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π - 6 entries

1200 π chars

Create json from a .env file - 662 entries

A simple everyday task.

Reordering properties - 790 entries

Arrange the CSS lines for the #topbar selector based on their complete line length, from shortest to longest.

Sort and Tag - 422 entries

The goal is to sort these lines alphabetically, assign a unique identifier to each line in the format "[01]", "[02]", etc., and then restore the original order of the lines while preserving the assigned identifiers.

Changing date formats - 432 entries

Change the date format to Y/M/D.

YAML to dotenv - 922 entries

Convert this YAML config file to a .env file.

Change to ascending order - 349 entries

Change each line of numbers consistently from descending to ascending order.

Swap columns and transform to CSV format - 310 entries

Turn this spreadsheet output into a CSV file but first swap the columns

Generate an entry for each month - 237 entries

The input file contains a URI with a month in it. Generate the URIs for all the other months up to a couple of years

Fix the git merge conflicts - 214 entries

Solve the merge conflicts in the Python file

Nested JSON Flattener - 78 entries

Transform a deeply nested JSON structure into a flattened key-value format where each path is represented by dot notation

The Fibonacci Spacer - 135 entries

Split the words, remove punctuation and add spaces before each line following the Fibonacci sequence (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89)

Replace markdown sections with numbering - 205 entries

Replace each section and subsection with their respective numbers

Fix the Scala Method - 232 entries

Fix the missing semicolons and the Int type, ensure the floating point division, and remove the unnecessary return.

Change class fields from camel case to snake case - 457 entries

This is the reverse of the previous challenge: https://www.vimgolf.com/challenges/9v006705493c000000000513

Change class fields from snake case to camel case - 240 entries

Change the class fields in this Scala class from snake case to camel case

Reorganize Pokémon - 602 entries

Change the format of the each line and sort alphabetically.

Replace csv column if it's not empty - 193 entries

Replace the credit_score_percentile column with the value 0.0 but leave the empty ones untouched

Convert plain text into a markdown table - 27 entries

Convert the table to markdown to make it more usable

Change readonly files - 69 entries

Try to write a file that was marked as read-only.

extract struct tag in go - 89 entries

Can you extract all struct tags in the fewest keystrokes possible?

CaN yOuR ViM dO ThAt? #2 - 54 entries

Tsoding's famous "Can your Vim do that?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4xc4jQO7ck&t=1429s

CaN yOuR ViM dO ThAt? #1 - 180 entries

Tsoding's famous "Can your Vim do that?" https://youtu.be/Bafo3hhheHU?si=DfcT4sUEMTSAevnx&t=1091

Append leading hyphen count to each line - 84 entries

Append the number of leading hyphens to the end of each line.

Move list of uuids into a SQL query - 155 entries

Take the list of UUIDs and use them as a filter in the where statement of a SQL query

Markdown Blog Editing - 370 entries

Convert the given link text in start file to a markdown link list.

Word completion - 233 entries

Try to complete these options within 20 keystrokes.

Fix timezone format - 295 entries

Add the missing T and Z in the datetime field. There should be a T instead of the space, and a Z at the end of the datetime. `2024-08-31 18:32:00;` -> `2024-08-31T18:32:00Z;`

Search different SQL column with similar where clause - 265 entries

Replace a column in the where clause and convert all numbers from text to numeric, by replacing the leading 0 with the code 359.

Remove adjacent duplicates - 574 entries

Try to find a way to remove adjacent duplicate letters.

Move to corresponding lines - 267 entries

Move the values to the corresponding lines.

Rearrange array to single level - 1515 entries

The goal is to flatten the array into a single list and remove any empty elements.

Rearrange array to one line - 717 entries

Rearrange the array content on only one line, and remove trailing commas

Copy punctuation - 591 entries

I want to copy the last line’s brackets, quotes, and commas to each line. How?

Change LaTex itemizations formats - 110 entries

Inspired by the way my professor formats their LaTeX assignments.

Column wise pasting - 229 entries

Make a table from 3 columns

Deleting text - 288 entries

Delete everything except some specific numbers.

Resolve the spreadsheet - 26 entries

Replace the formulas in column C with the resulting values. Divisions by zero result in NaN. Operations with NaN also result in NaN.

Case matching substitution - 56 entries

Swap every "lorem" for "ipsum", keeping the letter cases the same.

Define Gray code states - 41 entries

List the states using Gray code and assign Gray code values to each state.

Hex to binary - 102 entries

Convert hexadecimal numbers into binary format.

Count words - 80 entries

Merge duplicates and count each word.

String decompression - 32 entries

3a4b2c => aaabbbbcc. Start a new line when you exceed 79 columns.

Reverse even lines - 33 entries

Reverse only the even lines without altering the odd lines.

Format a long line - 96 entries

Reformat long lines (gq), textwidth=78, no trailing spaces.

Evil Numbers - 96 entries

Print the first 100 evil numbers https://oeis.org/A001969. This is an advert for code.golf https://code.golf/evil-numbers#viml

Mirror image - 95 entries

Add the second eye

Find anomalies - 157 entries

There is one special character per line

Coordinate extraction - 55 entries

Get the coordinates of all "M"s from the Vim logo

Morse - 155 entries

Translate Morse code to Text

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