Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33722 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: #2071 / 7442
  • Number of attempts: 7
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6332 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #21 / 1545
  • Number of attempts: 4
Add semicolons - 10881 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #426 / 3072
  • Number of attempts: 3
Box it - 7916 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #281 / 1881
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16014 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2344 / 4188
  • Number of attempts: 1
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