Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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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: 22
  • Position: #2047 / 7422
  • Number of attempts: 5
One number per line - 18732 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #2419 / 3865
  • Number of attempts: 2
Aliases for cd - 879 entries

Create these beautiful aliases with as few strokes as possible. Are you up for the challenge?

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 38
  • Position: #52 / 155
  • Number of attempts: 1
Split line with dots - 2144 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #233 / 634
  • Number of attempts: 4
Com(m)a Trouble - 3829 entries

Someone was real stupid when placing his commas. Can you fix it?

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #399 / 866
  • Number of attempts: 6
Box it - 7906 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #909 / 1877
  • Number of attempts: 4
One to Ten - 2219 entries

Generate the sequence of numbers from 1 to 10, one number per line. Inspired by this Reddit thread: https://redd.it/ak4it2

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #240 / 672
  • Number of attempts: 3
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