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: 22
  • Position: #877 / 7447
  • Number of attempts: 8
One number per line - 18776 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1139 / 3875
  • Number of attempts: 5
Split line with dots - 2154 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #118 / 635
  • Number of attempts: 5
I forgot quotes - 16038 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #1319 / 4192
  • Number of attempts: 5
Words in parens - 12967 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #3278 / 3969
  • Number of attempts: 1
Numbering a List - 1935 entries

Pretty simple, number the list.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 37
  • Position: #626 / 654
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13013 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #865 / 3744
  • Number of attempts: 8
Eric Bock
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