Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33396 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: 35
  • Position: #6593 / 7367
  • Number of attempts: 2
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6217 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #571 / 1518
  • Number of attempts: 1
Add semicolons - 10795 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #2674 / 3045
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11360 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #3068 / 4164
  • Number of attempts: 1
Vice versa - 7806 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #2033 / 2102
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 15931 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #3754 / 4161
  • Number of attempts: 1
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