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Execute immediate SQL - 85 entries

Sql string tranformation ...

Prefixes and suffixes - 593 entries

Generate all prefixes of "vimchallenge", then all suffixes.

Coordinates placeholder - 62 entries

Place coordinates instead of target search.

XML to JSON - 44 entries

Convert this xml file into json.

Change your calendar - 362 entries

Happy New Year!

Greek Letters - 61 entries

Starting with a list of Greek letters, create a cross-reference table showing all of the Greek alpha-beta. You'll likely need to use digraphs (:help digraphs). Note that while most digraphs can be entered with either character first, lowercase sigma has two digraphs -- s* AND *s! Good luck!

Transposition - 82 entries

Transpose the original lines in separate columns, one for each line.

REDRUM - 150 entries

If you remember "The Shinning", the first time you saw the bloody word REDRUM you probably thinked "What the Hell is that?" Well, then you know that you need a little help from a looking-glass to make sense of it. Now it's time to use vim like a mirror to reveal the message.

Enumerate words - 250 entries

Enumerate the unique words in order.

Swap assigned value - 626 entries

Simple problem but looking for interesting solutions.

Groups magic - 150 entries

Regexp or macros for string converting: (a) -> ___ (abc) -> ____ (abcd) -> ______ All in the '(' replace to _ multiply by char count + ()

Block Fun 1 - 189 entries

Manipulate the columns to produce desired result.

fib.c cleanup - 66 entries

cleanup the file

Harder than "abcd > a b c d" - 77 entries

Not as easy as the last challenge. This time, just one space between a and b, up to 25 spaces between y and z. (Removed some lines; diff was too long.)

abcd > a b c d - 280 entries

transform the single spaces into 4 spaces repeat for each line

lamb had a little Mary - 586 entries

"Mary" and "lamb" are swapped. Unswap them. Fast as you can.

Python: Lots of function arguments - 102 entries

The function definition is too long for one line. The modeline helps you with some typical Python indent settings.

Checkerboard case pattern - 148 entries

All the squares are white. Make some of them black. But only the right ones.

Readable Rubyhash - 244 entries

Rubyists talk about being cutting edge but how many are using 1.9 in production? Time to convert those verbose 1.8 hashes in to symbolic, succinct 1.9 beauties!

Chucking wood - 106 entries

An exercise in compressing repetitive text. For this challenge, any entry that uses keys outside the main row (such as arrow keys, Home, End, Delete, etc.) will be removed. (Esc is OK, though you should be using C-[ anyway.)

Flip the chessboard - 78 entries

White's turn is over. Flip the board to black's perspective. I added coordinates to frustrate you.

Extract text from xml - 109 entries

Extract text from xml file (ignoring commented out elements) and create a one line regex.

Printable ASCII characters - 124 entries

From a blank input, print all 95 printing ASCII characters one per line, from space to tilde.

A simple change - 442 entries

Just change the numbers in the most efficient way ...

Let's play some Ivmgolf - 1091 entries

Oops, I spelled that wrong.

Unwrap the text of an email message - 185 entries

Reverse of "Wrap the text of an email message to 79 characters". gq and gw are great for wrapping paragraphs. But sometimes other programs choke on your wrapped lines. What's the best way to un-gq?

Sort by your own sum - 71 entries

Same numbers as last time, but you'll have to add them yourself.

Sort by sum of numbers in a line(?) - 58 entries

The lines with the biggest sums need to be at the top. The sums are on the right, which makes life hard. Maybe you can find a feature that will do all the work for you...

Presidential Sorting - 48 entries

Given a nice CSV formatted arrangement of the Presidents of the United States, we need to print out an alphabetical list in pretty columns. Prove that vim can conquer this basic Excel task!

Add links to an existing HTML table - 77 entries

Add these links at that top to the respective table cell. First link, first cell, etc.

Stairs Indenting - 448 entries

Indent each line with <line number> whitespaces.

Python to Ruby - 196 entries

Convert this Python code to Ruby. NOTE: This program likely won't run.

you're stuck on jQuery < 1.7 - 337 entries

replace calls to jQuery 1.7+'s `on` with calls to pre 1.7 `bind`

SFD-ROC: ROT13 Phonics - 98 entries

A is for apple, b is for ball, etc... This familiar phonics poem has been rotated 13 characters. Make the letter match the word.

SFD-ROC: vimvimvim - 1581 entries

Oh no, this line is longer than 80 chars... put each 'vim' on a new line.

SFD-ROC: ASCII Logo Border - 71 entries

Draw a border around this familiar logo ;)

SFD-ROC: Pipe Dreams - 101 entries

Move the pipes so they match the output.

SFD-ROC: Tic-Tac-Toe - 134 entries

Tic-Tac-Toe You are 'X', and it is your turn. Stop 'O' from winning, and complete the game. Draw a diagonal line through your winning row of three X's.

SFD-ROC: The Quick Brown Fox - 169 entries

Someone has vandalized our text (again). Please fix to read: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog.

Enharmonic Equivalents - 56 entries

Transform # and b to digraphs

Circle of Fifths with Sharps - 96 entries

Display a list of the Circle of Fifths with corresponding solfege syllables with sharps. Handling spaces may be tricky.

The name of the game - 650 entries

End up with the name of the game.

NATO phonetic alphabet - 501 entries

Transform the series of words into a list.

The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Vim - 401 entries

Someone has vandalized this text file and replaced the beginning character of one word in each line with a Big "X." Please remove the big X's, and fix each line to read "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog."

maximun and minimun - 58 entries

Find the maximum and minimum of the rows.

Sierpinski's Triangle - 83 entries

Build the famous fractal, Sierpinski's Triangle.

Dehamlizing - 180 entries

Change this piece of HAML code back into erb

Create an alphabet diamond - 81 entries

Here's a brain teaser to keep things interesting...

Convert regular pandoc footnotes to in-line notes - 63 entries

Pandoc extends markdown by allowing footnotes, which are usually represented with a footnote identifier followed later in the document by the footnote itself. But Pandoc also allows inline footnotes without identifiers. How many strokes does it take to convert regular footnotes to inline notes? (NB: I've had trouble figuring out whether text-width makes a difference to Vimgolf in comparing the input and output file. I finally tested this locally using the Vimgolf vimrc and did a "gq" on the entire buffer as the last step. Apologies if I'm making a newbie mistake. First time submitter.)

Complete the circuit grid! - 84 entries

Continuing from the last challenge, add additional rows to the grid. Change each of the names from 'A1'...'A10' to 'B1'...'B10', 'C1'...'C10', etc, and for each new row add 0.7 to the X values in the (X Y) at the end of each line.

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