Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33742 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: #897 / 7447
  • Number of attempts: 10
One number per line - 18776 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #3314 / 3875
  • Number of attempts: 1
Copy three lines - 2875 entries

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #63 / 641
  • Number of attempts: 9
Just the middle - 11495 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #3505 / 4213
  • Number of attempts: 1
Fiddle percentages into real numbers - 869 entries

Get rid of the '%' symbols and shift the decimal place. This is the easier version - all the columns line up.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #238 / 293
  • Number of attempts: 1
Vice versa - 7952 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #277 / 2139
  • Number of attempts: 8
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10688 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1124 / 3691
  • Number of attempts: 4
Brad Brown
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Father, husband, reformed restaurant guy turned developer. Occasionally also sleeps.

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