Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33913 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: 23
  • Position: #2781 / 7487
  • Number of attempts: 7
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6375 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #220 / 1556
  • Number of attempts: 2
One number per line - 18834 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #1543 / 3892
  • Number of attempts: 7
Add semicolons - 10920 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #575 / 3086
  • Number of attempts: 5
Box it - 7975 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #349 / 1893
  • Number of attempts: 3
I forgot quotes - 16114 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3390 / 4207
  • Number of attempts: 2
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