Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

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Replace pattern with 1, 2, 3, ... on each line - 1106 entries

For each line replace a search pattern (in this case $) with numbers starting at 1 and then increasing by 1 for each replaced match. a$b$c$ -> a0b1c2

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 31
  • Position: #151 / 226
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple, Practical, and Common - 33400 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: 23
  • Position: #2767 / 7369
  • Number of attempts: 4
prepend * to every non-blank line - 6223 entries

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

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #824 / 1519
  • Number of attempts: 4
Add semicolons - 10795 entries

Simply add a semicolon at the end of each line

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #1552 / 3045
  • Number of attempts: 2
remove lines containing the word "reader" - 3541 entries

easy stuff

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #798 / 1145
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 15931 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1974 / 4161
  • Number of attempts: 2
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