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

Swap values - 4703 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #915 / 1291
  • Number of attempts: 2
One number per line - 18896 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #1461 / 3902
  • Number of attempts: 8
V to the i - 4864 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #536 / 1912
  • Number of attempts: 3
Split line with dots - 2174 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #434 / 638
  • Number of attempts: 1
Every other line - 2945 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #281 / 710
  • Number of attempts: 5
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: #77 / 330
  • Number of attempts: 3
Just the middle - 11613 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #1030 / 4253
  • Number of attempts: 3
Team names - 1860 entries

The team names are misspelled.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #66 / 595
  • Number of attempts: 10
Remember VimGolf Rules ! - 278 entries

Rules, ... and don't forget !

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #10 / 148
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 8011 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #1077 / 2153
  • Number of attempts: 2
Collect List - 4333 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #585 / 1197
  • Number of attempts: 5
I forgot quotes - 16187 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #671 / 4222
  • Number of attempts: 7
-a-b-c- - 3237 entries

Put hyphens everywhere.

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #218 / 1145
  • Number of attempts: 5
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10749 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #2278 / 3712
  • Number of attempts: 3
Words in parens - 13034 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #3307 / 3988
  • Number of attempts: 1
switch variable - 5120 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1431 / 1761
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 13576 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #1675 / 3892
  • Number of attempts: 6
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