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: 29
  • Position: #4753 / 7447
  • Number of attempts: 4
One number per line - 18776 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #2675 / 3875
  • Number of attempts: 2
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: 19
  • Position: #374 / 641
  • Number of attempts: 1
That hyphen - 2595 entries

"vim vi improved"

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #360 / 701
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11495 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2525 / 4213
  • Number of attempts: 1
Mirror Symmetry - 822 entries

Add backslashes.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #166 / 269
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16038 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1715 / 4192
  • Number of attempts: 2
Do you demand a shrubbery? - 1158 entries

Use :redir and crush the emacsgolfers.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #285 / 300
  • Number of attempts: 1
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