Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33866 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: 32
  • Position: #5792 / 7474
  • Number of attempts: 2
One number per line - 18831 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #3306 / 3889
  • Number of attempts: 1
Search and Replace 0 - 5031 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #851 / 1638
  • Number of attempts: 5
Just the middle - 11541 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2178 / 4230
  • Number of attempts: 1
Space out the alphabet - 1659 entries

Put 3 spaces between adjacent letters.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #180 / 446
  • Number of attempts: 4
I forgot quotes - 16093 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2868 / 4202
  • Number of attempts: 2
-a-b-c- - 3225 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #625 / 1140
  • Number of attempts: 3
Words in parens - 12992 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2322 / 3977
  • Number of attempts: 1
switch variable - 5094 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #893 / 1754
  • Number of attempts: 2
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7415 entries

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 42
  • Position: #1021 / 1825
  • Number of attempts: 1
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