazyVim)
Recent files␠ f rThe “I was just there” time machine. (LazyVim)
Grep project␠ /Find text across the repo. (LazyVim)
Grep open buffers only␠ s BWhen you know it’s in one of the files you already have open. (LazyVim)
Jump to symbol in file␠ s s“Take me to that function/section” instantly. (LazyVim)
Search your own keymaps␠ s kThe meta move: look up the binding instead of guessing. (LazyVim)
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