Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

Played Challenges

Simple, Practical, and Common - 33970 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: 30
  • Position: #5118 / 7503
  • Number of attempts: 1
Swap values - 4703 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #116 / 1291
  • Number of attempts: 9
Split line with dots - 2174 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #592 / 638
  • Number of attempts: 1
Every other line - 2945 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #450 / 710
  • Number of attempts: 5
Just the middle - 11590 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2295 / 4246
  • Number of attempts: 4
Collect List - 4332 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #828 / 1196
  • Number of attempts: 4
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10748 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #2153 / 3711
  • Number of attempts: 3
Words in parens - 13032 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #3277 / 3986
  • Number of attempts: 4
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