Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33958 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: 28
  • Position: #4499 / 7498
  • Number of attempts: 3
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6388 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1024 / 1559
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18889 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #612 / 3898
  • Number of attempts: 12
Add semicolons - 10932 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #2697 / 3091
  • Number of attempts: 3
Box it - 7997 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #1102 / 1897
  • Number of attempts: 7
Vice versa - 7995 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #535 / 2151
  • Number of attempts: 9
Words in parens - 13024 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #3615 / 3983
  • Number of attempts: 3
switch variable - 5110 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #598 / 1758
  • Number of attempts: 4
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