Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33801 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: #4679 / 7459
  • Number of attempts: 6
One number per line - 18811 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #3608 / 3883
  • Number of attempts: 1
That hyphen - 2599 entries

"vim vi improved"

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #293 / 702
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16075 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #487 / 4198
  • Number of attempts: 2
Change name of a variable - 180 entries

Replace the name of the $variable with the fastest move possible. The challenge is having a command that allow you to easily change the variable name even if its indented.

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #78 / 138
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 12980 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #3074 / 3972
  • Number of attempts: 3
George Crabtree
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