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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.

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

Solutions by @decko:

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Solutions by @decko:
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#2590 - decko / @decko

02/15/2018 at 09:13PM

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#>2946 - decko / @decko

02/15/2018 at 09:04PM

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#>2946 - decko / @decko

02/15/2018 at 09:10PM

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#>3534 - decko / @decko

02/15/2018 at 08:53PM

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#>3534 - decko / @decko

02/15/2018 at 08:57PM

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#>3534 - decko / @decko

02/15/2018 at 09:00PM

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#>4154 - decko / @decko

10/18/2016 at 02:15PM

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#>4154 - decko / @decko

10/18/2016 at 02:19PM

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#>4619 - decko / @decko

10/18/2016 at 02:12PM

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#>4738 - decko / @decko

02/15/2018 at 05:35PM

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#>5046 - decko / @decko

10/18/2016 at 02:10PM

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#>5748 - decko / @decko

10/18/2016 at 02:07PM

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#>6072 - decko / @decko

02/15/2018 at 05:33PM