Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Played Challenges

Simple, Practical, and Common - 33948 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: #3914 / 7496
  • Number of attempts: 6
Swap values - 4679 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1067 / 1287
  • Number of attempts: 3
One number per line - 18862 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #3202 / 3896
  • Number of attempts: 2
Every other line - 2934 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #556 / 708
  • Number of attempts: 4
Just the middle - 11566 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2538 / 4238
  • Number of attempts: 3
Vice versa - 7990 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1067 / 2149
  • Number of attempts: 5
I forgot quotes - 16156 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3260 / 4213
  • Number of attempts: 4
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10732 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1183 / 3707
  • Number of attempts: 6
Words in parens - 13014 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #2949 / 3981
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple text editing with Vim - 13466 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1653 / 3863
  • Number of attempts: 3
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