Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33533 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: 27
  • Position: #3820 / 7396
  • Number of attempts: 2
Swap values - 4600 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #867 / 1264
  • Number of attempts: 2
One number per line - 18705 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #3671 / 3855
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11417 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #3752 / 4181
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 7891 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1805 / 2121
  • Number of attempts: 1
comments galore - 1038 entries

Basic comment reformatting

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #418 / 422
  • Number of attempts: 1
Alsa configuration - 513 entries

I'm tweaking my ~/.asoundrc file!

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #83 / 128
  • Number of attempts: 2
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10654 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #3284 / 3678
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 12918 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #2909 / 3957
  • Number of attempts: 1
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