Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33988 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: 25
  • Position: #3349 / 7509
  • Number of attempts: 5
One number per line - 18896 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #2519 / 3902
  • Number of attempts: 1
Swap values inside brackets - 2549 entries

Easy challenge.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #542 / 593
  • Number of attempts: 1
Applying same text modification in several lines - 2929 entries

Remove identical text at the beginning of several lines and the closing parenthesis.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #577 / 866
  • Number of attempts: 3
Com(m)a Trouble - 3990 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #557 / 909
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11613 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2778 / 4253
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16187 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3350 / 4222
  • Number of attempts: 1
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