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: #1747 / 7422
  • Number of attempts: 8
One number per line - 18732 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #2796 / 3865
  • Number of attempts: 2
Add semicolons - 10867 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #563 / 3065
  • Number of attempts: 4
Box it - 7906 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 130
  • Position: #1872 / 1877
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11458 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2824 / 4199
  • 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: 22
  • Position: #591 / 672
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 15990 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3336 / 4182
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple text editing with Vim - 12822 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #580 / 3698
  • Number of attempts: 5
EliTheCoder
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