Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Played Challenges

Simple, Practical, and Common - 33988 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: 25
  • Position: #3210 / 7509
  • Number of attempts: 4
Swap values - 4703 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1033 / 1291
  • Number of attempts: 2
One number per line - 18896 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #2056 / 3902
  • Number of attempts: 4
Split line with dots - 2174 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #281 / 638
  • Number of attempts: 5
Com(m)a Trouble - 3990 entries

Someone was real stupid when placing his commas. Can you fix it?

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #445 / 909
  • Number of attempts: 11
Copy three lines - 2911 entries

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #397 / 645
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11613 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2222 / 4253
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 8011 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1256 / 2153
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16187 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3207 / 4222
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10749 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #2799 / 3712
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 13034 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2683 / 3988
  • Number of attempts: 2
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