Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Played Challenges

Simple, Practical, and Common - 33966 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: #3410 / 7501
  • Number of attempts: 5
One number per line - 18889 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #1538 / 3898
  • Number of attempts: 7
Add semicolons - 10932 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1388 / 3091
  • Number of attempts: 6
Vice versa - 7997 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1420 / 2152
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13517 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1883 / 3876
  • Number of attempts: 6
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