Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33715 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: #1823 / 7440
  • Number of attempts: 9
One number per line - 18751 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #3061 / 3869
  • Number of attempts: 7
Add semicolons - 10879 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #46 / 3071
  • Number of attempts: 11
Bad Copy Syntax - 2041 entries

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

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #387 / 528
  • Number of attempts: 8
Box it - 7915 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #80 / 1880
  • Number of attempts: 35
That hyphen - 2595 entries

"vim vi improved"

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #261 / 701
  • Number of attempts: 23
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