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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: 22
  • Position: #2111 / 7301
  • Number of attempts: 8
Get mail address from outlook format - 604 entries

Create a mail list space separated of mail list formatted by outlook

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #184 / 190
  • Number of attempts: 1
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6096 entries

Prepend an asterisk to every non-blank line in the input file.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #498 / 1489
  • Number of attempts: 4
One number per line - 18478 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #994 / 3810
  • Number of attempts: 10
Add semicolons - 10716 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #2002 / 3022
  • Number of attempts: 3
Box it - 7725 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #726 / 1844
  • Number of attempts: 6
I forgot quotes - 15840 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1922 / 4133
  • Number of attempts: 5
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