Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33787 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: #1989 / 7454
  • Number of attempts: 11
Add semicolons - 10899 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #2010 / 3078
  • Number of attempts: 2
Bad Copy Syntax - 2052 entries

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

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #352 / 534
  • Number of attempts: 5
Box it - 7954 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #903 / 1886
  • Number of attempts: 6
Words in parens - 12975 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1777 / 3971
  • Number of attempts: 6
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