Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33086 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: #433 / 7297
  • Number of attempts: 6
Swap values - 4490 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #46 / 1246
  • Number of attempts: 6
One number per line - 18472 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #19 / 3807
  • Number of attempts: 8
Just the middle - 11284 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #618 / 4140
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 7615 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #175 / 2064
  • Number of attempts: 6
Align commas - 1046 entries

There are 15,000 aligning challenges on vimgolf.com, and they're all exactly the same. I hope this one is a little different.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #11 / 238
  • Number of attempts: 4
I forgot quotes - 15830 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #388 / 4130
  • Number of attempts: 5
Hoang Tran
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iOS developer. Swift lover. TDD practicioner. OSS digger and admirer

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