Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33617 entries

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way." This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #85 / 7421
  • Number of attempts: 6
V to the i - 4802 entries

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #267 / 1893
  • Number of attempts: 3
Just the middle - 11454 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1954 / 4197
  • Number of attempts: 2
Basic renumbering - 5648 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #1011 / 1264
  • Number of attempts: 1
Vice versa - 7907 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #650 / 2128
  • Number of attempts: 7
I forgot quotes - 15983 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2481 / 4180
  • Number of attempts: 2
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10663 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #787 / 3683
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 12935 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1484 / 3963
  • Number of attempts: 5
Simple text editing with Vim - 12811 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #3096 / 3694
  • Number of attempts: 1
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