Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33724 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: #1736 / 7442
  • Number of attempts: 10
One number per line - 18755 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1250 / 3870
  • Number of attempts: 7
Box it - 7916 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #1577 / 1881
  • Number of attempts: 2
html paragraph to table - 606 entries

reformat html paragraph to table

  • Best score: 48
  • Best player score: 81
  • Position: #105 / 126
  • Number of attempts: 2
ninja substitution - 1420 entries

How can you reuse a previous substitution ?

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #3 / 267
  • Number of attempts: 6
One to Ten - 2227 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: #93 / 677
  • Number of attempts: 2
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