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Finding files, symbols and projects is fast in timvim thanks to Telescope, FZF, session and project management, smart-splits and the Yazi file manager.

Finding files & text

Key	Mode	Action
<leader>ff	n	Find files (FZF, includes hidden)
<leader>fp	n	Find Python files
<leader>fn	n	Find Nix files
<leader>fg	n	Live grep (fixed strings)
<leader>fG	n	Live grep (regex)
<leader>fm	n	Find media files with preview
<leader>bb	n	Find open buffers

Sessions & projects

Key	Mode	Action
<leader>sm	n	Open the session manager

Projects

Project detection restores your working directory and recent files, so reopening timvim in a repo picks up where you left off.

Splits & windows

Movement and resizing are handled by smart-splits, which is aware of window boundaries.

Key	Action
Ctrl+h / Ctrl+j / Ctrl+k / Ctrl+l	Move to the left / lower / upper / right split
Alt+h / Alt+j / Alt+k / Alt+l	Resize the split in that direction
<leader>bj / bk / bs / bd	Swap the buffer down / up / left / right

File manager & outline

Key	Mode	Action
-	n	Open Yazi at the current file
<leader>fo	n	Open Yazi at the current file
<leader>fO	n	Open Yazi in the working directory
<leader>fy	n	Toggle / resume the last Yazi session
<leader>to	n	Toggle the code outline panel (Aerial)

Quick file browsing

Press - in normal mode to jump straight into Yazi at your current file — no leader key needed. See Terminal & Files for more.