Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33930 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: 24
  • Position: #2924 / 7490
  • Number of attempts: 11
Every other line - 2925 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #605 / 707
  • Number of attempts: 3
Copy three lines - 2882 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #404 / 642
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11555 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2301 / 4234
  • Number of attempts: 5
Vice versa - 7981 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #759 / 2147
  • Number of attempts: 11
Simple text editing with Vim - 13427 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #3610 / 3849
  • Number of attempts: 2
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