Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33930 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: 22
  • Position: #761 / 7490
  • Number of attempts: 2
One number per line - 18840 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #2395 / 3893
  • Number of attempts: 2
Copy three lines - 2882 entries

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #484 / 642
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16127 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2554 / 4208
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 13005 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2685 / 3979
  • Number of attempts: 3
Sort and add attributes - 1559 entries

Sort the states and add the attribute country to each record.

  • Best score: 33
  • Best player score: 42
  • Position: #567 / 602
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13432 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #3093 / 3851
  • Number of attempts: 1
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