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Search and Replace 0 - 5007 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #86 / 1631
  • Number of attempts: 4
abcd > a b c d - 298 entries

transform the single spaces into 4 spaces repeat for each line

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 15
  • Position: #76 / 227
  • Number of attempts: 1
Happy New Year! - 147 entries

This is a simple new year's challenge.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #18 / 60
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reformat long lines - 361 entries

Rearrange this ruby method call to put each parameter on its own line. Could become a useful macro.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #90 / 135
  • Number of attempts: 2
Generate English Alphabets - 498 entries

Start with a, get up to z.

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #88 / 208
  • Number of attempts: 1
Insert a Markdown link - 459 entries

Put a link in a markdown document, using the after-the-paragraph format.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #23 / 151
  • Number of attempts: 8
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1 - 163 entries

Somebody's got this slightly muddled up. See how quickly you can fix it. (I made this to experiment with buffers. I'm not actually sure whether this is faster with buffers or without.)

  • Best score: 24
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #26 / 71
  • Number of attempts: 3
Shebangs for all - 2039 entries

We've all seen or used a shebang once or twice. Ditch the specific paths and leave just a dynamic Ruby and Python bath behind.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #100 / 521
  • Number of attempts: 6
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