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

V to the i - 4885 entries

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

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 7
  • Position: #581 / 1915
  • Number of attempts: 7
Split line with dots - 2175 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 36
  • Position: #619 / 639
  • Number of attempts: 6
From argument to object - 1566 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: 32
  • Position: #455 / 471
  • Number of attempts: 5
Separating firstname & lastname - 183 entries

Seperate named with equal tabs.

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 34
  • Position: #58 / 63
  • Number of attempts: 3
Space out the alphabet - 1696 entries

Put 3 spaces between adjacent letters.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 30
  • Position: #434 / 458
  • Number of attempts: 1
I forgot quotes - 16239 entries

Oops.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 17
  • Position: #3015 / 4225
  • Number of attempts: 3
Words in parens - 13054 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #915 / 3991
  • Number of attempts: 4
The name of the game - 696 entries

End up with the name of the game.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #239 / 369
  • Number of attempts: 3
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