Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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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: 29
  • Position: #4681 / 7503
  • Number of attempts: 1
Swap values - 4703 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #867 / 1291
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18889 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #2636 / 3898
  • Number of attempts: 1
V to the i - 4860 entries

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1199 / 1910
  • Number of attempts: 1
Split line with dots - 2174 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #254 / 638
  • Number of attempts: 2
Copy three lines - 2909 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #487 / 644
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11590 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #3491 / 4246
  • Number of attempts: 1
C Reformatting - 709 entries

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

  • Best score: 30
  • Best player score: 44
  • Position: #75 / 165
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16179 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2558 / 4218
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10748 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #2148 / 3711
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 13032 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2355 / 3986
  • Number of attempts: 1
Christophe Perrotin
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