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: 30
  • Position: #5350 / 7498
  • Number of attempts: 1
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: #1021 / 1559
  • Number of attempts: 6
Add semicolons - 10932 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2594 / 3091
  • Number of attempts: 1
Rick Sperko
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Software engineer & architect, project manager, published author, geek, husband, father, motorcycle riding, '63 vw bug fixing, '66 CC boating in Milwaukee WI.

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