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: 37
  • Position: #6885 / 7422
  • Number of attempts: 1
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6312 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #496 / 1537
  • Number of attempts: 5
Box it - 7906 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 49
  • Position: #1777 / 1877
  • Number of attempts: 1
Osama Abdelsatar
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An Engineer, From Egypt.

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