Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33964 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: #437 / 7500
  • Number of attempts: 14
One number per line - 18889 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1610 / 3898
  • Number of attempts: 11
Just the middle - 11572 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2324 / 4240
  • Number of attempts: 4
Basic renumbering - 5731 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #921 / 1277
  • Number of attempts: 7
Sort files from hosts - 202 entries

Resume files by host. I hope you enjoy with this challenge

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #40 / 78
  • Number of attempts: 3
quotes inside quotes - 3195 entries

taken from tip 85 of the very good book 'Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought' ! I'd be interested what people use :)

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #640 / 1089
  • Number of attempts: 3
Words in parens - 13028 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #3281 / 3984
  • Number of attempts: 3
Simple text editing with Vim - 13509 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #2929 / 3874
  • Number of attempts: 3
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