Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33930 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: #1089 / 7490
  • Number of attempts: 12
One number per line - 18840 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #1444 / 3893
  • Number of attempts: 5
multiple cursor alternative - 1556 entries

from: https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/6w5pfa/crosspost_from_remacs_how_would_you_do_this_in_vim/

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #23 / 386
  • Number of attempts: 11
Team names - 1854 entries

The team names are misspelled.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #34 / 593
  • Number of attempts: 4
Back to the roots - 74 entries

Johnny has a file with more integers. He wants to change each number with its square root. Can you help him?

  • Best score: 20
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #9 / 41
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16127 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3253 / 4208
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10721 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #2245 / 3704
  • Number of attempts: 2
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