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Search and Replace 0 - 5162 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #940 / 1675
  • Number of attempts: 3
replacing each line of a block selection - 3068 entries

replace each line's ../assets/js with /javascripts

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #395 / 789
  • Number of attempts: 1
switch variable - 5128 entries

how fast can you switch two variable ?

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #1175 / 1764
  • Number of attempts: 2
PHP Array Syntax -> MailChimp Merge Syntax - 569 entries

I recently needed to send an e-mail to our marketing department listing allowed merge tags for our MailChimp campaigns. The allowed merge tags were determined from a PHP array in one of our PHP classes. I transformed the PHP class to MailChimp's syntax and sent the e-mail. It was, however, a long, laborious process. I'm still fairly new to Vim and would love to see how an expert Vim user would tackle one of my own, real-world problems. Thanks and have fun!

  • Best score: 23
  • Best player score: 62
  • Position: #147 / 152
  • Number of attempts: 1
Rotating Philosophers Problem - 421 entries

Can you help the philosophers find a good place to sit before they get five forks and spaghetti?

  • Best score: 29
  • Best player score: 32
  • Position: #112 / 169
  • Number of attempts: 1
HTML to Haml - 905 entries

Help convert this HTML page to Haml.

  • Best score: 23
  • Best player score: 41
  • Position: #123 / 207
  • Number of attempts: 1
Round Round - 328 entries

Round Round

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 104
  • Position: #69 / 89
  • Number of attempts: 1
Whitespace, empty lines and tabs - 4054 entries

Convert tabs to spaces, strip empty lines and trailing whitespace.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #406 / 866
  • Number of attempts: 3
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