Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33948 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: 25
  • Position: #3245 / 7496
  • Number of attempts: 4
Swap values - 4679 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #871 / 1287
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18862 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #2374 / 3896
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11566 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2319 / 4238
  • Number of attempts: 1
Order and join - 1009 entries

There's something special about the input order.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #92 / 263
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10732 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #2164 / 3707
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple text editing with Vim - 13466 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2579 / 3863
  • Number of attempts: 2
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