Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Played Challenges

Simple, Practical, and Common - 34012 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: #620 / 7513
  • Number of attempts: 11
Swap values - 4705 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #106 / 1293
  • Number of attempts: 5
One number per line - 18903 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #92 / 3904
  • Number of attempts: 8
Split line with dots - 2175 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #86 / 639
  • Number of attempts: 12
Every other line - 2951 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #90 / 712
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11616 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #719 / 4255
  • Number of attempts: 4
Vice versa - 8019 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #214 / 2157
  • Number of attempts: 9
C Reformatting - 712 entries

You may use Visual mode... or not. #uppercase

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 44
  • Position: #75 / 167
  • Number of attempts: 6
Paragraph breaks - 550 entries

Swap the blank lines and the aaa lines.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #58 / 172
  • Number of attempts: 6
I forgot quotes - 16237 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #454 / 4224
  • Number of attempts: 5
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10755 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1012 / 3715
  • Number of attempts: 3
Words in parens - 13053 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1575 / 3991
  • Number of attempts: 7
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I thought what I'd do was that,I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes...

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