Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Played Challenges

Simple, Practical, and Common - 33746 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: 22
  • Position: #1109 / 7449
  • Number of attempts: 11
One number per line - 18780 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1173 / 3877
  • Number of attempts: 6
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3610 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #62 / 1172
  • Number of attempts: 5
multiple cursor alternative - 1542 entries

from: https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/6w5pfa/crosspost_from_remacs_how_would_you_do_this_in_vim/

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #31 / 384
  • Number of attempts: 6
Just the middle - 11497 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #1000 / 4215
  • Number of attempts: 2
Build a six - 305 entries

Just enjoy building "a" floors...

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #17 / 98
  • Number of attempts: 2
Delete to the end of the current line - 847 entries

Delete to the end of the current line, but keep the character under the cursor.

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #39 / 406
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16051 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #643 / 4194
  • Number of attempts: 9
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