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Just the middle - 11555 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #164 / 4234
  • Number of attempts: 5
VimGolfNight - 575 entries

Based on "The name of the game".

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #128 / 352
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16127 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 35
  • Position: #4160 / 4208
  • Number of attempts: 1
quotes inside quotes - 3185 entries

taken from tip 85 of the very good book 'Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought' ! I'd be interested what people use :)

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #767 / 1086
  • Number of attempts: 2
Words in parens - 13005 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #2810 / 3979
  • Number of attempts: 8
switch variable - 5101 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1340 / 1756
  • Number of attempts: 5
Numbering a List - 1941 entries

Pretty simple, number the list.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 53
  • Position: #641 / 657
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13419 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1214 / 3846
  • Number of attempts: 9
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