Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33354 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: #1022 / 7358
  • Number of attempts: 9
V to the i - 4743 entries

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #516 / 1878
  • Number of attempts: 4
Copy three lines - 2839 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #451 / 634
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11346 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2481 / 4160
  • Number of attempts: 2
Basic renumbering - 5584 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #679 / 1257
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 15923 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1138 / 4159
  • Number of attempts: 9
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10616 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1164 / 3663
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple text editing with Vim - 12233 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1583 / 3567
  • Number of attempts: 3
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