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Simple, Practical, and Common

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.

Start file
*temp var1 0
*temp var2 "hi"
*temp var3 -1
*temp var4 42
*temp var5 "asdf"
*temp var6 0

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.
End file
*temp var1 0
*temp var2 "hi"
*temp var3 -1
*temp var4 42
*temp var5 "asdf"
*temp var6 0
*temp var7 11

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."

New text.

This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

View Diff

6a7
> *temp var7 11
8a10,11
>
> New text.

Solutions by @helbling:

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Solutions by @helbling:
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#2412 - Christian Helbling / @helbling

02/11/2025 at 03:10PM

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#>2824 - Christian Helbling / @helbling

02/11/2025 at 03:08PM

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#>3125 - Christian Helbling / @helbling

02/11/2025 at 03:06PM

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#>3737 - Christian Helbling / @helbling

02/11/2025 at 03:01PM

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#>4544 - Christian Helbling / @helbling

02/11/2025 at 02:58PM

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#>6279 - Christian Helbling / @helbling

02/11/2025 at 02:53PM

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#>6279 - Christian Helbling / @helbling

02/11/2025 at 02:55PM

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#>6279 - Christian Helbling / @helbling

02/11/2025 at 02:56PM

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#>6667 - Christian Helbling / @helbling

02/11/2025 at 02:52PM