Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33970 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: 29
  • Position: #4738 / 7503
  • Number of attempts: 4
Swap values - 4703 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #591 / 1291
  • Number of attempts: 4
One number per line - 18889 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1153 / 3898
  • Number of attempts: 8
Split line with dots - 2174 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #422 / 638
  • Number of attempts: 1
From argument to object - 1552 entries

This task typifies those programmers endure while coding. This C-family pseudocode needs a function argument to be repurposed as an object call. Simply search and replace? Repeat a pattern of edits?

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #426 / 469
  • Number of attempts: 2
Search and Replace 0 - 5115 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1247 / 1667
  • Number of attempts: 3
comment and uncomment code inline - 1161 entries

It's very useful to be able to comment out a block of code in a quick edit. And likewise to uncomment the code. This operation often involves multi-line stanzas and even large blocks. With just line-wise navigation and insert mode this would cost you about 4 keystrokes per line. Master this hole of VimGolf and you'll quickly drop your key count in day to day Vim as well.

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #39 / 330
  • Number of attempts: 6
Just the middle - 11590 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #919 / 4246
  • Number of attempts: 6
Vice versa - 8011 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #1585 / 2153
  • Number of attempts: 2
Paragraph breaks - 533 entries

Swap the blank lines and the aaa lines.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #164 / 169
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16179 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2203 / 4218
  • Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10748 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #2217 / 3711
  • Number of attempts: 4
quotes inside quotes - 3200 entries

taken from tip 85 of the very good book 'Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought' ! I'd be interested what people use :)

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #1042 / 1091
  • Number of attempts: 1
Meriadec Pillet
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JS. C. UNIX. Command line monk. Vim priest. I like mountains. JS Dev @mailjet

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