Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33757 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: 35
  • Position: #6585 / 7450
  • Number of attempts: 1
Swap values - 4644 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #1214 / 1275
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18780 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #3342 / 3877
  • Number of attempts: 2
Every other line - 2922 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 44
  • Position: #703 / 706
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11500 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2297 / 4216
  • Number of attempts: 1
Vice versa - 7968 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 38
  • Position: #2087 / 2144
  • Number of attempts: 1
Collect List - 4308 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 44
  • Position: #1185 / 1192
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16051 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3199 / 4194
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10699 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #3394 / 3695
  • Number of attempts: 1
Ninjas Leaderboard - 102 entries

The two lines in "Start file" has an obfuscated email address. Second line give an index (from 1 to 30) to the chars list of the first line, for example, the first char of email (n) is in position 25, second char (i) is in position 19 and s.o.

  • Best score: 25
  • Best player score: 36
  • Position: #37 / 42
  • Number of attempts: 1
Awakening George
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