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: 29
  • Position: #4918 / 7422
  • Number of attempts: 2
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: 23
  • Position: #1403 / 1537
  • Number of attempts: 1
Add semicolons - 10859 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2452 / 3064
  • Number of attempts: 2
Box it - 7905 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 38
  • Position: #1682 / 1876
  • Number of attempts: 1
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