Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33801 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: 22
  • Position: #1643 / 7459
  • Number of attempts: 6
Add semicolons - 10905 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #913 / 3079
  • Number of attempts: 3
Bad Copy Syntax - 2054 entries

Copy should be from right to left, but sometimes you type it wrong.

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #58 / 535
  • Number of attempts: 7
Box it - 7956 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #658 / 1887
  • Number of attempts: 4
One to Ten - 2240 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: #433 / 681
  • Number of attempts: 3
Build a six - 307 entries

Just enjoy building "a" floors...

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #65 / 100
  • Number of attempts: 2
change parenthesis - 299 entries

change the pair of braces into a pair of parentheses

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #19 / 162
  • Number of attempts: 2
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