Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Played Challenges

Swap values - 4651 entries

Well, swap the values...

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #909 / 1278
  • Number of attempts: 3
One number per line - 18811 entries

Just give me the numbers.

  • Best score: 14
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #3206 / 3883
  • Number of attempts: 1
V to the i - 4826 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #1707 / 1900
  • Number of attempts: 2
Split line with dots - 2154 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #524 / 635
  • Number of attempts: 2
Every other line - 2922 entries

AaAaAaA

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #648 / 706
  • Number of attempts: 2
comment and uncomment code inline - 1151 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: 12
  • Position: #259 / 328
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11523 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #2602 / 4222
  • Number of attempts: 3
Team names - 1848 entries

The team names are misspelled.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #354 / 592
  • Number of attempts: 2
Learn some german verbs - 541 entries

The list needs to be structured so we can print in verbatim and feel ok about how it looks.

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 22
  • Position: #57 / 134
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 7971 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 16
  • Position: #1333 / 2145
  • Number of attempts: 4
Array transposition - 2430 entries

Transpose two arrays into one.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #264 / 451
  • Number of attempts: 3
Collect List - 4312 entries

Convert to comma separated list.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #980 / 1193
  • Number of attempts: 2
I forgot quotes - 16075 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #3274 / 4198
  • Number of attempts: 3
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10703 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #3406 / 3696
  • Number of attempts: 1
Words in parens - 12980 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #2956 / 3972
  • Number of attempts: 1
switch variable - 5089 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #935 / 1751
  • Number of attempts: 2
Simple text editing with Vim - 13183 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #2155 / 3789
  • Number of attempts: 3
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 7309 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 47
  • Position: #1311 / 1805
  • Number of attempts: 2
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