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Played Challenges

Swap values - 4707 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #593 / 1294
  • Number of attempts: 3
One number per line - 18911 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #872 / 3907
  • Number of attempts: 5
V to the i - 4887 entries

Input is 99 V's. Output is 100 i's.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1277 / 1916
  • Number of attempts: 1
Split line with dots - 2175 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #509 / 639
  • Number of attempts: 1
Every other line - 2951 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #280 / 712
  • Number of attempts: 5
Copy three lines - 2924 entries

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #228 / 647
  • Number of attempts: 5
comment and uncomment code inline - 1182 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: 10
  • Position: #188 / 332
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11630 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #992 / 4261
  • Number of attempts: 2
Todo list specification - 420 entries

The every item on the todo list must be done today. Modify the list to reflect that.

  • Best score: 37
  • Best player score: 37
  • Position: #54 / 187
  • Number of attempts: 2
Basic renumbering - 5737 entries

Renumbering Basic.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #83 / 1281
  • Number of attempts: 1
Interactive git rebase changing commands - 201 entries

How to change the action of some commits in git rebase dialog.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #39 / 83
  • Number of attempts: 1
Vice versa - 8021 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #796 / 2158
  • Number of attempts: 5
Collect List - 4342 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #583 / 1200
  • Number of attempts: 6
I forgot quotes - 16240 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #2613 / 4226
  • Number of attempts: 3
-a-b-c- - 3242 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #365 / 1147
  • Number of attempts: 4
attr_aligner - 3568 entries

Two attr keywords. Two separate indentations. Align the colons.

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #216 / 711
  • Number of attempts: 8
Words in parens - 13058 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1636 / 3993
  • Number of attempts: 2
switch variable - 5131 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #936 / 1766
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13667 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1667 / 3914
  • Number of attempts: 2
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7723 entries

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 36
  • Position: #502 / 1897
  • Number of attempts: 4
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