Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 34033 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: #2038 / 7519
  • Number of attempts: 8
One number per line - 18911 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1007 / 3907
  • Number of attempts: 8
Add semicolons - 10958 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #384 / 3098
  • Number of attempts: 6
Box it - 8003 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #259 / 1901
  • Number of attempts: 7
Search and Replace 0 - 5167 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #632 / 1677
  • Number of attempts: 4
Just the middle - 11634 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #1333 / 4262
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16240 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #972 / 4226
  • Number of attempts: 9
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10758 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1470 / 3717
  • Number of attempts: 4
Words in parens - 13058 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1069 / 3993
  • Number of attempts: 7
Simple text editing with Vim - 13667 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #612 / 3914
  • Number of attempts: 7
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