Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33695 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: #761 / 7435
  • Number of attempts: 2
One number per line - 18751 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #2383 / 3869
  • Number of attempts: 2
Copy three lines - 2875 entries

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #483 / 641
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16014 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2542 / 4188
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 12957 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2677 / 3967
  • Number of attempts: 3
Sort and add attributes - 1475 entries

Sort the states and add the attribute country to each record.

  • Best score: 33
  • Best player score: 42
  • Position: #540 / 573
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 12925 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #3001 / 3722
  • Number of attempts: 1
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