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: 30
  • Position: #5276 / 7489
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18840 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #2516 / 3893
  • Number of attempts: 3
Swap values inside brackets - 2539 entries

Easy challenge.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #499 / 590
  • Number of attempts: 2
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3631 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #984 / 1179
  • Number of attempts: 2
Com(m)a Trouble - 3968 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #614 / 901
  • Number of attempts: 2
One to Ten - 2243 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: 14
  • Position: #411 / 683
  • Number of attempts: 2
Delete to the end of the current line - 865 entries

Delete to the end of the current line, but keep the character under the cursor.

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 6
  • Position: #310 / 415
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 13005 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #3511 / 3979
  • Number of attempts: 2
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