Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33801 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: 31
  • Position: #5684 / 7459
  • Number of attempts: 9
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6358 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #69 / 1551
  • Number of attempts: 5
Add semicolons - 10905 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #456 / 3079
  • Number of attempts: 10
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3616 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #462 / 1174
  • Number of attempts: 9
Box it - 7956 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #1263 / 1887
  • Number of attempts: 3
Just the middle - 11523 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #1349 / 4222
  • Number of attempts: 6
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10703 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1560 / 3696
  • Number of attempts: 5
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