Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put [challenge ID]

Played Challenges

Just the middle - 11551 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #16 / 4233
  • Number of attempts: 5
Python Hello World! Reformatting - 1010 entries

A novice Python using prints Hello World! and a pro shows him different way. Using vim to get into pro style from novice, win the challenge.

  • Best score: 39
  • Best player score: 42
  • Position: #83 / 386
  • Number of attempts: 8
I forgot quotes - 16114 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #2772 / 4207
  • Number of attempts: 2
A Simple One - 1069 entries

Here is a very simple one - just to illustrate/introduce a vim feature that some people seem to miss...

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #52 / 672
  • Number of attempts: 4
Increment, increment, increment.... - 703 entries

Vim likes macros

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #84 / 414
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple text editing with Vim - 13354 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 26
  • Position: #3274 / 3832
  • Number of attempts: 1

Contributed Challenges

Increment, increment, increment.... - 703 entries

Vim likes macros

Rodolphe Marques
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entered into 6 challenges

contributed 1 challenges