Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33100 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: 45
  • Position: #7129 / 7301
  • Number of attempts: 1
Just the middle - 11283 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #3695 / 4140
  • Number of attempts: 1
Vice versa - 7620 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1500 / 2067
  • Number of attempts: 3
comments galore - 982 entries

Basic comment reformatting

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #317 / 414
  • Number of attempts: 1
Alsa configuration - 485 entries

I'm tweaking my ~/.asoundrc file!

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 82
  • Position: #123 / 123
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 15840 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3123 / 4133
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10564 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #2733 / 3646
  • Number of attempts: 1
K Aravind Kumar
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