Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33948 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: 23
  • Position: #2678 / 7496
  • Number of attempts: 6
One number per line - 18862 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1894 / 3896
  • Number of attempts: 6
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3631 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #907 / 1179
  • Number of attempts: 1
Box it - 7991 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #99 / 1896
  • Number of attempts: 7
Just the middle - 11566 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2854 / 4238
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16156 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1872 / 4213
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 13014 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2486 / 3981
  • Number of attempts: 3
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