Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33535 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: 28
  • Position: #4444 / 7397
  • Number of attempts: 3
Add semicolons - 10841 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1190 / 3058
  • Number of attempts: 3
Box it - 7897 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #1085 / 1872
  • Number of attempts: 4
Hidden Message - 93 entries

Find the hidden message and replace all other characters with spaces.

  • Best score: 33
  • Best player score: 48
  • Position: #25 / 30
  • Number of attempts: 2
John Woolley
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