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: 30
  • Position: #5313 / 7489
  • Number of attempts: 2
V to the i - 4833 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #1730 / 1904
  • Number of attempts: 3
Add semicolons - 10923 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2412 / 3087
  • Number of attempts: 2
Bad Copy Syntax - 2072 entries

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

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 36
  • Position: #487 / 539
  • Number of attempts: 1
Box it - 7987 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #1507 / 1895
  • Number of attempts: 1
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