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: 27
  • Position: #4017 / 7422
  • Number of attempts: 5
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6318 entries

Prepend an asterisk to every non-blank line in the input file.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #767 / 1539
  • Number of attempts: 5
Box it - 7906 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #917 / 1877
  • Number of attempts: 7
Marcin Gramza
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I live in The Netherlands since 2001 where I design software for living. Next to it I play guitar and make photos. Check my Google+ profile: http://goo.gl/OJik1

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