Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
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Simple, Practical, and Common - 28264 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: 25
  • Number of attempts: 3
Fix the XML - 896 entries

The challenge consists in having a valid xml from an incomplete source.

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 24
  • Number of attempts: 2
Box it - 5142 entries

Create a box around a line.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 21
  • Number of attempts: 7
I forgot quotes - 13465 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Number of attempts: 6
Just the middle - 9962 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Number of attempts: 4
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 9904 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Number of attempts: 6
camel riding - 720 entries

add a prefix on some camelCase variables

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 15
  • Number of attempts: 5
Simple text editing with Vim - 10828 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Number of attempts: 7
Words in parens - 11684 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 14
  • Number of attempts: 5
Seiichi Satomi
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