Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 34021 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: #1705 / 7517
  • Number of attempts: 8
Swap values - 4707 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #949 / 1294
  • Number of attempts: 2
One number per line - 18903 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #1507 / 3904
  • Number of attempts: 8
Split line with dots - 2175 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #438 / 639
  • Number of attempts: 2
Every other line - 2951 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #359 / 712
  • Number of attempts: 2
Copy three lines - 2924 entries

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #291 / 647
  • Number of attempts: 1
That hyphen - 2649 entries

"vim vi improved"

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #260 / 712
  • Number of attempts: 4
One to Ten - 2258 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: #468 / 688
  • Number of attempts: 1
Build a six - 315 entries

Just enjoy building "a" floors...

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #28 / 102
  • Number of attempts: 2
Array transposition - 2481 entries

Transpose two arrays into one.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #246 / 461
  • Number of attempts: 2
Collect List - 4342 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #609 / 1200
  • Number of attempts: 2
A Simple One - 1093 entries

Here is a very simple one - just to illustrate/introduce a vim feature that some people seem to miss...

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #491 / 681
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13645 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2229 / 3907
  • Number of attempts: 1
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