Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33411 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: 35
  • Position: #6584 / 7372
  • Number of attempts: 3
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6236 entries

Prepend an asterisk to every non-blank line in the input file.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #909 / 1522
  • Number of attempts: 3
Add semicolons - 10801 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #2125 / 3047
  • Number of attempts: 4
Box it - 7830 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 33
  • Position: #1540 / 1867
  • Number of attempts: 5
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