Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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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: 26
  • Position: #3518 / 7509
  • Number of attempts: 5
Just the middle - 11613 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2254 / 4253
  • Number of attempts: 5
VimGolfNight - 583 entries

Based on "The name of the game".

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #325 / 354
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16187 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1677 / 4222
  • Number of attempts: 1
-a-b-c- - 3237 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #970 / 1145
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13576 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #3027 / 3892
  • Number of attempts: 2
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