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: 27
  • Position: #4005 / 7450
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18780 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #3055 / 3877
  • Number of attempts: 1
Add semicolons - 10891 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #924 / 3077
  • Number of attempts: 4
Bad Copy Syntax - 2050 entries

Copy should be from right to left, but sometimes you type it wrong.

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #449 / 533
  • Number of attempts: 1
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3610 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #906 / 1172
  • Number of attempts: 1
Box it - 7939 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 33
  • Position: #1541 / 1885
  • Number of attempts: 1
change parenthesis - 296 entries

change the pair of braces into a pair of parentheses

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #111 / 161
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16051 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #3845 / 4194
  • Number of attempts: 1
Peter Meehan
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