Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33966 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: 34
  • Position: #6512 / 7501
  • Number of attempts: 1
One number per line - 18889 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1352 / 3898
  • Number of attempts: 12
V to the i - 4853 entries

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #807 / 1909
  • Number of attempts: 7
Add semicolons - 10932 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1798 / 3091
  • Number of attempts: 4
Just the middle - 11574 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #1521 / 4241
  • Number of attempts: 7
I forgot quotes - 16176 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #1145 / 4216
  • Number of attempts: 12
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10748 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1627 / 3711
  • Number of attempts: 3
Words in parens - 13028 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #30 / 3984
  • Number of attempts: 8
switch variable - 5110 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #677 / 1758
  • Number of attempts: 6
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