Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Played Challenges

Replace pattern with 1, 2, 3, ... on each line - 1161 entries

For each line replace a search pattern (in this case $) with numbers starting at 1 and then increasing by 1 for each replaced match. a$b$c$ -> a0b1c2

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 29
  • Position: #141 / 235
  • Number of attempts: 3
Simple, Practical, and Common - 33988 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: 25
  • Position: #3418 / 7509
  • Number of attempts: 4
Swap values - 4703 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1102 / 1291
  • Number of attempts: 3
One number per line - 18896 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #3293 / 3902
  • Number of attempts: 2
Swap values inside brackets - 2549 entries

Easy challenge.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #356 / 593
  • Number of attempts: 5
Add semicolons - 10952 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2336 / 3097
  • Number of attempts: 4
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3646 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #943 / 1183
  • Number of attempts: 4
Copy three lines - 2911 entries

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #477 / 645
  • Number of attempts: 2
Start coding format - 161 entries

I used to start coding with following format: int main(){ -(cursor here) }

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #39 / 74
  • Number of attempts: 4
I forgot quotes - 16187 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2380 / 4222
  • Number of attempts: 4
Word frequency alignment - 307 entries

You've got to align the second column, but the spacing is inconvenient and there are nasty tabs in the way. If you're a "real Vim ninja," this could be very quick indeed...

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 39
  • Position: #162 / 165
  • Number of attempts: 3
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