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: 31
  • Position: #5526 / 7450
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18784 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #2114 / 3878
  • Number of attempts: 5
V to the i - 4824 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1253 / 1899
  • Number of attempts: 3
Every other line - 2922 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #632 / 706
  • Number of attempts: 2
Search and Replace 0 - 5007 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1298 / 1631
  • 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: #2483 / 4216
  • Number of attempts: 2
Order and join - 985 entries

There's something special about the input order.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #164 / 260
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16051 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2929 / 4194
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10699 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #3307 / 3695
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 12969 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #3126 / 3970
  • Number of attempts: 1
Append semicolon after expressions - 1057 entries

Some lines need the semicolon, some don't.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #351 / 420
  • Number of attempts: 2
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