Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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$ gem install vimgolf
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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33621 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: 25
  • Position: #3227 / 7422
  • Number of attempts: 1
Swap values - 4616 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #142 / 1268
  • Number of attempts: 4
Just the middle - 11457 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #841 / 4198
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 7907 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #256 / 2128
  • Number of attempts: 5
I forgot quotes - 15989 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #540 / 4181
  • Number of attempts: 4
Words in parens - 12939 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #751 / 3964
  • Number of attempts: 3
Gkratsia Tantilian
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Physicist, Web/Software Developer

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