Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33929 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: #4357 / 7489
  • Number of attempts: 8
One number per line - 18840 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #2682 / 3893
  • Number of attempts: 4
Add semicolons - 10923 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1113 / 3087
  • Number of attempts: 5
multiple cursor alternative - 1547 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: 26
  • Position: #315 / 385
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11555 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #3538 / 4234
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16127 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2949 / 4208
  • Number of attempts: 3
Array Transposition - 215 entries

Transpose four arrays into two.

  • Best score: 27
  • Best player score: 42
  • Position: #36 / 58
  • Number of attempts: 1
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