Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33866 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: 35
  • Position: #6593 / 7474
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18831 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #2495 / 3889
  • Number of attempts: 4
Swap values inside brackets - 2523 entries

Easy challenge.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #464 / 587
  • Number of attempts: 2
V to the i - 4830 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #1779 / 1903
  • Number of attempts: 2
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3622 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #583 / 1177
  • Number of attempts: 3
Com(m)a Trouble - 3944 entries

Someone was real stupid when placing his commas. Can you fix it?

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 31
  • Position: #787 / 894
  • Number of attempts: 2
Box it - 7962 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 42
  • Position: #1740 / 1891
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 7974 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1376 / 2146
  • Number of attempts: 3
One to Ten - 2241 entries

Generate the sequence of numbers from 1 to 10, one number per line. Inspired by this Reddit thread: https://redd.it/ak4it2

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #556 / 682
  • Number of attempts: 1
Increment each number - 1043 entries

Increment each number individually by one

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 48
  • Position: #247 / 255
  • Number of attempts: 2
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10713 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #3634 / 3700
  • Number of attempts: 3
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