Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33958 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: 30
  • Position: #5233 / 7498
  • Number of attempts: 3
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6388 entries

Prepend an asterisk to every non-blank line in the input file.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #874 / 1559
  • Number of attempts: 4
One number per line - 18889 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #2185 / 3898
  • Number of attempts: 2
Wrap the text of an email message to 79 characters - 855 entries

You're replying to an email with silly long lines. Clean them up.

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #232 / 442
  • Number of attempts: 1
Remove semicolons after expressions - 669 entries

A follow-up for http://vimgolf.com/challenges/4fc9d767d3a0d4000100000e.

  • Best score: 6
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #230 / 265
  • Number of attempts: 1
The meaning - 577 entries

Numbers are fun!

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #278 / 364
  • Number of attempts: 2
Increment, increment, increment.... - 703 entries

Vim likes macros

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #348 / 414
  • Number of attempts: 1
Gatlee
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Computing student with a passion for UX Design

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