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: 24
  • Position: #3045 / 7489
  • Number of attempts: 3
V to the i - 4833 entries

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1374 / 1904
  • Number of attempts: 3
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3631 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #605 / 1179
  • Number of attempts: 2
Box it - 7987 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #1220 / 1895
  • Number of attempts: 3
Every other line - 2925 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #508 / 707
  • Number of attempts: 3
Letterbox - 161 entries

Make a box!

  • Best score: 35
  • Best player score: 77
  • Position: #26 / 30
  • Number of attempts: 1
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